{"id":70253,"date":"2022-11-29T15:21:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T13:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/former-liberation-war-fighter-shepherd-tsomondo-buried"},"modified":"2022-11-29T15:21:55","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T13:21:55","slug":"former-liberation-war-fighter-shepherd-tsomondo-buried","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/former-liberation-war-fighter-shepherd-tsomondo-buried","title":{"rendered":"Former Liberation War Fighter Shepherd Tsomondo Buried"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Shepherd Tsomondo, a former liberation war fighter, has been laid to rest, with speakers describing him as a disciplined cadre who should be emulated by others.<\/p>\n<p>Tsomondo who was declared a Provincial hero succumbed to renal failure on Monday last week at the age of 64 and was buried in Norton last Friday with full military honours.<\/p>\n<p>ZANU PF Mashonaland West provincial War Veterans League chairman <b>Happison Muchechetere<\/b> urged party members and supporters to emulate Tsomondo\u2019s life, and promote political tolerance ahead of 2023 harmonised elections.<\/p>\n<p>Muchechetere encouraged Zimbabweans to desist from violence and urged them to focus on rebuilding the nation towards attaining Vision 2030 of an empowered upper-middle-income society.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the burial, Tsomondo\u2019s wife, Bybit Tsomondo, said she was only 16 when she met him in 1978. She added:<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;up to the time of his death, we had a good understanding of each other (even as) people always wonder whether or not war veterans can marry each other and live in harmony.<\/p>\n<p>When we came from the war, we did not beat any one; as war veterans, we were taught discipline and if you want to win the people, you should shun violence.<\/p>\n<p>Tsomondo is survived by his wife, five children and eight grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Shepherd Tsomondo, a former liberation war fighter, has been laid to rest, with speakers describing him as a disciplined cadre who should be emulated by others. 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