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Veteran politician Peter Chanetsa to be buried at National Heroes Acre

by Staff Reporter
07 Jan 2017 at 09:08hrs | Views
Veteran politician Peter Chanetsa who suffered a fatal heart failure at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals on Monday will be buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare.

The former Mashonaland West Governor, who died at the age of 70, was the first black Chief of Protocol in independent Zimbabwe and was declared a national hero on Thursday.

Politburo member and Minister of Lands and Rural resettlement Dr Douglas Mombeshora said Chanetsa laid a foundation in the province during the initial stages of the land reform programme and was a straightforward man who detested vindictive politics.

Minister of State for Mashonaland West province Faber Chidarikire said Chanetsa's death was a great loss to the province and himself.

Central Committee member Webster Shamu, sang an emotional song "Tichasanganiswa" before narrating Chanetsa's involvement in the talks that led to the country attaining its Independence.



Source - Herald