By KITSEPILE NYATHI More by this AuthorZimbabwe's Agriculture Minister has died of Covid-19 at the age of 65, a day after two legislators tested positive for the disease. President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced the death of retired air force marshal Perrance Shiri on Wednesday. "I am deeply saddened to inform the nation of the death of the Minister of Agriculture Retired Air Marshall Perrance Shiri, a long time friend and colleague," President Mnangagwa said. Shiri was the commander of Zimbabwe's Air Force until the 2017 military coup that toppled long time ruler Robert Mugabe. To curb the spread of infections, President Mnangagwa last week imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew and reintroduced tighter controls on business operations as well as stay-at-home guidelines.

Source: Daily Nation July 29, 2020 10:18 UTC