Zanzibar’s first vice president Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad has died at the age of 77. Hamad died only weeks after he was reported to have contracted Covid-19 and was receiving treatment. The news was announced by Tanzania President John Pombe Magufuli, who sent his condolence through social media on Wednesday. Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, the First Vice President of Zanzibar. May his soul Rest in Peace,” wrote President Magufuli on Twitter.

Source: Daily Nation February 17, 2021 13:07 UTC