MDC-T leader Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has said President Mugabe’s insatiable appetite for nutritious food could be the secret to his long life. BY OUR STAFF REPORTER
At 88, Mugabe is the oldest serving statesman.
“Mugabe likes food, mudhara anofula iyeye (he eats a lot), with his favourite being cheese cakes which we share every time we go for tea. I think that could be his secret to long life,” said Tsvangirai while addressing supporters in Torwood, Redcliff, last Friday.
Mugabe, who has been in power for the past 32 years, has since been endorsed as the Zanu PF presidential candidate for the 2013 elections which could extend his stay in office for another five years.
The Zanu PF leader – who recently described himself as “fit as a fiddle”, sarcastically equating his body to that of a 40-year-old – struggled to negotiate his way up the staircase when he officiated at a graduation ceremony at the Midlands State University on Saturday.
Vice-Chancellor Ngwabi Bhebhe had to step in and provide a supporting shoulder to the ageing Zanu PF leader as he entered the university’s Great Hall.
In his address, Tsvangirai implored his warring party officials to shun factionalism and rally behind their elected cadres in an effort to unseat Zanu PF.
“Nobody ever thought we could be sharing a cup of tea with Mugabe after the violence which his people unleashed on members of this party and me, but we share because my vision is to see Zimbabwe move forward,” he said.
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The MDC–T leader, however, said even though the food has kept Mugabe going, the Zanu PF leader had outlived his time and even voices in his own party wanted him to go and rest.
“In Zanu PF, they are all convinced that their party is finished with Mugabe at the helm. They all know it because some of them come to me to confide on these challenges, it is now the end game and, therefore, we should move and claim our victory,” Tsvangirai said.
