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Mugabe back from fortnightly medical trip to Singapore
07 Mar 2011 at 13:09hrs | Views
President Robert Mugabe, is back from what appears to be a fortnightly medical trip to Singapore, officials said Monday.
The 87-year-old has had four medical trip to Singapore in just over eight weeks. Mugabe left Harare on Thursday for the second review of a cataract operation he underwent in January, and returned on Sunday, officials said.
"His eyes are seeing very far," George Charamba, the presidential spokesman told reporters.
However, a number of local doctors have expressed doubts over the true nature of Mugabe's frequent trips to Singapore. A well-known Zimbabwean eye surgeon Solomon Gurumatunhu, for instance, said on an independent radio station at the weekend that cataract surgery did not need regular checks.
The 87-year-old has had four medical trip to Singapore in just over eight weeks. Mugabe left Harare on Thursday for the second review of a cataract operation he underwent in January, and returned on Sunday, officials said.
However, a number of local doctors have expressed doubts over the true nature of Mugabe's frequent trips to Singapore. A well-known Zimbabwean eye surgeon Solomon Gurumatunhu, for instance, said on an independent radio station at the weekend that cataract surgery did not need regular checks.
Source - Byo24News
