By Bulawayo Correspondent
THE late Mafela Trust director and former ZIPRA veteran Zephaniah Nkomo, who died last Sunday aged 70, was buried at the Nkulumane provincial heroes’ acre in Bulawayo Thursday.
Nkomo was declared a provincial hero amid strong reservations from Zapu and other ZIPRA cadres who felt he deserved to be accorded national hero status due to his immense contribution during the liberation struggle.
Speaking at his burial, Tshinga Dube, a former ZIPRA commander, chairperson of the Mafela Trust, and Zanu PF Politburo member, acknowledged the critical role Nkomo played documenting Zapu and ZIPRA’s liberation struggle history through his work as the director of Mafela Trust.