Independent body must confer hero status

The United African National Council (UANC) says Heroes' Day celebrations are now irrelevant as Zanu-PF had, monopolized the whole concept of heroism.

UANC president Nesbert Mtengezanwa said the celebrations must be shunned by all Zimbabweans until a time when an independent body was chosen to confer hero status in a non-partisan manner.

He said President Robert Mugabe even said kakomo aka ndeke Zanu-PF (this hill belongs to Zanu-PF) and so other Zimbabweans not affiliated to that political party have no reason to call it a National Heroes' Acre.