Constantino Chiwenga: Difference between revisions

In January 2021, he presided at the burial service for three "heroes of the liberation struggle", Foreign Affairs Minister Lieutenant General (Retired) Dr. [[Sibusiso Moyo]], Transport Minister [[Joel Biggie Matiza]] and former prisons chief Major-General (Retired) [[Paradzai Zimondi]], all of whom had died from covid-19.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mahlahla |first=Justin |date=27 January 2021 |title=We will conquer covid-19, says Acting President Chiwenga at historic heroes' triple burial |publisher=ZBC News (Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation) |url=https://www.zbcnews.co.zw/we-will-conquer-covid-19-says-acting-president-chiwenga-at-historic-heroes-triple-burial/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127152537/https://www.zbcnews.co.zw/we-will-conquer-covid-19-says-acting-president-chiwenga-at-historic-heroes-triple-burial/ |archive-date=27 January 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> Although Chiwenga called for unity in fighting the virus, he had yet to disclose a plan for vaccination, nor to identify the funds for paying for it.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Malanga |first1=Blessed |last2=Chikandwa |first2=Harriet |date=28 January 2021 |title=A healthy Chiwenga resurfaces |newspaper=[[NewsDay (Zimbabwean newspaper)|NewsDay]] |url=https://www.newsday.co.zw/2021/01/a-healthy-chiwenga-resurfaces/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128163156/https://www.newsday.co.zw/2021/01/a-healthy-chiwenga-resurfaces/ |archive-date=28 January 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>

 

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