Dr Nkosana Moyo saddened by the death of Kofi Annan

The Alliance for People's Agenda (APA) leader Dr Nkosana Moyo has said he is saddened by the death of former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan.

Annan died Saturday in Switzerland after a short illness.

Moyo took it to Twitter saying, "It is with great sadness that I hv learnt of the passing of former UN Sec-Gen Kofi Annan , one of the truly great sons of the continent who dedicated his life to making the world, not just the continent a better place for humanity irrespective of class. May his soul rest in peace."

Annan died at the age of eighty in hospital in Bern Switzerland after a short undisclosed illness.