Robert Mugabe Declines Death Rumour

Zimbabwe’s President, Robert Mugabe has appeared in public for the first time in several weeks to mourn the death of his sister, ending speculation that he may be bed-ridden, in declining health or even dead.
The health of Mugabe, who is 89 and has ruled since the former
Rhodesia’s independence from Britain in 1980, is the hottest news topic for Zimbabwe’s 13 million people and its ruling Zanu-PF party.
Zanu-PF is struggling to keep a lid on a battle over succession and there are fears that it could implode in a bloody factional fight that might even suck in the Army if Mugabe dies without resolving the issue.
Mugabe, who has spent two weeks of his current bout of annual leave in Singapore, appeared at his official state house residence to accept condolences for his 78-year-old sister Bridget, who died in Harare after three years in a coma.