The Sunday News
Richard Muponde, Plumtree Correspondent
THE Minister of Energy and Power Development Cde Simon Khaya-Moyo (pictured) has urged people to be principled and do the right thing for the development of the nation.
Cde Khaya-Moyo made the call in his address to people who were gathered at the unveiling of tombstones of two Plumtree luminaries, the late Mr Burman Maecus Matiwaza and Mrs Sikhanyisiwe Florence Matiwaza who were husband and wife, at their homestead in Thekwane area in Plumtree yesterday. Mr Matiwaza died in July 2014 while his wife died two years later in November.
“When we grew up we knew the Matiwaza family as people who were working for the well being of the people of Plumtree and the country as a whole,” said Cde Khaya-Moyo.
He said the Matiwaza was a global name which contributed in producing academics which were scattered worldwide through their benevolence hands in developing Methodist run Thekwane Mission School in Plumtree.
“What Bee (Mr Matiwaza) did for Thekwane School is unparalleled, no any other person has done that. He helped produce academics in all sectors and facets of life. The late Cde Edison Zvobgo was schooled here as well as Cde Charles Utete. There are a lot of doctors and professors who passed through this school through the works of Bee,” he said.
Cde Khaya-Moyo sent delegates into laughter when he drew an analogy between the late Mrs Matiwaza’ s date of birth on 30 July 1947 and this year’s date of harmonised elections. The elections will be held on 30 July.
“As I learnt that she was born on 30 July, I said ooh this year there’s something. You heard in terms of character that she was always doing right things. She was a visionary, with a sound character. So we have to do the right thing on 30 July this year so that these two luminaries rest in eternal peace,” said Cde Khaya Moyo.
The late couple’s daughter Mrs Chatiwa Chidyagwayi described her late parents as upright and selfless people.
The Matiwazas were a prominent people in Plumtree as businesspeople and a suburb and school have been named in the area in their honour.
