Former Cabinet minister and Zanu PF Bulawayo provincial
chairman Professor Callistus Dingiswayo Ndlovu has been buried at the National
Heroes Acre this afternoon.
Addressing mourners at the National Shrine, President
Emmerson Mnangagwa urged Zimbabweans to emulate the humility shown by the late
national hero.
He said Professor Ndlovu was a disciplined cadre who was
content by the portfolios assigned to him regardless of the fact that he was
highly educated.
“Professor Ndlovu distinguished himself as a committed
public servant after independence. He was a consistent and persistent cadre in
the party. He was a disciplined and hardworking leader with a sound and clear
understanding of party rules. A unifier and peacemaker, committed to the
betterment of the lives of people. Professor Ndlovu’s traits must be instilled
in all of us as we transform our country into a middle income economy by 2030,”
the President said.
President Mnangagwa said the late national hero grew up
under hostile conditions where political activities by Africans were banned
with restrictive laws which forced him to fight for his rights and freedom.
“The late hero grew up in a hostile political environment
which gave rise to indigenous political movements. The colonial regime enacted
oppressive laws. Cde Ndlovu was a victim of these laws. He became involved in
politics in the 1950s at Empandeni School under the tutorship of Cde George
Silundika,” he said.
The President added that despite being subjected to political
persecution, Professor Ndlovu continued to rally Zimbabweans against minority
rule.
He also challenged youths to emulate Professor Ndlovu
adding that students should take part in the country’s development agenda while
imploring institutions of higher learning to produce technocrats to usher the
country into fourth industrial revolution.
President Mnangagwa condemned actions by hooligans with a
sinister agenda and said that kind of behaviour cannot be tolerated and
perpetrators of such vices will be brought to book.
“Let us harness our
skills, talents and resources to develop our country. Let’s desist from
divisive politics,” the President said.
He said the Zimbabwe we want will only come through hard
work. zbc
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