'Hardworking' Zimbabwe minister dies of coronavirus

Zimbabean media are reporting that Ellen Gwaradzimba, the minister for Manicaland Provincial Affairs, has died of Covid-19.

She was 60 years old.

Gwaradzimba is the second serving Zimbabwean politician to die of coronavirus after Perrance Shiri - minister for Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement - who died in July last year.

"We have been robbed once again of a hardworking and dedicated cadre," said sports minister Tino Machakaire on Friday.

"I am praying for peace and comfort for her family and those of us who knew her."

This article originally appeared on BBC News

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