By A Correspondent- Gkurahundi architecture and Zanu PF President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the late Vice President Joshua Nkomo’s top ally and liberation stalwart Cde Abraham Nkiwane, a national hero.

Nkiwane (93) succumbed to prostate cancer at Bulawayo United Hospitals (UBH) on Tuesday where he was admitted.

Zanu-PF Secretary for Administration Obert Mpofu announced the national hero status to the Nkiwane family on Thursday evening at their residence in Umguza on the outskirts of Bulawayo.

He said the ruling party unanimously agreed that Nkiwane’s contributions in liberating Zimbabwe befit a national hero.