In general, dictators die a disgraceful death. In exile, away from kin and kind. This particularly applies to African dictators who cling to power to their last breath. Often too late, they see their end coming and then nervously and in hurry fly to foreign lands, with hopes of longer miserable life. They fly to foreign countries because, as often is the case, they destroyed their country's infrastructure, including health services. Now, Robert Mugabe who single handedly succeeded in driving Zimbabwe to ruin is reported to be running the same road. Of course, his propaganda machine denies that the president is ill. A spokesman for the Government told the press last Wednesday that the president is on holidays to Dubai! But the Times of South Africa swears to its good name and reports that Mugabe was secretly taken to a hospital in the United Arab Emirates last Sunday. He was taken in hurry after he has fallen very ill, it is said. According to the Times, the 85-year old was not seen in public since Tuesday of last week. The paper has from reliable sources that Mugabe was treated earlier by an Urologist who for many years treated him for prostate-related illness. The Zimbabwean Authorities insist that the President is on a private visit to Dubai and add that he will come back to the capital, just before South Africa President's visit to Zimbabwe on Thursday, the 27th. Of August.
Ahmed H Nur
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