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Ousted Zanu-PF Harare province chair Amos Midzi found dead
09 Jun 2015 at 12:30hrs | Views
FORMER energy minister and Zanu PF stalwart ambassador Amos Midzi has died, in a suspected suicide case.
Police sources said Midzi was found dead in his car at his Marirangwe farm outside Harare with the car keys missing.
The former Harare provincial chairperson was removed from his position after he was accused of fanning factionalism in the capital.
He was one of the absentees at the official opening of the Zanu-PF December congress.
Sources said cops were Tuesday morning battling to retrieve the body as it was locked inside the car.
National police spokesperson Charity Charamba has since confirmed the death, saying cops were at the scene investigating.
Sources said it is suspected that Midzi committed suicide by taking poison in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Police sources said Midzi was found dead in his car at his Marirangwe farm outside Harare with the car keys missing.
The former Harare provincial chairperson was removed from his position after he was accused of fanning factionalism in the capital.
He was one of the absentees at the official opening of the Zanu-PF December congress.
Sources said cops were Tuesday morning battling to retrieve the body as it was locked inside the car.
National police spokesperson Charity Charamba has since confirmed the death, saying cops were at the scene investigating.
Sources said it is suspected that Midzi committed suicide by taking poison in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Source - herald
