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Raphael Tenthani worked for BBC, Associated Press and
Malawi's local newspapers
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BBC's long-serving 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.
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".
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.
His funeral is expected later on Monday.
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