Secretary for Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Mr. George Charamba said Government — which had been footing Mr. Tsvangirai’s medical bills has instructed the embassy to assume the costs that Tsvangirai’s family may incur in bringing his body to Zimbabwe, pending decisions to be made later.
“The leadership is now aware of the sad passing on of Tsvangirai.
In the interim, while the family is taking the necessary decisions, the Zimbabwean Embassy in Pretoria has been instructed to help in any way appropriate in the circumstances including assuming the costs that are attendant to the proper handling of the body of the late.”, said Charamba.