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Victoria Chitepo's body flown back to Harare
12 Apr 2016 at 13:44hrs | Views
The body of the late national heroine, Amai Victoria Fikile Chitepo has been flown back to Harare from the family rural home in Bonda, Manicaland.
Family spokesperson, Dr Teddy Zengeni told the ZBC News that the Chitepo family is overwhelmed with the support received from government, friends and the general Zimbabwean populace.
The body will lie in state at the family home in Mt Pleasant as it awaits burial this Wednesday at the National Heroes Acre.
Amai Chitepo, who is widow of the late Zanu National Chairman, Herbert Chitepo, died on Friday in Harare was declared a national heroine.
After independence in 1980, Amai Chitepo was appointed the Deputy Minister of Education and Culture before serving as Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism.
She also served as the Minister for Information, Post and Telecommunications and as the Minister of Local Government, among many other portfolios.
Even after retirement, Amai Chitepo remained active in politics and was a member of the Zanu PF Central Committee at the time of her death.
Family spokesperson, Dr Teddy Zengeni told the ZBC News that the Chitepo family is overwhelmed with the support received from government, friends and the general Zimbabwean populace.
The body will lie in state at the family home in Mt Pleasant as it awaits burial this Wednesday at the National Heroes Acre.
After independence in 1980, Amai Chitepo was appointed the Deputy Minister of Education and Culture before serving as Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism.
She also served as the Minister for Information, Post and Telecommunications and as the Minister of Local Government, among many other portfolios.
Even after retirement, Amai Chitepo remained active in politics and was a member of the Zanu PF Central Committee at the time of her death.
Source - zbc
