Ziyambi laid to rest

Scores of people thronged the Midlands Provincial Heroes Acre in Gweru to pay their last respects to the liberation war hero Phillip Ziyambi who succumbed to a kidney ailment at Parirenyatwa hospital in Harare.

He was buried with full military honours.

Addressing mourners, family representative Home Affairs Deputy Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi said his father had run his race that brought the country's freedom, adding the onus is now in the hands of those who remain to run the race of economic emancipation and bring economic prosperity.

Relatives and friends described the late Ziyambi as a hard working and dedicated party cadre who always encouraged unity and harmony within Zanu-PF.

The late Amon Phillip Ziyambi was born in 1942 at Chaerera village in Shurugwi and joined politics in 1963.

He was instrumental in the formation of the Zanu youth wing.

Ziyambi also played a key role in the recruitment of youths for military training in Zambia, Tanzania, and Mozambique.