Jane Ngwenya

Minister of State for Matabeleland South Province Abednico Ncubeย says they will request the government to declare the late veteran nationalist Jane Ngwenya a national heroine.

Ngwenya (86) passed on at Mater Dei Hospital on Thursday.

In an interview with CITE, Ncube said Ngwenya contributed immensely to the countryโ€™s liberation.

โ€œAs Matabeleland South, we have lost, Jane Ngwenya isย one of the people who participated in the liberation of our country,ย Zimbabwe,โ€ said Ncube.

We are saddened by her passing, he added.

Ncube described Ngwenya as a dedicated member of the ruling party, Zanu PF, after independence.

He added that they will make a recommendation that she is declared a national heroine.

Minister of State for Bulawayo provincial affairs, Judith Ncube the city had been plunged into mourning following Ngwenyaโ€™s mourning.

โ€œWe are really saddened as a city on the passing on of umama uJane Ngwenya especially considering her contribution to the countryโ€™s liberation,โ€ said Ncube.

Senzeni Ncube is an accomplished journalist based in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, with seven years of experience in hard news, investigative writing, fact-checking, and a keen focus on social development, mining,...

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