Sam Mtukudzi dies in car crash

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OLIVER Mtukudzi's son, Sam, died in a car crash in the early hours of Monday, his family confirmed. He was set to turn 22 on April 1.

Saxophonist Sam was the only passenger when a Tata truck driven by his sound engineer, Owen Chimhare, struck the rails of a bridge just before the Kuwadzana Extension off-ramp along the Harare-Norton road.

Police were called to the scene just after 1.20AM, but the two men were already dead.

Editor's Comment
Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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