Just in: Zimbabwean foreign affairs minister dies of covid-19

Zimbabwe’s foreign affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo is dead.

He died Wednesday, a day after testing positive for the coronavirus, acting chief secretary to the president and cabinet George Charamba said in a statement.

A close family member of Moyo also confirmed the death.

“It’s true my brother died of Covid-19. He tested positive yesterday,” the family member said.

He becomes the third government minister to succumb to Covid-19 since the pandemic hit the country in March 2020.

The retired army Lieutenant-General was the face of the military operation that ousted former President Robert Mugabe in Nov. 2019.

He went on to be part of current President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration.