Dear Family and Friends,
It was with great sadness and sorrow that Zimbabweans heard of the death of Mrs Susan Tsvangirai in a car crash on Friday the 6th March 2009.

It is with deep regret that most of us had not even begun to know Susan Tsvangirai, the wife of our Prime Minister and mother of their six children. Ordinary Zimbabweans saw only glimpses of a quiet, humble, smiling woman: laughing in the kitchen with her husband; sitting next to him at political gatherings; singing in church alongside her husband after he had been sworn in as Prime Minister.

There is a heavy and sombre mood in the country as the reality of this tragedy sinks in. Our hearts go out to this family who have endured so much, suffered so much and made so many personal sacrifices in the struggle to put Zimbabwe back on the road to democracy, freedom and prosperity.

I join Zimbabweans all over the world in sending my condolences to Morgan Tsvangirai and the families, friends and relations of Susan Tsvangirai. I wish I could have thanked her for the courage, strength and determination she must surely have shown herself and given in support of her husband as they never gave up in the struggle for the new Zimbabwe.

Susan Tsvangirai, thank you.

Until next time, thanks for reading.