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Zimbabwe's Mugabe Hails Fierce Critic a Hero

President Robert Mugabe has broken with tradition and named one of his ouspoken critics, former Midlands governor Cephas Msipa a national hero. He told mourners at the National Heroes Acre that Msipa was "an honest man, open-minded and was not afraid to express his mind to anyone, even to the president."

  • Zimbabwe:   Mugabe Admits Msipa Headache

    Zimbabwe Standard, 24 October 2016

    PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe yesterday admitted that veteran nationalist Cephas Msipa was candid about the source of Zimbabwe's problems that include leadership failure. Read more »

Tawanda Mudimu/The Herald

President Robert Mugabe and First Lady Grace Mugabe sympathize with Alec and Robert Msipa, brothers of the late Cephas Msipa.

  • Zimbabwe:   Msipa - Man Who Didn't Fear Might of the Pen

    The Herald, 21 October 2016

    A DARK cloud hung over Zimbabwe this week following the passing on of veteran nationalist and former Midlands Province Governor Cde Cephas George Msipa who died at the age of… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Cephas Msipa Declared National Hero

    Financial Gazette, 17 October 2016

    FORMER Midlands governor and Zanu PF politburo member Cephas Msipa has been declared a national hero. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Msipa Was a Moral Voice in Politics

    Zimbabwe Independent, 21 October 2016

    WHEN Greek philosopher Plato wrote: "A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a thousand men", he… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Msipa Declared National Hero

    New Zimbabwe, 17 October 2016

    FORMER Midlands Governor and Resident Minister Cephas Msipa, 85, who died in Harare Monday has been declared a National Hero. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   National Hero Msipa Dies

    The Herald, 18 October 2016

    Former Midlands governor and Zanu-PF Politburo member Cde Cephas Msipa, who died at Westend Hospital in Harare yesterday, has been declared a national hero. He was 85. Burial… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Lessons National Hero Msipa Leaves Us

    The Herald, 19 October 2016

    Zimbabwe on Monday lost one of its greatest patriotic sons. That is why Zanu-PF did not need to sit in judgment over his national status. Cde Cephas Msipa was immediately conferred… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Tribute to the Late Msipa

    The Herald, 19 October 2016

    WHEN His Excellency President Robert Gabriel Mugabe declared on behalf of the party and the nation, the national hero status on the late Cde Cephas George Msipa, he was spot on.… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Ruling Party Politician Msipa Dies

    The Herald, 17 October 2016

    Former Midlands governor and Zanu-PF Politburo member Cde Cephas Msipa has died. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Thousands Attend Msipa Burial

    The Herald, 22 October 2016

    Thousands of people are expected to throng the National Heroes' Acre today to pay their last respects to national hero, Cde Cephas George Msipa who succumbed to pneumonia in Harare… Read more »

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