Zimbabwe’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo Johannes Tomana has been conferred with a national hero status

Towana died on August 6 after a short illness. He was 56years old.

In a statement on Wednesday, Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Dr Misheck Sibanda said: “His Excellency the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Cde Dr Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, today announced the conferment of national hero status on the late Advocate Johannes Tomana, Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), who passed away on August 6, 2023 after a short illness.”

Ambassador Tomana served as Deputy Attorney-General starting in 2006, before being promoted to the position of substantive Attorney-General in 2008.