Ex-Zipra fighter receives mysterious US$400 windfall

A FORMER Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army (Zipra) liberation war veteran, who last week complained that a prominent insurance company had offered him ZiG200 and US$50 as a funeral cover payout has mysteriously received US$400 after Southern Eye published his ordeal.

Godfrey Mlalazi was offered the paltry payout for his mother-in-law’s funeral after paying United States-dollar contributions for 11 years.

Southern Eye contacted the insurance broker on Thursday last week after the war veteran informed the paper of his predicament after contributing US$20 per month to Progressive Insurance Brokers (PIB), which mostly caters for war veterans, since February 2013.

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