The South African government has finally given in to pressure and conceded that there were irregularities in the handling of the death of Higher and Tertiary Education minister Jonathan Moyo’s daughter, Zanele.
by Phyllis Mbanje
The matter has since been elevated to senior ministerial levels in both governments.
South African Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi jetted into the country yesterday to meet his Zimbabwean counterpart, David Parirenyatwa and Moyo’s family.
“The issues discussed were pertaining to concerns surrounding the events of the investigation and the manner in which the postmortem was handled,” the three parties said in a joint statement.
The statement said after thorough discussions, the three parties agreed that with the help of relevant authorities and experts from both countries, the matter would be expedited and taken to its finality.
The process would entail: “A review of the investigation and the progress made to date, postmortem procedures and conclusions; (and) the repatriation of the outstanding remains,” the joint statement, signed by Motsoaledi, Parirenyatwa and Moyo’s family lawyer, Terrence Hussein, read.
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Twenty-year-old Zanele, who was studying International Relations at the University of Cape Town, was found dead in her apartment last month.
The cause of death has remained a mystery, with South African authorities saying there was no foul play, while her family thinks otherwise.
A second postmortem done in Zimbabwe revealed Zanele’s heart was missing.
South African Health officials claimed there was nothing untoward in removing the organ for further tests, angering Moyo’s family which argued they were never informed, consulted or consented to that.
