Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has suffered another family tragedy shortly after taking office, with the death of his infant grandson, his spokesman said today.
An official in Mr Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change said the two-year-old grandson identified as Sean drowned in a swimming pool at the prime minister's Harare home.
Mr Tsvangirai left a government reconstruction meeting in Victoria Falls on Saturday after learning of his grandson's death, spokesman James Maridadi told Reuters.
Mr Tsvangirai was injured in a car crash in March that killed his wife of 31 years.
He returned to work on April 1st after mourning for his wife Susan.
Her death raised questions over how quickly he could recover and take on the urgent task of rescuing the ruined country after he was sworn in on February 13th in a new unity government with President Robert Mugabe.
The unity government faces the daunting task of reversing 10 years of economic decline.
Reuters