Eswatini’s prime minister dies in SA hospital after contracting Covid-19
Ambrose Dlamini tested positive for virus four weeks ago and was moved to neighbouring country on December 1
14 December 2020 - 09:45
Eswatini Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini, who tested positive for Covid-19 four weeks ago, has died aged 52 after being hospitalised in SA, the absolute monarchy’s government said late on Sunday.
“Their Majesties have commanded that I inform the Nation of the sad and untimely passing away of His Excellency the Prime Minister Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini. His Excellency passed on this afternoon while under medical care in a hospital in SA”, deputy prime minister Themba Masuku said in a statement...
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