eNCA | Mugabe in Singapore, health issues cited
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe is back in Singapore for medical check-up, a local privately-owned daily reported Wednesday.
The 94-year-old ex-ruler “slipped out of the country two weeks ago after his blood pressure suddenly rose to dangerous levels,” one unnamed source told the NewsDay.
But another unidentified source who confirmed the trip, told the paper that “it’s nothing serious. It is the usual check-ups and this one, in particular was scheduled.”
Mugabe was accompanied by his wife Grace, the paper said.
Mugabe in Singapore amid health fears
FORMER President Robert Mugabe reportedly flew to Singapore for medical check-ups two weeks ago, with sources saying the 94-year-old ex-leader was rushed out after his health suddenly deteriorated. https://t.co/9ov9nYZEip
— NewsDay (@NewsDayZimbabwe) June 20, 2018
The first source added that Mugabe had “trouble with his eye, which previously has been diagnosed with a cataract”. No officials or close family sources were available for comment.
Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe from the country’s independence from British colonial rule in 1980 until he was ousted in November 2017 following a brief military takeover.
He was replaced by his former deputy Emmerson Mnangagwa, a favourite of the military who was seen as Mugabe’s possible successor.
Mugabe has been in increasingly frail health and has reportedly battled prostate cancer.
His former spokesperson George Charamba, had four years ago denied speculation about Mugabe’s failing health, saying he only had trouble with an eye which had developed a cataract.
In recent years, he has made several trips to Singapore, a popular medical tourism destination, for undisclosed medical conditions.
AFP