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Mugabe confirms Mnangagwa hospitalised in SA
14 Aug 2017 at 15:07hrs | Views
President Robert Mugabe confirmed that his deputy was in Johannesburg, South Africa for treatment, heightening concerns around his condition.
Mnangagwa was conspicuous by his absence during the country's Heroes Day commemorations presided over by the Zimbabwean leader on Monday afternoon. He was reportedly taken ill and whisked away on a military helicopter while allegedly vomiting profusely.
Mugabe had begun his keynote address by revealing that Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa is in Johannesburg getting medical attention at a hospital there.
"He is not back yet from hospital in Johannesburg," Mugabe said during his speech at the national Heroes Acre. He did not give details.
Mnangagwa is under fire for allegedly displaying unbridled ambition to succeed his long-serving boss.
President's Mugabe's one-time right-hand-man has been a dead man walking after the veteran leader's wife Grace started relentlessly making sensational claims during party rallies the VP harboured a plot to dethrone her husband.
Mnangagwa's allies - backed by military chiefs as has been confirmed by the Zimbabwean leader - have not helped matters either after they appeared to openly back the vice president.
Mnangagwa fanatics within the vocal mainstream war veterans group want Mugabe to step down and hand over to the Midlands strongman.
Both government and Zanu PF officials have chosen to be cautious over the issue. However, the Minister of Health and Child Care Dr David Parirenyatwa says Mnangagwa is in a stable condition.
Dr Parirenyatwa has cleared the air following a health scare suffered by Vice President Mnangagwa saying the nation must not panic because the vice president is recovering well and is in a stable condition though still in hospital.
Dr Parirenyatwa was speaking during a media briefing where he was in the company of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr Christopher Mushohwe in the capital this Monday.
Dr Parirenyatwa said Mnangagwa had severe stomach pains during the youth interface rally and was rushed to South Africa for treatment where he is recovering well.
Dr Parirenyatwa and Dr Mushohwe also said Zimbabweans will continue to be updated on the condition of Vice President Mnangagwa.
Mnangagwa was conspicuous by his absence during the country's Heroes Day commemorations presided over by the Zimbabwean leader on Monday afternoon. He was reportedly taken ill and whisked away on a military helicopter while allegedly vomiting profusely.
Mugabe had begun his keynote address by revealing that Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa is in Johannesburg getting medical attention at a hospital there.
"He is not back yet from hospital in Johannesburg," Mugabe said during his speech at the national Heroes Acre. He did not give details.
Mnangagwa is under fire for allegedly displaying unbridled ambition to succeed his long-serving boss.
President's Mugabe's one-time right-hand-man has been a dead man walking after the veteran leader's wife Grace started relentlessly making sensational claims during party rallies the VP harboured a plot to dethrone her husband.
Mnangagwa fanatics within the vocal mainstream war veterans group want Mugabe to step down and hand over to the Midlands strongman.
Both government and Zanu PF officials have chosen to be cautious over the issue. However, the Minister of Health and Child Care Dr David Parirenyatwa says Mnangagwa is in a stable condition.
Dr Parirenyatwa has cleared the air following a health scare suffered by Vice President Mnangagwa saying the nation must not panic because the vice president is recovering well and is in a stable condition though still in hospital.
Dr Parirenyatwa was speaking during a media briefing where he was in the company of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr Christopher Mushohwe in the capital this Monday.
Dr Parirenyatwa said Mnangagwa had severe stomach pains during the youth interface rally and was rushed to South Africa for treatment where he is recovering well.
Dr Parirenyatwa and Dr Mushohwe also said Zimbabweans will continue to be updated on the condition of Vice President Mnangagwa.
Source - online
