Johannesburg-A group of gathered at the offices of the Southern African Women for Immigration Affairs (SAWIMA),in Braamfontein, central Johannesburg Wednesday , to pay their last respects to the wife of Zimbabwean Prime Minister -Morgan Tsvangirai- Susan, who died in a road accident One of the church leaders at the gathering, Reverand Hove of the
Assemblies of God Church called for the masses to celebrate Susan's
life, describing her as a mother to the whole nation, including to
Tsvangirai himself.
She stood by Tsvangirai through years of political struggle against
ZANU PF and never wavered in her support, said Reverend Hove.
Solomon Chikowero, chairman of the Movement for Democratic change
Veteran Activists Association (MDC VAA), an association set up to
assist political exiles in the diaspora, emphasized the need to
mobilize and unite to attain the dream of a democratic Zimbabwe.
The gathering was attended by tens of political and economic exiles,
refugees and Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party members.
Reverend Taurai Kondo of the Roman Catholic Church said that in Mrs
Tsvangirai, the nation had lost a hero but called on the activists not
to waver in their struggle for a democratic Zimbabwe.
Fellow Zimbabweans, let us stand together and move forward as that is
what Susan would have wanted, she always emphasized on peace,
persistence and tolerance, he said.