Reports say that Robert Mugabe Reports from Harare claim the first lady recently slipped and fell in the bathroom at their Borrowdale house and has not fully recovered from the fall. Mugabes spokesman George Charamba confirmed to the Zimbabwe Standard newspaper that Mugabe and his wife were in Singapore, but would not disclose the purpose of the trip.
Since January Mugabe has flown to Singapore three times, allegedly for checkups following an eye cataract operation. The Standard said that Charamba did hint that Grace Mugabe was seeking medical attention, saying that she had not fully recovered from a complication she suffered 14 years ago, while giving birth to her youngest son Chatunga.
But there is renewed speculation that this is a cover-up for the fact that it is Robert Mugabe who is seriously ill, since he was seen struggling to walk at the recent SADC Troika summit in Livingstone, Zambia. The 87 year-old had to use a golf cart to move around the summit venue and there were 6 medical personnel on call at all times in the group that accompanied him to the summit.
While Charamba and ZANU PF party spokesperson Rugare Gumbo insist there is nothing wrong with Robert Mugabe, there are persistent rumours that he has cancer of the prostate. Striking Air Zimbabwe pilots were once again recalled on national duty to fly the couple to Singapore.
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