THANK YOU H.E MICHAEL CHILUFYA SATA FOR HONORING ONE OF AFRICAS FINEST WITH NATIONAL MOURNING! Friends gratitude must be extended to the President of the Sovereign Republic of Zambia, His Excellency Michael Chilufya Sata and his government for honoring departed father of football commentaries in this country Dennis Liwewe with three days of national mourning. Secretary to the Cabinet Rowland Msiska confirmed that the national mourning will run for three days in which flags will fly at half mast from 06: 00 hours to 18: 00hours starting today Thursday 24th April, 2014 to Saturday, 26th April, 2014, and all activities of entertainment nature must be cancelled or postponed with radio and television stations playing solemn music. Celebrated football commentator Liwewe, 77, died of a liver ailment at Lusakas Levy Mwanawasa Hospital on Tuesday morning. Legendary Liwewe was also an astute administrator who served on the FAZ Appeals Committee but was removed in May 2011. In his dedication to duty, the ever lively Liwewe rose to Director of Media and Public Relations in the now defunct Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines (ZCCM) having started off as a reporter on the Nchanga Drum in Chingola with Anglo-American Corporation three years before Northern Rhodesia became free Zambia. Widely recognised as The Voice of Zambian football, Liwewe whenever his distinct musical voice did an inimitable opera on Zambian radio, the nation was always captivated by his live vibes. Malawi remember him fondly as he was born there in 1936. Zimbabwe revere him for doing his school there. Africa respects him because he had no equals on the continent. The rest of the earth simply admired him and wished he was theirs on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) platform. The BBC honored him as their correspondent. First Repubican President Dr David Kaunda honoured him for his services to football. Now President Sata has befittingly honoured Liwewe with national mourning. Thank your Excellency. Canon Liwewe will be put to rest at the Leopards Hill Memorial Park tomorrow with Church Service at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross where he was a devout Christian congregant bestowed with the title of canon-an honorary title given to a person who is not a priest but who does faithful work in support of the church. May Jehovah God our Father receive His faithful servant! We are comforted Akulu you have gone yonder to be in the bosom of Our Lord Jesus Christ knowing He was your saviour. I remember you famously saying, There is no better place than being in the presence of your God. Farewell Uncle Dennis, until we meet up there as you would say in your beautiful bass, baritone and tenor knit in one voice. For you it has been an incredible, inspirational and brilliantly executed journey. You were colossus-second to none in football, one of the finest this country has ever produced in all spheres. Go well! As you said on the passing of the boys you idolised in the 1993 Gabon disaster: Will definitely meet there, only you have gone first. You have gone as the Zambian Voice, a gallant, respected and loved voice. Your legend will be immortalized in our memories! Go well grand commander of football commentaries! Bye, Bye! God bless Ponga Liwewe, the family and the football fraternity.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 09:33:56 +0000
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