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1201: President Mnangagwa has concluded his address and that ends our updates.

1200: He calls on the nation to remain vigilant against Covid-19 and adhere to the World Health Organisation’s regulations so that the economy can open up as soon as possible.

President Mnangagwa speaks to Commander Defence Forces of Zimbabwe General Philip Valerio Sibanda

1157: President Mnangagwa urges the nation to be wary of detractors keen on reversing the gains made by independent Zimbabwe.

“The imposition of illegal sanctions should build in us the willpower to modernise and industrialise,”

1154: The President said the late Maj-Gen Chiramba was motivated to join the liberation struggle due to the racially discriminatory policies of the colonial regime.

1146: He urges the late hero’s wife and family to take comfort in the fact that the nation is mourning with them. The President is now narrating Maj-Gen Chiramba’s history.

1144: President Mnangagwa says the country has lost a true revolutionary cadre and God-fearing man. He says the befitting burial in accordance with strict Covid-19 regulations coincides with the period in which the country remembers the late Father Zimbabwe Cde Joshua Nyongolo Nkomo.

1137: Minister Kazembe Kazembe has now invited President Mnangagwa to address the mourners.

1133: Family representative Alfred Chiramba describes his late brother as a humble and loving man.

1120: Pastor Musara says the late national hero was a devout and humble Christian.

The body of the late Maj-Gen Chiramba has arrived at the National Heroes Acre

1117: Proceedings at the shrine begin with the Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Kazembe Kazembe invites Pastor Godfrey Musara to give his opening prayer.

1105: President Mnangagwa’s arrival marked the start of proceedings. The body of the late national hero is now being taken to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

1102: Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and Zanu PF Vice President and Second Secretary Kembo Mohadi are in attendance.

1100: We are the National Heroes Acre for the burial of the late national hero Major General (Retired) Clever Shadreck Chiramba.