Panic over Grace Mugabe illness

A deadly cocktail of uncertainty panic and fear has gripped ,any notable Zanu-PF officials who either rose up their party structures or clung onto their positions at the height of the ruling party's ugly infighting last year, riding on the coat tails of influential but now ailing First Lady Grace Mugabe.

This comes as Grace's withdrawal from the public domain over the past four weeks, as well as the unexplained extent of her illness, continues to set tongues wagging with Zimbabwean speculating furiously about her well-being and what this means for President Robert Mugabe, Zanu-PF and the country.

Contacted for comment yesterday about the whereabouts and the state of health of Grace Zanu-PF spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo said he was in a meeting and will send a statement later.

Senior researcher Human Rights Watch, Dewa Mavhinga said Grace should leave politics and rest instead of creating confusion.