President Mnangagwa in Mberengwa today for SB Moyo memorial

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The Memorial Service of the late former Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Dr Sibusiso B Moyo will be held this Saturday in his home district, Mberengwa.

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Nick Mangwana said president Emmerson Mnangagwa will be attending the event. He said:

When our National Hero passed on, circumstances were that his body could not be taken to Mberengwa where he hailed from. The people he represented in the Senate never got a chance to say, goodbye. Today his Memorial Service is at Maravuka Village. H.E. is attending.

Moyo, a former military boss and freedom fighter, succumbed to COVID-19 last year.

He was declared a national hero and was buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare.

Thirty Zupco buses have been availed to ferry thousands of party supporters who will attend the memorial service of the late Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo at Masvingo Primary School near Mbuya Nehanda in Mberengwa’s Midlands province.

In a letter to Midlands provincial district coordinator (PDC) Obiot Maronge, the Midlands Provincial Minister, Larry Mavima ordered ZUPCO to provide 30 buses for the Saturday memorial service.

“Please note that the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution has confirmed the distribution of ZUPCO buses as follows: Mberengwa – 10, Zvishavane – 3, Shurugwi – 2, Chirumhanzu – 2, Gweru – 2, Kwekwe – 9, Gokwe South – 2,” Mavima wrote in his memo to Maronge.

“All buses are expected to be at Masvingo Primary School in the Mbuya Nehanda area by 8.00 am on 4^th December 2021. Districts are encouraged to source additional transportation through the use of school buses and or roadworthy trucks.

“All participants to adhere to Covid-19 protocols and must have and wear their masks properly. Covid testing and vaccination services will also be available at the school. Further information regarding feeding of attendees will be made in due course.”

Early this week, Mnangagwa put in place several measures to contain the spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant, which included limiting the numbers of public gatherings and for people to comply with the World Health Organisation (WHO) protocols of masking, social distancing, and sanitising.