By Dorrothy Moyo| The latest pictures of the President Emmerson Mnangagwa sitting aside the visiting British minister, Harriette Baldwin have sent Zimbabweans into whispering on the possible reasons why the President sits in this tilted pale face posture every time he meets western government representatives. The development has since been dubbed, Mnangagwa struggling not to sit like a crocodile. Mnangagwa recently told the Financial Times publication, I am not a crocodile.

There are videos of the President taken in the last 3 years of him calling for violence on those who he says, “have trampled on their national heritage given them by God.”

Wrote one news observer, Tanya Sawadye, “Obviously ED is probably used to sitting like this and doesn’t mean for it to look that way. Or he poses for the camera. But a picture is worth a thousand words. Body language is part of communication. It reveals unconscious truths-emotion,attitude etc It can be more honest than speech because it’s naturally involuntary but can be manipulated with practice. 1- leaning. He probably needs a better armchair.

“That one is making him look bend not sitting up straight. Which can show lack of confidence. Or submissiveness. 2- his leaning plus legs closed plus in a corner also review shrinking. Taking up little space. They probably need to position the camera so he doesn’t have to lean in but sit in the middle of the seat. 3-His hands are always closed TIGHT. It reveals lack of trust, being closed off. In our culture it’s manipulated to look like humbleness.

“Either way he shouldn’t look too humble or too closed off- all the time. He can loosen the grip. Appear more comfortable. Maybe place them on his legs. Or some other comfortable way that appears less tense. Cross the legs or open them a little to take up more space.”

Others quipped in variously saying: