Fresh panic over Grace Mugabe's health

 There is a fresh wave of panic over the health status of First Lady, Grace Mugabe, amid unconfirmed reports over the weekend that she has reportedly undergone another mysterious operation in Asia, Spotlight Zimbabwe, has reported.

Zanu PF faction members belonging to G40, are said to be shaken by the latest developments, as Grace is alleged to be the kingpin of the group, and her prolonged absence from the country could deal a severe blow to their succession scheming, to land power ahead of Vice President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, should President Robert Mugabe call it quits, as is increasingly becoming the case, after struggling to obtain a clean bill of health himself, senior party members have disclosed.
Grace has been in Singapore for the past three weeks, where she flew to await her daughter Bona Mugabe-Chikore, to deliver her first baby with husband, Simba Chikore. Mugabe and Grace, have since become grandparents to a baby boy, whose name is still a tight-lipped secret, with sources saying one of his names is called Gabriel, which is Mugabe's second name.
Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare minister Prisca Mupfumira, confirmed Mugabe's grandson's birth on April 16 during a Zanu PF Makonde inter-district meeting at Chinhoyi training centre.
Grace has been unwell for some time, but has dismissed worries over her health saying she is "as fit as ever", and can be trusted to lead the Zanu PF Women's League agenda as the influential organ's boss.
The first lady underwent her third successive surgery to remove a nagging appendix in the Far East in January 2015, after the first family's annual Christmas holiday in December 2014. For the first time Grace publicly disclosed her medical history, to party supporters who welcomed her back home upon her return in February 2015 at the Harare International Airport. The first operation was in 1986 to remove tonsils and the second one in 1996 when she had gall bladder surgery.
"Things are not adding up, because she (Grace) has been away for almost a month now. You cannot say they are still welcoming their newly born grandson," said a Politburo member closely following the matter. "We hear she was operated on, but nobody knows her current status. The atmosphere is now very tense, because the succession issue has reached its decisive melting point. Pray for your country."
Eyebrows have also further been raised by Mugabe's own silence, and disappearance from the public scene, as he was last seen at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in Bulawayo last month. Other ruling party insiders said, they initially thought Grace was taking a small break away from home, apart from welcoming her grandson, and that the first lady could have decided to re-think her country-wide "Meet the People" political rallies, which have all but peeved some powerful figures in the military.
"At first we thought she is allowing the dust to settle after raffling feathers in military circles, with her G40 inspired rallies," they said. "However something seems to be wrong, she can't be away this long."
Our Asian contacts said Grace could have visited the top-notch Parkway Novena Hospital, which is one of Singapore's most expensive private hospital. Staff at the hospital could not deny nor confirm that the first lady, was one of their patients, citing client confidentiality.
The first family is believed to be having a safe house in Singapore, where Mugabe enjoys great hospitality from his hosts, and has of late made Singapore City a second home away from home.