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Mugabe urges Zimbabweans to work together, as he buries Shamuyarira
07 Jun 2014 at 14:44hrs | Views
President Robert Mugabe says Zimbabweans should work together for the progress of the country.
Addressing thousands of Zimbabweans at the burial of veteran nationalist and national hero Nathan Shamuyarira, President Mugabe appealed to Zimbabweans to be rooted in their land and to be their own employers.
He said Zimbabweans should not believe the lies peddled by foreign media that Zimbabwe has 70 percent unemployment saying the country has empowered its people.
President Mugabe said the youth should emulate Shamuyarira's discipline and humility.
He said Shamuyarira corrected bias of the media from being all white to a media focused on the interests of the majority of Zimbabweans.
Mugabe encouraged government officials to work together instead of attacking each other and dividing themselves through the media.
President Mugabe said Zimbabweans should jealously guard their resources and not allow them to be plundered by other countries.
He added that Shamuyarira will be greatly missed by Zimbabweans and that his legacy will never be forgotten.
Shamuyarira was born in 1929, and attended Waddilove Institute, where he qualified as a teacher before changing his profession to journalism in 1953.
He joined the African Newspapers Limited as a junior reporter and rose through the ranks to become editor-in-chief in 1959.
Shamuyarira joined Zanu PF in 1963 and was instrumental in policy formulation.
After independence, Shamuyarira was a government minister in various ministries, including information, posts and telecommunications and foreign affairs.
In the year 2000, Shamuyarira left government to concentrate on party work.
Shamuyarira died on the 4th of June 2014 at West End Clinic in Harare. He was 85.
He is survived by his wife Dorothy and a daughter, Constance.
Addressing thousands of Zimbabweans at the burial of veteran nationalist and national hero Nathan Shamuyarira, President Mugabe appealed to Zimbabweans to be rooted in their land and to be their own employers.
He said Zimbabweans should not believe the lies peddled by foreign media that Zimbabwe has 70 percent unemployment saying the country has empowered its people.
President Mugabe said the youth should emulate Shamuyarira's discipline and humility.
He said Shamuyarira corrected bias of the media from being all white to a media focused on the interests of the majority of Zimbabweans.
Mugabe encouraged government officials to work together instead of attacking each other and dividing themselves through the media.
President Mugabe said Zimbabweans should jealously guard their resources and not allow them to be plundered by other countries.
He added that Shamuyarira will be greatly missed by Zimbabweans and that his legacy will never be forgotten.
Shamuyarira was born in 1929, and attended Waddilove Institute, where he qualified as a teacher before changing his profession to journalism in 1953.
He joined the African Newspapers Limited as a junior reporter and rose through the ranks to become editor-in-chief in 1959.
Shamuyarira joined Zanu PF in 1963 and was instrumental in policy formulation.
After independence, Shamuyarira was a government minister in various ministries, including information, posts and telecommunications and foreign affairs.
In the year 2000, Shamuyarira left government to concentrate on party work.
Shamuyarira died on the 4th of June 2014 at West End Clinic in Harare. He was 85.
He is survived by his wife Dorothy and a daughter, Constance.
Source - zbc
