Muzenda’s grass-thatched huts turned into a museum

The government has bowed to pressure from the late Vice-President Simon Muzenda’s widow, Maud, and turned the veteran nationalist’s two grass-thatched 124-year-old rondavels in Masvingo’s Mucheke suburb into a museum, amid reports President Robert Mugabe will officially open the site during the Zanu PF conference this week.

Speaking on the sidelines of the Simon Muzenda Memorial Golf Tournament held at Masvingo Sports Club in September this year, Maud challenged the government to at least erect Muzenda’s statue in Masvingo, as part of steps to preserve his legacy.

“I appreciate all that is being done to keep my late husband’s legacy alive.

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