By ZBC Reporter
THE late Cde Betty Mtero who died on Tuesday has been declared a National Heroine .
She was 90.
The message for conferrment to national heroine status for the late Cde Betty Mtero was delivered to the family in Harare on Saturday evening.
On behalf of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the party’s secretary for War Veterans cde Douglas Mahiya described the late national heroine as a stalwart liberation icon.
As news of this highest honour filtered, there was jubilation by the Mtero family and relatives for this recognition.
The late Cde Mtero is survived by three children, Tony, Shungu and Kundai, and 5 grandchildren.
Mourners are gathered at Number 657 Glenwood Drive, Helensvale, while burial arrangements will be announced in due course.
