GATA OVER MAKOVA RILES WAR VETS
The recent declarations of national hero status for the late Dr Sydney Gata and liberation war hero status for Colonel Claudius Makova have sparked controversy, highlighting the complexities of Zimbabwe’s hero recognition system.While Dr Gata, a former Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) boss, was accorded the highest honor and buried at National Heroes Acre, Makova, a
The recent declarations of national hero status for the late Dr Sydney Gata and liberation war hero status for Colonel Claudius Makova have sparked controversy, highlighting the complexities of Zimbabwe’s hero recognition system.While Dr Gata, a former Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) boss, was accorded the highest honor and buried at National Heroes Acre, Makova, a