WATCH: Chamisa meets Dabengwa

The MDC President Nelson Chamisa on Friday attended the launch of the Dumiso Dabengwa Foundation in Bulawayo. The event was graced by struggle stalwarts including the wife of the late Nikita Mangena and the wife of the late South African struggle hero Joe Modise.

'I am here because l honour and acknowledge the contributions of the man we have...Heroes must be celebrated when they are alive'.@nelsonchamisa remarks at the launch of the @DDabengwaFdn. @Wamagaisa pic.twitter.com/28Ur1C7Ulv

— Kgosi Nyathi (@kgosinyathi) December 8, 2018

Chamisa emphasised the need for young people to take the flame of the liberation struggle where the elders have left it.

'The liberation struggle was not a generational struggle but a national struggle and it must be passed on from one generation to another' - @nelsonchamisa speakikg on inter-generational transmission of the liberation struggle ideals at the launch of @DDabengwaFdn. @zenzele pic.twitter.com/IHViZ5OCBB

— Kgosi Nyathi (@kgosinyathi) December 8, 2018

The MDC leader also highlighted the need of monument suburbs that carry the memories of the war of liberation.

'We need liberation suburbs like Soweto in South Africa to rekindle the liberation struggle narrative' @nelsonchamisa solidarity speech last night in #Bulawayo at the @DDabengwaFdn launch. @TichRay pic.twitter.com/lq7fIu084u

— Kgosi Nyathi (@kgosinyathi) December 8, 2018