Source: VP Mohadi expected in Angola today – herald
Nyore Madzianike in LUANDA, Angola
VICE President Kembo Mohadi is expected to arrive in Luanda, Angola, today where he will visit shrines of Zimbabwean liberation war fighters, assess the state of mass grave sites and further strengthen ties between Harare and Luanda.
He will be accompanied by senior Government officials.
During the visit, Vice President Mohadi is tomorrow expected to meet Angolan Vice President Esperança da Costa before travelling to the Boma Mass Burial Grave in Luena, Moxico, where he will lay wreaths and engage with local communities.
Deputy Chief Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Mr Zvinechimwe Churu, expressed gratitude to the Angolan Government for facilitating the visit.
“We come in humility and gratitude, recognising the Republic of Angola’s immense contribution to our liberation,” he said.
“Today we pay tribute to the gallant heroes of our liberation struggle who made the ultimate sacrifice in this noble land.
“Our aim is to immortalise their memory through the erection of a befitting shrine, symbolising our appreciation for their sacrifices and Angola’s role in our struggle for freedom.
“To achieve this, the proposal is to work closely with the government of the Republic of Angola to preserve the mass grave and other burial sites; protect the history of our liberation struggle for future generations, and strengthen the bonds of friendship and cooperation between our two nations.”
Mr Churu said the Vice President’s visit was intended to cement ties of solidarity between Zimbabwe and Angola.
“The visit next week (today) by the Honourable Vice President of the Republic of Zimbabwe will serve to appreciate the state of affairs at the mass grave site; acknowledge the great ties of solidarity between our two countries and peoples; programme the works ahead in preserving these critical heritage sites, and extend a philanthropic gesture to the Boma community, which hosted our liberation fighters, suffered collateral damage during the 1979 massacre and continue to look after the sacred liberation heritage site up to today,” he said.
Vice President Mohadi’s trip is part of the Second Republic’s broader agenda to document, preserve and honour the legacy of Zimbabwe’s fallen heroes, particularly those buried in foreign lands.
The initiative highlights the Government’s commitment to safeguarding the liberation heritage and ensuring the sacrifices of gallant sons and daughters are remembered.
Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to Angola Dr Thando Madzvamuse said Angola and Zimbabwe continued to share strong relations, underscored by the signing of 11 memoranda of understanding in various economic sectors during the Joint Permanent Commission of Cooperation held last year.
“We have good relations, as I indicated,” he said.
“You may want to know that recently, only last year, we had our second joint permanent cooperation, which was held here in Angola, and we came up with a number of memoranda of understanding,
“I think 11 of them, across all the economic sectors and social sectors as well, cooperation in culture, cooperation in agriculture, and all other sectors you might think of.”
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