At her funeral, Deputy Prime Minister
Arthur Mutambara presented the
Flag of Zimbabwe to Mrs Kachingwe's husband to symbolize her status as a "liberation war heroine". She later received an honorary degree from Zimbabwe Women’s University, which she described as her "greatest professional achievement" because it showed her education had benefited others beyond herself. Zimbabwe's Minister of Media, Information and Publicity, Webster Shamu, said Kachingwe "championed the majority’s cause, especially in the education sector" and helped craft laws that empowered women after independence. During the liberation struggle, she assisted war fighters while living in Malawi and later served on ZANU-PF's national executive. ==References==