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Kangai's body to be flow to his rural Buhera on Friday
27 Aug 2013 at 03:24hrs | Views
The body of national hero Kumbirai Kangai who died on Saturday would be flown to his rural home in Buhera on Friday.
Family spokesperson Mr Reward Kangai said Kangai's body would also be flown to Mutare on Friday.
"Right now his body is lying in state at One Commando. It will be flown to Buhera and Mutare on Friday," he said.
He would be buried at the National Heroes' Acre on Saturday.
Kangai collapsed at his home on Saturday morning and was rushed to Corporate 24 Medical Clinic in Harare where he later died from a suspected heart attack.
Kangai was one of Zanu's founding members in 1963 and was a member of Dare ReChimurenga formed in the early 1970s to spearhead the armed struggle. Kangai is survived by his wife Miriam, 12 children and several grand children.
Family spokesperson Mr Reward Kangai said Kangai's body would also be flown to Mutare on Friday.
"Right now his body is lying in state at One Commando. It will be flown to Buhera and Mutare on Friday," he said.
He would be buried at the National Heroes' Acre on Saturday.
Kangai collapsed at his home on Saturday morning and was rushed to Corporate 24 Medical Clinic in Harare where he later died from a suspected heart attack.
Kangai was one of Zanu's founding members in 1963 and was a member of Dare ReChimurenga formed in the early 1970s to spearhead the armed struggle. Kangai is survived by his wife Miriam, 12 children and several grand children.
Source - herald
