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"Mphoko Asked To Be Buried Away From National Heroes Acre"

3 weeks agoWed, 11 Dec 2024 08:14:50 GMT
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"Mphoko Asked To Be Buried Away From National Heroes Acre"

The late former vice president Phekelezela Mphoko is likely to be buried at his plot in Douglasdale, Bulawayo, despite being declared a national hero.

Mphoko, who died at age 84 in India while receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment, was immediately declared a national hero by the government, paving the way for his interment at the National Heroes Acre in Harare.

Many of the country’s independence war figures are buried at the National Heroes Acre. However, Mphoko may be buried at his plot in Douglasdale, Bulawayo, according to his family’s wishes.

Mphoko’s former boss, Robert Mugabe, was buried at his rural home in Kutama per his wishes. Mphoko reportedly left instructions to his family that he does not want to be buried at the Heroes Acre.

Family spokesman Ndaba Mphoko confirmed to ZimLive that his brother would be buried at his plot about 10km south-east of Bulawayo.

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Ndaba Mphoko said he could not speak authoritatively over the former VP’s repatriation plans from India, as the government declaring him a national hero meant that the duty of bringing his remains home and subsequent burial was now a “dual responsibility between the government and the family.”

He said the family is currently looking to the government to take the lead.

Regarding the burial location, he confirmed the family wants him buried at his plot “as per his wishes.”

Ndaba Mphoko said the government had been informed of Mphoko’s wishes to be buried at his plot in Douglasdale, Bulawayo. He said:

We will perhaps formally submit some written communication to the government to confirm that there was such arrangement in place prior to his passing.

Ndaba Mphoko said he was not aware of any reasons why his brother chose to be buried elsewhere other than the national shrine.

The late Mphoko, who was the country’s vice president between 2014 and 2017, is the latest liberation war hero to choose not to be buried at the National Heroes Acre, a cemetery largely occupied by veterans of the 1980s independence war.

Mugabe, who presided over many burials at the cemetery, also chose not to be buried at the National Heroes Acre. Mugabe was buried at his rural home in Kutama.

Other notable figures who chose not to be buried at the national shrine include the late former Matabeleland North governor Welshman Mabhena, who preferred not to be buried there, and Dumiso Dabengwa, a former government minister who later became an opposition politician, who chose to be buried at his Ntabazinduna home.

The late former PF ZAPU stalwart and ex-minister Tshinga Dube, as well as former minister Edgar Tekere, also rejected burial at the National Heroes Acre before they died but were ultimately buried there by the government.

Many liberation war heroes who have chosen not to be buried at the national shrine have felt ostracized by the country’s leaders.

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41 Comments

KHUMALO FOREVER · 3 weeks ago
REST IN POWER SON OF THE SOIL. YOU FOUGHT YOUR WAR AND YOU RAN YOUR RACE. ALTHOUGH YOU WERE ION DEVILISH ZANU YOU STILL HAD THE SOUL OF TRUE MTHWAKAZIAN . AND MORE FREQUENTLY IT FLEXED ITS MUSCLE MUCH TO THE AMAZEMENT OF THE ENEMY
same same · 3 weeks ago
from India straight to heroes otherwise tomudzosera India if any other arrangement surfice suffice
Bvoricho Bvoricho · 3 weeks ago
Asi dzoda kuvigwa pa side ne swimming pool yepa hotera padzaigara kanhi?🤭🤭
GORA · 3 weeks ago
Chero kwawavigwa iwe ine mhosva dzako dzawakasiya pasi pano dzekutora vasungwa paAvondale police uchiti ihama dzaka.Mwari ngaakutonge big time
Anonymous · 3 weeks ago
He was little known .no one bothered about looking for him during Junta hence making it easy for ZANU Pf to simply give in to his wish .
kkkkk · 3 weeks ago
iye zvino tinongoku remember wani nekurova punani
Kusvasvangiwa kwathemba gorimbo · 3 weeks ago
Once upon a time.....
jojo · 3 weeks ago
he must be buried at the hotel he thought was his home kikikikikiki
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Learned Green Bomber · 3 weeks ago
Yes mu presidential suite kkkk
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Dambudzo · 3 weeks ago
Vakatadza kunamata wakuda kumiririrwa neplot
Detective P. Pokemon · 3 weeks ago
@ Anonymous bvunzanayi ikoko hanti mogara mese kuMthwakazi Republic
Anonymous · 3 weeks ago
Ah, inosvika nekuchingwiza nhai?🤣 zvaitori zimbabwe yese
Anonymous · 3 weeks ago
Sei! ?? Ngaaendeko. Kana wateya mariva murutsva, haikona kutya kusviba **** zve!
Anonymous · 3 weeks ago
Asi Pindula ndeyemusavadha? Kuti "mag*ro, s*x, lega, thigh" zvakatanga kunyadzisira riini? Kunyara nyara hakuna chakunokupa mukore uno, kunotokudzosera sure! Don't glorify shyness, chero mumhuri dzenyu, zvinouraya social ties amongst your kids!
Detective Pikachu Pokemon · 3 weeks ago
bvunzanayi ikoko hanti mogara mese kuMthwakazi Republic
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xxc · 3 weeks ago
ikodzero dzake
Coltart · 3 weeks ago
Mpekezela Mphoko there is no life after death chero kwawavigwa ndikoko
jojo · 3 weeks ago
end of the tumtrums and hotel drama. zvapera
justice McMillan · 3 weeks ago
I don't think they will succeed. If so they should have done the repatriation of the remains on their own. As long as the govt has has taken a step in the process it's national heroes acre straight
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Learned Green Bomber · 3 weeks ago
Another hero refuses to be buried surrounded by thieves and murderers
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Mp · 3 weeks ago
God built us permanent houses measuring 2m in length x 1m width x 6 foot dip whether you from mbare magaba or Borrowdale brook even the queen had same measurements
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Mp · 3 weeks ago
God built permanent house
Anonymous · 3 weeks ago
Kuora kuora. 6 feet is 6 feet whether wavigwa kupi.
शस्त्रागार पीड़ित होगा · 3 weeks ago
𝗱𝗮𝗶 𝘃𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗸𝘂𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗮
Mp · 3 weeks ago
Saka urimu mortuary upto now haaa isu tawa ne heat wave iwe urinani
Mp · 3 weeks ago
ini Ziiii kumagumo kune nyaya
Mai Stella · 3 weeks ago
I suspected kuti Mboko could be the one behind the white city stadium bombing coz ndiye aifanira kuita president after the coup d'etat
2030 ndinenge ndichipo · 3 weeks ago
it shows he died so bitter of Zanu pf,he felt so betrayed naED and Guvheya
Yoyoyo · 3 weeks ago
Whether the family likes it or not ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 Zanu has spoken
Jah🇿🇼Tsvarie-07 · 3 weeks ago
Whoever saves his life shall lose it Whoever loses his life for my sake shall find it WHAT SHALL IT PROFIT A MAN TO BE IN THE WHOLE WORLD LIVE LARGER THAN LIFE AND LOSE HIS LIFE...
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😎 · 3 weeks ago
Akazvitaurara rinhi izvozvo, Zvimwe zvangove zvekufomulatewa nema disgruntled family and members I know and believe musangano une pakanyorwa is burial ne estate management to avoid conflicts of interest Vanhu veku Matebeleland full of theatrics Regai vakafa vazorore Ikowo kuita here kurepatrirwa ma remainsne Government wo vhura zigaba iroro
Legend · 3 weeks ago
Muensesei ipapo haarambizve lkkk
Onnie Theman 👉🛌 · 3 weeks ago
Vigwa
Sir Weaksnail 🐌 · 3 weeks ago
Who cares you can do whatever you like with his body we care zero
Marshall Muzvarwandoga · 3 weeks ago
zvakafanana

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