Zimbabwe’s Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has again been
airlifted to a South African hospital for emergency medical treatment
after his health had deteriorated over the weekend.
According to reports, Chiwenga fell ill after attending a brief
politburo meeting and checked in at Avenues Clinic; an elite hospital in
the capital Harare. Chiwenga was later airlifted to a hospital in Cape
Town after his health deteriorated over the weekend.
Back in October 2018, the VP was treated for “exhaustion” and 1980s
injuries from the war of liberation. Chiwenga and his wife, Mary, have
been showing signs of illness, with visibly swollen hands and
discoloured skin patches, something he said was due to poisoning.
Last year, Chiwenga suggested he was paying the price for removing
former President Robert Mugabe, triggering speculation he might have
been poisoned.
