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| BBC Malawi reporter Raphael Tenthani dies in car crash | BBC Malawi reporter Raphael Tenthani dies in car crash |
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| Long-serving BBC Malawi correspondent Raphael Tenthani has been killed in a car accident, his family has said. | |
| The 43-year-old died after the vehicle he was travelling in overturned near the city of Blantyre late on Saturday. | The 43-year-old died after the vehicle he was travelling in overturned near the city of Blantyre late on Saturday. |
| Tenthani was well known across Malawi. He also worked for the Associated Press news agency and local newspapers. | Tenthani was well known across Malawi. He also worked for the Associated Press news agency and local newspapers. |
| Malawi's President Peter Mutharika said Tenthani would be remembered "as a man of immense talent... eloquence, humour and warmth". | Malawi's President Peter Mutharika said Tenthani would be remembered "as a man of immense talent... eloquence, humour and warmth". |
| BBC Africa wrote on its Facebook page: "Raphael was a brilliant writer and journalist and reported not just for the BBC, but for the Associated Press as well. He was also a popular newspaper columnist at home." | BBC Africa wrote on its Facebook page: "Raphael was a brilliant writer and journalist and reported not just for the BBC, but for the Associated Press as well. He was also a popular newspaper columnist at home." |
| In 2010, Tenthani won a UN Media Award for his work on the Millennium Development Goals. | In 2010, Tenthani won a UN Media Award for his work on the Millennium Development Goals. |
| His funeral is expected later on Monday. | His funeral is expected later on Monday. |