Susan Tsvangirai news stories on Newser

Tsvangirai Crash Was No Accident: MDC

Wesley Oliver — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:16:23 CDT

The car crash that killed Morgan Tsvangirai's wife last month may not have been accidental, the BBC reports, citing early reports from the investigation. Tsvangirai’s political party suspects the collision with a USAID truck was engineered to kill the Zimbabwean PM after he entered a power-sharing agreement with President Robert...

Tsvangirai's Grandson Drowns in Pool

Katherine Thompson — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:48:11 CDT

The 3-year-old grandson of Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was found dead in the family pool in Harare on Saturday, the Guardian reports. Sean Tsvangirai and his parents were visiting from Canada for the funeral of Susan Tsvangirai, Sean’s grandmother and Morgan’s wife, killed in a March car accident. “It’s...

Mugabe at Tsvangirai Funeral: 'Violence Must End'

Matt Cantor — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:39:19 CDT

Speaking today at the funeral of his rival’s wife, President Robert Mugabe told supporters “that the issue of violence must end” in Zimbabwe, the BBC reports. He pleaded with mourners to “accept” Susan Tsvangirai’s death in a car crash. “It’s the hand of God,” Mugabe told Morgan Tsvangirai. “Rest assured...