Malawi First Lady Buried, Mugabe Attends Burial
The first Lady of the Republic of Malawi Madam Ethel Mutharika was buried on Saturday in Southern Malawi in Thyolo District.
Mrs Mutharika, wife to the President of Malawi Dr Bingu Wa Mutharika , died on 28 May after a long struggle with cancer.
Among the dignitaries that attended the burial ceremony was the President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe who led the Zimbabwean Delegation.
Mrs Mutharika, who was a Zimbabwean by birth, founded Ethel Mutharika Foundation which has helped many Malawians, especially the orphans and the elderly.
Thousands of people across the country attended the burial ceremony. They came from various political parties and tribes.
Most countries in Southern Africa as well as Nigeria was represented at the ceremony.
Government and the opposition who have been at loggerheads for three years now have postponed rallies they have been organising across the country in respect of Madame Ethel Mutharika.
Ethel Mutharika was 64 years when she died and is survived by four children.
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