Zimbabwe: Social Media Frenzy As Frail Mugabe Fails to Plant Tree

19 December 2016

President Robert Mugabe gave his critics an invaluable propaganda gift at the weekend and further cause to demand his exit from power when he was captured in a video footage fumbling with a shovel in an attempt to plant a tree at a Masvingo event.

The 92-year-old leader, dressed on a white overcoat, with wife, Grace and aides watching what was supposed to be an "historical" event of the country's president planting a tree, did the exact opposite.

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