THE First Lady Grace Mugabe was last week flown to Dubai for treatment of an ailment suspected to be colon cancer. In January, she underwent surgery in Singapore, a place President Mugabe is also a regular health tourist. Critics have condemned the first family for failing to use local hospitals after allegedly running down the country's own health system.
NewZimbabwe.com's chief reporter Nkosana Dlamini rang up Presidential spokesperson George Charamba to seek his comment. Below is a transcript of the interview.
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