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Zimbabwe dismiss speculation on Mugabe's health
01 Nov 2015 at 09:35hrs | Views
Zimbabwe government officials have dismissed speculation about Mugabe's health after the elderly leader stumbled in public.
Mugabe's spokesman George Charamba was quoted in the State-run The Herald newspaper yesterday as saying that the 91-year-old leader's struggle to climb a ramp was a "very minor incident."
He said Mugabe, who has ruled Zimbabwe since 1980, is in good health.
Online videos show Modi offering Mugabe a hand as he regained balance.
Opposition spokesman Obert Gutu said it was a sign that Mugabe is too old to rule.
Earlier this year, Mugabe tripped and fell at the Harare International Airport in Zimbabwe. In September he read the wrong speech in Parliament.
Mugabe's spokesman George Charamba was quoted in the State-run The Herald newspaper yesterday as saying that the 91-year-old leader's struggle to climb a ramp was a "very minor incident."
He said Mugabe, who has ruled Zimbabwe since 1980, is in good health.
Online videos show Modi offering Mugabe a hand as he regained balance.
Opposition spokesman Obert Gutu said it was a sign that Mugabe is too old to rule.
Earlier this year, Mugabe tripped and fell at the Harare International Airport in Zimbabwe. In September he read the wrong speech in Parliament.
Source - Additional reporting by AP
