Tanzanian business tycoon Reginald Mengi,75, was pronounced dead on Thursday 2 May 2019 in Dubai after suffering a short illness. His death was confirmed by two of his media outlets, ITV and Radio ONE.
The business tycoon, whose IPP Media Group owns 11 newspapers, radio and television stations and internet properties, has left behind a wife, Jacqueline Ntuyabaliwe-Mengi and two sons.