Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe returned home on Saturday after medical treatment in Singapore, the state broadcaster said, putting to rest speculation over the 93-year-old\u2019s whereabouts.<\/p>\n
The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation said Mugabe, who left for Singapore last Saturday, \u201chad eye surgery in the Asian country a few years ago\u201d and had returned for a \u201croutine medical check-up\u201d.<\/p>\n
This week\u2019s trip there is Mugabe\u2019s third there this year.<\/p>\n
Public hospitals in Zimbabwe often suffer from chronic shortages of drugs and staff as the economy has struggled to rebound following years of mismanagement.<\/p>\n
Mugabe\u2019s ZANU-PF party was forced to postpone a rally on Friday at which he was due to address supporters, triggering speculation about his whereabouts.<\/p>\n
Mugabe, in power since Zimbabwe\u2019s independence from British colonial rule in 1980, is his party\u2019s presidential candidate for next year\u2019s elections despite concerns over his age and fitness to rule.<\/p>\n
Early in 2015, he tripped and fell as he left a podium after addressing supporters who had gathered at Harare airport to welcome him back from a foreign trip.<\/p>\n
The same year he also read a speech to parliament apparently unaware that he had delivered the same speech before.<\/p>\n
Mugabe\u2019s party is sharply divided over his succession. Vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa and Mugabe\u2019s wife Grace are seen as likely contenders to take over in the event of his death or retirement.<\/p>\n
Opposition parties have formed a coalition to fight Mugabe\u2019s party in next year\u2019s vote.<\/p>\n
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Source: Capitalfm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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