Pswarayi family bitter over hero status

The family of the late former freedom fighter and Health deputy minister Edward Munatsireyi Pswarayi yesterday expressed bitterness over Zanu-PF 's refusal to confer national hero status on their relative given his immensely documented contribution to the liberation struggle.

In her graveside eulogies at the family's Tondori Farm in Beatrice, Pswarayi's widow Marble said they thought there was no dispute that he was a real national hero.

Marble said though Pswarayi had received a State-assisted funeral, it was not clear how the family was expected to obtain the assistance.