October 23, 2025
INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Breaking: Foreign Affairs Minister dies of COVID-19

Sibusiso Moyo who is Zimbabwe’s foreign affairs minister is dead.

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

His death was also confirmed by a close family member, Moyo.

“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.

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