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Zimbabwe’s foreign minister dies of COVID-19

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Zimbabwe’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Sibusiso Moyo, died of COVID-19 complications on Wednesday.

The minister tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday.

The Zimbabwean President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, confirmed Moyo’s death on his Twitter handle in Harare.

The president wrote: “It is with a heavy heart that I announce Foreign Minister Dr. SB Moyo, has died.

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“Zimbabwe has lost a devoted public servant and a true hero, and I have lost a friend. He fought his entire life so that Zimbabwe could be free.

“May he rest in peace.”

A close family member of Mr. Moyo also confirmed the death of the Zimbabwean minister.

It’s true my brother. He tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday (Tuesday),” the source stated.

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