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Tsvangirai grandson dies in pool | Tsvangirai grandson dies in pool |
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The four-year-old grandson of Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has drowned in a swimming pool at the family's home in Harare. | The four-year-old grandson of Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has drowned in a swimming pool at the family's home in Harare. |
The death of the child, Sean, comes less than a month after Mr Tsvangirai's wife Susan died in a car crash. | The death of the child, Sean, comes less than a month after Mr Tsvangirai's wife Susan died in a car crash. |
The prime minister had been at a ministerial meeting in Victoria Falls at the time of the drowning, but left to be with his family. | The prime minister had been at a ministerial meeting in Victoria Falls at the time of the drowning, but left to be with his family. |
He had only recently returned to work after mourning his wife's death. | |
Mr Tsvangirai was injured in the March crash that killed his wife of 31 years. | Mr Tsvangirai was injured in the March crash that killed his wife of 31 years. |
Sean Tsvangirai was the son of the prime minister's second son, Garikai, who lives in Canada but had been in Harare since his mother's death. | Sean Tsvangirai was the son of the prime minister's second son, Garikai, who lives in Canada but had been in Harare since his mother's death. |
Ministers from Zimbabwe's power-sharing government had been meeting for a three-day bonding session in a luxury hotel in the resort of Victoria Falls. | Ministers from Zimbabwe's power-sharing government had been meeting for a three-day bonding session in a luxury hotel in the resort of Victoria Falls. |
The exercise was intended to help the former rivals trust each other and work together after years of division. | The exercise was intended to help the former rivals trust each other and work together after years of division. |
Mr Tsvangirai was sworn in on 13 February as part of a new power-sharing government with President Robert Mugabe. | Mr Tsvangirai was sworn in on 13 February as part of a new power-sharing government with President Robert Mugabe. |
The unity government is tasked with reversing years of economic decline in the country. | The unity government is tasked with reversing years of economic decline in the country. |
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