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Tsvangirai signs Madiba's condolence book
09 Dec 2013 at 09:34hrs | Views
MDC-T leader, Morgan Tsvangirai today signed a book of condolences in Harare at the residence of South African ambassador following the death of former South African President, Nelson Mandela last Thursday.
Tsvangirai was welcomed by the South African ambassador to Zimbabwe, Vusi Mavimbela and several senior officials.
In his condolence message, Tsvangirai said, former President Mandela represented an exceptional quality.
"On my own behalf, of the party, MDC-T and the people of Zimbabwe, I join the people of South Africa in mourning the death of a great icon," Tsvangirai said.
In an earlier statement that Tsvangirai issued soon after the death of the President Mandela, he described the former South African President as a great inspiration.
"We in the MDC-T feel a great void and were are greatly aggrieved at the sad and tragic loss of this icon. I met him once and we had a frank exchange on the situation in Zimbabwe.
"He told me that the country had taken a wrong turn and that President Mugabe had led the nation to the brink of political and economic turmoil and that he would personally do all he could to persuade the Zimbabwean leadership to see sense," said Tsvangirai.
Tsvangirai was welcomed by the South African ambassador to Zimbabwe, Vusi Mavimbela and several senior officials.
In his condolence message, Tsvangirai said, former President Mandela represented an exceptional quality.
"On my own behalf, of the party, MDC-T and the people of Zimbabwe, I join the people of South Africa in mourning the death of a great icon," Tsvangirai said.
In an earlier statement that Tsvangirai issued soon after the death of the President Mandela, he described the former South African President as a great inspiration.
"We in the MDC-T feel a great void and were are greatly aggrieved at the sad and tragic loss of this icon. I met him once and we had a frank exchange on the situation in Zimbabwe.
"He told me that the country had taken a wrong turn and that President Mugabe had led the nation to the brink of political and economic turmoil and that he would personally do all he could to persuade the Zimbabwean leadership to see sense," said Tsvangirai.
Source - Byo24News
