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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>By Robert Tapfumaneyi<\/b> – A prominent cleric with the Anglican church has been plunged into deep mourning after losing his wife, two daughters and two other close relatives inside five days to Covid-19.<\/p>\n

Bishop Jonathan Siyachitema of the Anglican Church of The Province of Central Africa Diocese of Harare is husband to Rosemary Siyachitema, Consumer Council of Zimbabwe CEO who succumbed to the dreaded pandemic last week.<\/p>\n

Bishop Siyachitema also lost his brother Rev Fanuel Siyachitema, his sister Mrs Judith Bindu, and two daughters Elizabeth and Rosemary.<\/p>\n

In an emotional appeal weekend, Reverend Fari Mutamiri of the church called on church members to assist with some resources to assist Siyachitema cope with the financial burden brought by his sad loss.<\/p>\n

\u201cI certainly believe that this is too traumatic for him even to comprehend,\u201d wrote Bishop Mutamiri in an emotional memo to his church members.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs church, we pray for the Lord Almighty to give him strength to hold on to his faith even in these dark hours of his life.<\/p>\n

\u201cMay God heal their broken hearts and bring that peace which passes all understanding throughout this sad and sorrowful phase in the family\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

\u201cMay Bishop Jonathan also draw strength from the words of Psalmist 71.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cAs your Bishop, I am therefore appealing to you that, we create a platform at Diocesan level, to pull our little resources together (Chema), which we can handover to the family as Diocese of Harare.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is trying and mitigate the financial challenges that goes with handling of funerals.<\/p>\n

\u201cMay you extend this appeal to Guilds and individuals in our churches.\u201d<\/p>\n

The older Rosemary Siyachitema, is the most prominent of the deceased relatives.<\/p>\n

She served on numerous boards locally and internationally.<\/p>\n

Among the boards is Zimpapers, Zimbabwe Women\u2019s Resource Centre Network, National Pricing and Income Commission, Buy Zimbabwe Board, Anti-Money Laundering Advisory Committee, Food Standards Advisory Council, Consumers International, World Urban Network, Young Men\u2019s Christian Association, Marketers Association Zimbabwe Superbrands Adjudicator and Non State Actors Forum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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