Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife die in helicopter crash

Police to issue report on stampede

Security personnel struggle to control a crowd as it surges forward after gates at Uhuru Stadium were closed to prevent people from entering the venue, which was filled to capacity on the second and final day of the body of former president John Magufuli lying in state at the stadium. PHOTOS | SAID KHAMIS

By  Alfred Zacharia

Alfred Zacharia is a business reporter for The Citizen and Mwananchi newspapers.

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What you need to know:

  • Reports have it that some Dar es Salaam residents who turned out to pay their last respects to Dr Magufuli lost their lives following a stampede

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