Minister named national hero

Harare - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's ruling party yesterday declared the country's defence minister a national hero, …

Harare - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's ruling party yesterday declared the country's defence minister a national hero, two days after his death in a road accident.

Defence Minister Moven Mahachi is to be buried today at Heroes' Acre in Harare - a shrine set aside by the party for heroes of Zimbabwe's national independence struggle. Mahachi (52), was killed in a car crash on Saturday.

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