National hero status for SB Moyo
Joseph Madzimure and Africa Moyo
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister, Lieutenant General Sibusiso Busi Moyo (Retired), has been declared a national hero.
Lt Gen Moyo succumbed to Covid-19-related complications on Wednesday at a Harare medical facility.
He was 59.
Defence and War Veterans Affairs Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, who is also Zanu PF national chairperson, was dispatched to the Moyo family home in Harare yesterday evening by President Mnangagwa to deliver the message.
She said Lt Gen Moyo will be buried at the National Heroes Acre on a date to be advised.
Minister Muchinguri-Kashiri said President Mnangagwa and the party saw it fit to honour Dr Moyo as national hero for the contributions he made during the liberation struggle and after independence.