President Mugabe in Botswana for the burial of Botswana’s second president

President Robert Mugabe is in Botswana for the burial of Botswana’s second president Sir Ketumile Masire.

Mugabe is accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Simbarashe Mumbengegwi. He was met on arrival at the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport in Gaborone by Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to Botswana, Thomas Mandigora, Botswana Minister of Industry and Trade, Mr Vincent Seretse and Zimbabwe Embassy staff.

Masire will be buried in his home area of Kanye, Southern Botswana tomorrow, 83 kilometres southwest of the capital, Gaborone.