Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa paid tribute to the country's liberation fighters on Monday as Zimbabwe marked its 46th National Heroes' Day in Harare under the theme "Lest We Forget".

This year's Heroes Day commemoration, 26 August, will take place at the Heroes' Acre in the Khomas Region.

Information and Communication Technology Minister Emma Theofelus made the announcement during a Government Information Centre update from Outapi in the Omusati Region.

Omukwaniilwa gwaNdonga Fillemon Shuumbwa Nangolo has praised President Netumbo Nandi-Naitiwah for putting into effect Genocide Remembrance Day across the country.

Preparations are well on track for the 35th Heroes Day commemoration, which will be hosted in the Zambezi Region.