Zimbabwe’s former leader Robert Mugabe has been in hospital in Singapore for four months, his successor President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Mnangagwa said the 95-year-old “founding father of our nation” had been receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment and was responding well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement released on Monday, he added:Quote Message: “Unlike in the past when the former president would require just about a month for this, his physicians this time around determined that he be kept under observation for much longer from April this year when he left for his latest routine check-up.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Unlike in the past when the former president would require just about a month for this, his physicians this time around determined that he be kept under observation for much longer from April this year when he left for his latest routine check-up.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Mnangagwa had announced in November that Mr Mugabe was unable to walk because of ill-health and old age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When the government announced in April that he had gone to Singapore for medical treatment, it said that he was expected back home in mid-May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Mnangagwa said he had sent a team to Singapore last week to check on the former ruler, and that “because of the good progress he is making Mugabe could be released fairly soon”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zimbabwe’s public health services have practically collapsed and those who can afford it seek treatment in South Africa or further abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Mugabe during his time in power sought almost all his medical care in Singapore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Mnangagwa, who took over in November 2017 with the backing of the military – ending Mr Mugabe’s 37-year rule, went on to be elected in disputed elections in July last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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