Zuko Komisa

Malawi has announced that it will observe 21 days of mourning for its vice president, Saulos Chilima, and the other eight victims of an aircraft crash.
Saulos Chilima will get a state funeral once he and eight other victims of an aviation accident pass away. The administration released a statement stating that President Chakwera has appointed a ministerial committee to oversee the planning of the state funeral; a date has not yet been set.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended his condolences to the government and people of the Republic of Malawi on behalf of the government and people of South Africa.
“This is a moment of tragedy in which we are united with the people of Malawi as you mourn the passing of a youthful leader who advanced the aspirations of his country and of our youthful continent from his position in Malawi’s Presidency. This is a loss felt across our country and region and we pray that the people of Malawi will be blessed with the fortitude and peace required in this moment of deep sadness and national mourning,”
President Ramaphosa said in a statement on Tuesday.
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