Zimbabwe: Wilf Mbanga - It Doesn't Make Sense to Keep Mugabe's Health a Secret

Zimbabwe's President Mugabe has returned home from what the government says was a routine health check. Journalist Wilf Mbanga explains why this has raised eyebrows.

President Robert Mugabe spent the eve of his 90th birthday in February 2014 undergoing cataract surgery, according to his spokesperson George Charamba. His frequent visits to Singapore have led to growing speculation over the state of his health. Yet speculations over the president's health taboo in Zimbabwe. DW spoke to the founder of the UK-based online paper "The Zimbabwean", Wilf Mbanga.

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