THE body of National Hero Stanley Nleya has been flown from Bulawayo to Harare for burial at the national shrine tomorrow.

Nleya, who died last Tuesday, was ferried in a Zimbabwe National Army helicopter following a funeral service at the White City B Arena in the city.

Speakers led by the Bulawayo Minister for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Judith Ncube, described Nleya as an illustrious liberation fighter who left school to liberate his country from colonialism.

Earlier in the day, another funeral service was held at Nleya’s rural home in Masendu, Bulilima in Matabeleland South