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George Maponga in Masvingo

Hundreds of people today thronged the Masvingo Provincial Heroes Acre in the ancient city to join the rest of the nation in celebrating Heroes Day amid entertainment, pomp and fanfare.

Relatives of heroes and heroines interred at the provincial shrine and ordinary people including members of the uniformed forces were treated to various forms of entertainment to mark the important day that was also observed in the seven administrative districts in Masvingo.

Proceedings to mark the important day started with service chiefs led by 4 Infantry Brigade Commander Brigadier General Cephas Gurira accompanying the Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs and Devolution Ezra Chadzamira to the provincial shrine in Hillside Extension suburb.

Minister Chadzamira inspected a quarter guard made up of a detachment from 4 Infantry Brigade before he proceeded to read the Presidential Speech.

The crowd was also intermittently treated to entertainment from performances by war veterans and drum majorettes. Minister Chadzamira then read the President’s speech before he led service chiefs and war veterans leaders in laying wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

The minister then visited some of the relatives of the heroes and heroines buried at the provincial shrine and chatted with them while also thanking them for joining the nation to mark Heroes Day and coming to visit graves of their dear departed. Minister Chadzamira also asked family members of the fallen heroes to also share their problems so that Government can attend to them.