No hero status for Manatsa

BY WINSTONE ANTONIO
Government has granted a State-assisted funeral for the late musician Zexie Manatsa despite calls for him to be declared liberation hero. The legendary musician succumbed to cancer on Thursday at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare.

State-assisted funeral
A State-assisted funeral is an honour usually given to provincial heroes and heroines.

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