Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has prostate cancer which has spread to other organs, according to a leaked US diplomatic cable.
The cable, published by whistle-blower site Wikileaks, cites central bank governor Gideon Gono as saying Mr Mugabe’s doctors had urged him to quit.
The cable, written in 2008 by the US embassy in Harare, also says 87-year-old Mr Mugabe could die by 2013.
Mr Gono, a staunch ally of Mr Mugabe, dismissed the cable as “fiction”.
The cable cites Mr Gono as saying the cancer had “metastasized and, according to doctors, will cause his death in three to five years.”
— The BBC. Image: The New York Times.
1:08 pm |
September 5 2011
A South African morning comedy show:
About two thirds of the way through, you’ll hear the (fictional) Zimbabwe Embassy phone service offer an option for voters who aren’t sure if they want to vote for Mugabe or for “that colonial lapdog traitor Makoni or for the British organ-grinder monkey Tsvangarai”:
If you are not sure who you want to vote for, in other words, if you are undecided rural voter, wait for the tone and leave your physical address where one of our representative can help you make up your mind very quickly.
Unfortunately, it’s funny because it’s close to the truth. As the folks at Sokwanele have documented, there’s been widespread voter intimidation designed to “persuade” rural voters that it would be in their best interests to support ZANU-PF.
3:16 pm |
June 1 2010
