Mugabe has lost it

He actually went into detail of how Mujuru and her associates did it. This set tongues wagging and many have been wondering what has become of Mugabe.

We hold no brief for Mujuru, whose association with Zanu (PF) we have always denounced, but it was definitely uncalled for, for Mugabe to launch a public tirade against her on such a controversial matter as witchcraft. At no time did he tell us where he got the evidence that she actually did what he accused her of. Who told him that? Did he also go to a n’anga to get that information? If so, what was his primary objective in visiting a n’anga? Has he always been doing that?

As experts have always insisted, it is difficult to prove cases of witchcraft. It is therefore baffling that Mugabe spoke with so much confidence about what he alleged Mujuru to have done. His claims against the deputy, with whom he has worked closely for 10 years and in whose custody he frequently left national affairs when he went out of the country, can only show that Mugabe is increasingly paranoid and delusional. He seems to have become extremely vulnerable to the belief that everyone is out to get him.

Having ruled for more than 34 years, he is apparently convinced that he should die in office. As a result, any rumour or indication that someone is legitimately or illegally trying to take his position sends him into a fit. For him, being removed from power is the same thing as being killed.

Such delusion and paranoia come with advanced age. It would appear that Mugabe has lost control of his political and biological faculties. There are people in Zanu (PF) who have seen this and are taking advantage of his old age. They are feeding him with lies in order to promote their own interests.

Unfortunately, his wife Grace seems to belong to this group. She knows his vulnerabilities and is capitalising on them. As a result, we have turned ourselves into the world’s laughing stock – a country ruled by an old man who bases his beliefs on superstition is certainly a doomed nation.