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Tanzanian minister dies in South Africa

January 03, 2014 01:26 PM

Cape Town, Jan 3



Tanzania's Finance Minister William Mgimwa has died while receiving medical treatment in a Pretoria hospital, the South African government confirmed Thursday.

The 63-year-old died of an illness at the hospital on New Year's day, reported Xinhua citing the South African finance ministry in a statement. 

Mgimwa died of natural causes, said the statement, without revealing about his exact illness. He had been hospitalised for several months.

Mgimwa was appointed finance minister May 7, 2012. 



By:IANS

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