The awards, ranging from gold, silver to bronze were made
in terms of Honours and Awards Act that empowers the President to confer such
awards in his capacity as Grand Master of Order of Merit.
Those that have been earmarked for Order of the Great
Zimbabwe in Gold are Zimbabwe’s virologist Dr Sikhulile Moyo for his discovery
of the Omicron Covid-19 variant in November 2021.
Another luminary who has been honoured is Dr Mary Mubi who
has been conferred with Order of the Star of Zimbabwe in Gold while medical
doctor and Covid-19 Response National Coordinator, Dr Agnes Mahomva has been
conferred with Order of the Star of Zimbabwe in Silver.
Also to get the Jairos Jiri Humanitarian Award in Gold is
the Angel of Hope Foundation whose philanthropic work is well documented.
The recipients are expected to get their medals during the
Heroes Day commemoration at the National Heroes Acre next week.
There are more than 100 people that have been conferred
with Independence Medal in Bronze for their role in the attainment of the
independence and their role in post independence Zimbabwe.
Notable people include Zanu-PF Chief whip, Cde Pupurai
Togarepi, Transport and Infrastructural development Deputy Minister Mike
Madiro, Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Deputy Minister Lovemore
Matuke, Zanu-PF Politburo member, Cde Kenneth Musanhi, Senator Omega Hungwe.
The conferment comes as President Mnangagwa last week
gazetted a warrant creating the new Royal Order of the Munhumutapa in the
highest category, which can be awarded to an African foreign national for
support rendered to Zimbabwe for her liberation and continued well-being.
The Warrant 1 of 2023 was published in Statutory Instrument
143 of 2023 to create the award in terms of the Honours and Awards Act that
empowers the President to create honours and awards.
The decoration signifying the award is the Royal Order of
the Munhumutapa Gold Medal, which is an oval medal of enamelled gold, 89mm in
diameter and bears on the observe, the imposing bust of King Munhumutapa
showing only his right arm clasping a sceptre over his right shoulder and
wearing a headband.
The Warrant goes into full detail of the full description
of the medal and has the superscription “Order of Munhumutapa”.
Every medal shall be attached by a breast ribbon 92mm in
width consisting of five vertical stripes of equal width coloured, gold on each
outer end followed by two red stripes on either side that are separated by a
single black stripe.The medal shall be awarded on the authority of the
President, following upon the recommendation of the appropriate head of
department.
The head of department can be a person in the employ of the
State, the Secretary of the Ministry concerned, the Commander of the Army or
Air Force, the Commissioner-General of the Police or the Prisons and
Correctional Services.
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