Condolences pour in for Susan Tsvangirai
Update:
Condolences continued to pour in on Saturday for Susan Tsvangirai the wife of Zimbabwean Premier who died in an traffic accident along the Harare -Masvingo road on Friday.
South African President Kgalema Motlanthe, who is also Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), has wished Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai a speedy recover on behalf of South Africa and the regional body.
A statement issued by Motlanthe read: “Government and the people of South Africa and indeed those of the rest of the SADC region, were shocked to learn of the accident involving your Excellency the Prime Minister and your wife Susan.”
The statement further said: “The thoughts and prayers of the people of South Africa are with you, while wishing you a speedy recovery, to enable you to resume your national responsibility as Prime Minister and to assist the people of Zimbabwe in their endeavour to national reconciliation and economic recovery.”
Former President Thabo Mbeki, on Saturday wrote a letter to Tsvangirai, to express his condolences.
Mbeki said his prayers was with the Tsvangirai family during their period of difficulty, and he wished Tsvangirai a speedy recovery in hospital.
ANC President Jacob Zuma also extended his condolences.
“On behalf of the African National Congress, we wish to extend to Prime Minister Tsvangirai and his family our heartfelt sympathies,” said Zuma.
“The tragic passing away of Susan Tsvangirai has been felt by the people of this country and the region.”
The ruling party president said the ANC wished Tsvangirai a “speedy and complete recovery” from his injuries.
Mozambique’s deputy Foreign Affairs minister, Henrique Banze, says his government is shocked to hear of the death of Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s wife, Susan, in a road accident, yesterday. “We have just heard of the death of Tsvangirai’s wife now and we are shocked,” said Banze in a telephone interview.
The State Department said in a statement that the United States “deeply regrets” the accident that occurred at about 4 p.m. Friday. “We extend our deepest condolences to Mr. Tsvangirai and his family,” the State Department said.
Susan Tsvangirai died when the car they were travelling in collided with a large truck.
Tsvangirai was travelling in a 4 car convoy, his car was 3rd from front when a haulage truck driver negotiated and avoided the two security cars in front and drove towards Tsvangirai’s Toyota Hilux vehicle hitting it head on and killing Susan instantly.
It is not clear why there was no Police escort for Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister.
Meanwhile Tsvangirai’s two daughters who are studying in Australia have arrived in Zimbabwe. City of Sydney council worker Vimbai, who is in her mid-20s, and her sister Rumbidzai, 23, who lives in Perth, arrived this morning.
Update:President Robert Mugabe has sent a condolence message to the Tsvangirai family following the death of Amai Susan Nyaradzo Tsvangirai.
The message reads
“On behalf of the party Zanu-PF, government, my wife and family and my personal behalf, I wish to express my heartfelt condolences to the Prime Minister and the President of the Movement for Democratic Change- MDC, Mr Morgan Richard Tsvangirai on the untimely death of his dear beloved wife, Susan, in a traffic accident.
This is a tragedy that has befallen our nation at a moment of great hope and expectation flowing from the formation of the inclusive government of which Mr Tsvangirai is Prime Minister.
We were all celebrating this major development when the tragedy struck.
It is a very sad occurrence indeed.
As I condo with the Prime Minister, I am acutely aware that he himself is nursing injuries from the same accident.
The whole nation anxiously prays for his recovery which we all hope will be swift and complete.
My heart goes out to the Prime Minister’s family, especially to the children who now have to face the future without the love and care of so dear a mother.
May her soul rest in eternal peace.”
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Posted by Gerald Harper
on March 9, 2009. Filed under Local News,Politics.
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