Emmerson Mnangagwa still in hospital in SA
One of Zimbabwe’s vice-presidents, Mnangagwa fell ill on Saturday at a political rally in the town of Gwanda, in Zimbabwe
Harare — One of Zimbabwe’s two deputy leaders is receiving treatment in SA after falling ill at a political rally over the weekend, President Robert Mugabe said. “The vice-president is still in a hospital in Johannesburg,” Mugabe said on Monday at a Heroes’ Day function televised by the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation. It was the first official government statement on the health of Emmerson Mnangagwa. Mnangagwa’s condition was stable, Zimbabwe’s health minister, David Parirenyatwa, told reporters in the capital, Harare, on Monday. “He is much better.” He was admitted to hospital with dehydration after severe vomiting, he said. The deputy leader became sick at a rally in the western town of Gwanda on Saturday and was initially treated in Zimbabwe, Mugabe said. Mnangagwa and Pelekezela Mphoko are Mugabe’s vice-presidents in the ruling party and government but the former is seen as the likely successor, following elevation to the post in 2014. The issue of who will succeed Mugabe has...
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