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Mugabe 'economic' with truth on Grace's condition
27 Jan 2015 at 06:50hrs | Views
An online publication on Tuesday reported that President Mugabe had been "economic with the truth" about the first lady's condition after she underwent appendectomy surgery in Singapore last week.
"She did not know for a long time what the problem was. She is out of hospital now. She came out the day before yesterday [Tuesday] and she is resting," Mugabe told the press last week, adding she was expected back in the country sometime mid-next month.
The Telescope News reports that there are fears it "might not end up well for Mugabe's wife, who has reportedly been keeping her health troubles a secret, with many speculating for years that it was Mugabe's own biological clock facing jeopardy."
"However it is emerging that the Zanu PF strongman could have been economic with the truth, when he told a press-ganged crowd at the Harare International Airport, last Thursday upon his holiday return, that Grace had undergone a successful operation, when she is alleged to be in a life-threatening situation".
According to the publication, a journalist with a weekly newspaper in Singapore said: "The Mugabe family have good relations with the government here."
"We actually give them media protection, and this is due to instructions from the top. That is why the world is always kept guessing, when they fly in for medicals or holiday.
"Unfortunately one of their sons posted pictures on social media during Christmas last year, and that is how everyone else ended up knowing they were here, otherwise no one was going to know."
"She did not know for a long time what the problem was. She is out of hospital now. She came out the day before yesterday [Tuesday] and she is resting," Mugabe told the press last week, adding she was expected back in the country sometime mid-next month.
The Telescope News reports that there are fears it "might not end up well for Mugabe's wife, who has reportedly been keeping her health troubles a secret, with many speculating for years that it was Mugabe's own biological clock facing jeopardy."
According to the publication, a journalist with a weekly newspaper in Singapore said: "The Mugabe family have good relations with the government here."
"We actually give them media protection, and this is due to instructions from the top. That is why the world is always kept guessing, when they fly in for medicals or holiday.
"Unfortunately one of their sons posted pictures on social media during Christmas last year, and that is how everyone else ended up knowing they were here, otherwise no one was going to know."
Source - The Telescope News
