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Inside President Mugabe's 'Oval' Office
07 May 2014 at 05:41hrs | Views
President Robert Mugabe pictured in his office, inspecting what looks like a business card
FINALLY, a sneak peek into Zimbabwe's Head of State President Robert Mugabe's office, the country's highest place of business.
An office, which opposition party leaders are dying to enter but one the President is not budging from.
Most are familiar with the American Oval Office, as it is always depicted in television but have never set eyes on the local presidential office.
Only those closest to President Mugabe had the pleasure of knowing how his office looks like, but today a Harare businessman let the whole world inside the Zim One's base of operation.
Probably, this is the first time, the president's office has been opened to the world -though via a camera.
The office of the president had not been publicised in the history of Zimbabwe, but today the world got to see how it looks like.
Harare businessman, Wicknell Chivayo, who calls himself Sir Wicknell on social networking site Facebook took to his account and posted four pictures with President Mugabe after a meeting held in the office.
Appreciating the fact that these graphics could be a security threat, however, the office itself is a humble one with a small old radio and a plasma television just some of the basic accessories one would find in a typical office.
From the pictures we learnt that President Mugabe watches the Qatar popular news channel Al-Jazeera, as the camera shot captured the TV screen while a world map atlas hung on the wall.
It seems President Mugabe prefers vintage deco, as the old school telephone green in colour lay beside a newer model that has a faxing feature with it.
Also on his desk was a small Zimbabwean flag and several neatly packed documents including the constitution (a must in every office).
Along with the pictures, Chivayo posted he had a wonderful meeting with the President where they discussed the Zim-Asset economic blueprint.
"Indeed it was the HAPPIEST DAY of my life. You wouldn't understand the feeling and I don't know how to explain it," Chivayo wrote on his Facebook wall.
Chivayo has in the past posted pictures with several powerful political and international businesspeople including senior Minister in the Office of the President Simon Khaya Moyo, but no one seems to know how he is connected to all them.
An office, which opposition party leaders are dying to enter but one the President is not budging from.
Most are familiar with the American Oval Office, as it is always depicted in television but have never set eyes on the local presidential office.
Only those closest to President Mugabe had the pleasure of knowing how his office looks like, but today a Harare businessman let the whole world inside the Zim One's base of operation.
Probably, this is the first time, the president's office has been opened to the world -though via a camera.
The office of the president had not been publicised in the history of Zimbabwe, but today the world got to see how it looks like.
Harare businessman, Wicknell Chivayo, who calls himself Sir Wicknell on social networking site Facebook took to his account and posted four pictures with President Mugabe after a meeting held in the office.
From the pictures we learnt that President Mugabe watches the Qatar popular news channel Al-Jazeera, as the camera shot captured the TV screen while a world map atlas hung on the wall.
It seems President Mugabe prefers vintage deco, as the old school telephone green in colour lay beside a newer model that has a faxing feature with it.
Also on his desk was a small Zimbabwean flag and several neatly packed documents including the constitution (a must in every office).
Along with the pictures, Chivayo posted he had a wonderful meeting with the President where they discussed the Zim-Asset economic blueprint.
"Indeed it was the HAPPIEST DAY of my life. You wouldn't understand the feeling and I don't know how to explain it," Chivayo wrote on his Facebook wall.
Chivayo has in the past posted pictures with several powerful political and international businesspeople including senior Minister in the Office of the President Simon Khaya Moyo, but no one seems to know how he is connected to all them.
Source - Radio Dialogue
