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Zimbabwe’s Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo is among three senior government officials buried in Heroes Acre in the capital, Harare, after succumbing to Covid-19.
The others are Transport Minister Joel Biggie Matiza and Prison Chief Paradzai Willings Zimondi.
The country has seen an increase in Covid-19 cases since the holiday season.
The Ministry of Information tweeted photos of the ceremony:
Zimbabwean Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo is among three senior government officials buried in Heroes Acre in the capital, Harare after succumbing to Covid-19, while Transport Minister Joel Biggie Matiza and prison chief Paradzai Willings Zimondi increase in the number of Covid-19 cases since the end of the year holidays.
The deceased National Heroes, Lieutenant General (Rtd) Dr Sibusiso Moyo, Commissioner General (Rtd) Paradzai Willings Zimondi and Dr Joel Biggie Matiza are buried today at National Heroes Acre. The Acting President, VP Chiwenga, will lead the proceedings. pic.twitter.com/D1H5AuVkgJ
– Ministry of Information, Advertising and Broadcasting (@InfoMinZW) January 27, 2021
More than 32,000 Zimbabweans have been infected with the coronavirus since the start of the epidemic and more than 1,100 have died.
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