Mugabe's health under spotlight

MDC-T MP Godfrey Sithole (Chitungwiza North) yesterday asked Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa to explain to the National Assembly if President Robert Mugabe was still fit to rule, given that he had stumbled a few times.

Sithole said his question emanated from disturbing media reports and pictures of Mugabe slipping and falling at Harare International Airport in February, and a recent incident where he nearly fell while going up the podium at a summit in India.

"What is the state of health of the President of the nation?" Sithole queried.

Mnangagwa's short reply was: "I can assure the MP that the President is healthier than him."