Zanu PF denies convicted rapist Ben Mataga national hero status

Mberengwa- Zanu PF ‘s highest decision making body (politiburo) has rebuked reccomendations from Midlands province to declare the late former political commisar Ben Mataga a national hero status,Express Mail Zim can report.

Mataga is one of the long serving member of parliament, political commisar and central commitee member.

He was accorded a provincial hero status and will be buried at his homestead in Mberengwa East and President Mnangagwa is expected to grace the occassion.

“Manheru macomrades. gamba redu va Ben Mataga vanovigwa Friday pamusha pavo. Vapihwa ruremekedzo gwegamba provincial hero status. tinotarisa kuti HIS EXCELLENCE vanenge varipo kana pasina zvavabata. Ngatiuyei neuhwandu ,” said a senior Zanu PF official in a Whats App post gleaned by this publication.

Mataga was convicted of raping his biological daughter and sister,sentenced to four years in prison, in suspected ritual practisces.

When Mnangagwa’s chief strategist, July Moyo, returned to the country’s political top-table after a decade-long forced sabbatical, he cherry picked Joram Gumbo, Ben Mataga and Godwill Shiri and roped them into central commitee to consolidate the Midlands province hegemony.

The late Mataga was outspoken and he decampaigned the late former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Services (ZBC) chief executive Alum Mpofu and exposed homosexual activities before he was caught pants down with ZBC radio presenter Kelvin Ncube at Tipperarry night club toilet.

Ncube is now based in the United Kingdom and is now a transgender.

“To acclaim a national hero status,Zanu PF does not tolerate inconstencies in your loyalty and moralilty.

“In any case, Mataga was very corrupt,at one time he took a flock of beasts meant for donation when he was member of parliament and he lied that he was part of the liberation struggle yet he was a teacher,”said our impeccable source in Midlands.

Mataga will be buried Friday.