Zimbabwe marks Heroes Day

STORY: Zimbabwe marks Heroes Day DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:00 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide of the National Heroes Acre, various of people singing and dancing, a stand-alone banner 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Shona): SAIDI KAMUKWAMBA, Harare resident 3. President Mnangagwa laying flowers on the tomb of the unknown soldiers 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Shona): MARVELOUS SAKURANGARANGA, Harare resident 5. various of the crowd and Vice president Chiwenga laying flowers on the tomb of the unknown soldier 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Shona): AGNES ZINYEMBA, Veteran of liberation struggle 7. various of the crowd STORYLINE: Thousands of Zimbabweans on Monday gathered at the National Heroes Acre, about seven kilometers south of downtown Harare, to commemorate the National Heroes Day. In Zimbabwe, the second Monday of August is the National Heroes' Day. Women dressed in national colors danced to revolutionary and patriotic songs as they paid tribute to veterans of the war of independence who sacrificed their lives