Harare – Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s secret to a long life is simple: no cigarettes or alcohol and lots of exercise, his sister said in an interview published on Sunday.
Mugabe turns 91 next month and is one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders.
“He has always known that things like alcohol and smoking are debilitating and degrade the body,” Regina Gata, Mugabe’s only surviving sister said in an interview with the Sunday Mail.
“Even up to now, he exercises a lot,” Gata told the state-controlled publication in an interview from her home in Mabelreign, a modest suburb in the capital Harare.
“I always hear from Amai [Mother] Grace Mugabe that he exercises a lot everyday and he remains disciplined in this respect,” Gata, 68, said.
Gata is Mugabe’s half-sister from his father’s second wife.
Mugabe’s asceticism is well-known. He has previously revealed that he takes a long walk every morning at 5 am, eats very little meat and lots of vegetables. His wife takes pride in growing her own for the family.
He regularly travels to Singapore for what the authorities insist are “eye check-ups”, and, despite a very occasional stumble, appears to be in remarkably good health.
Gata said Mugabe had used his savings to pay for her nursing course in the UK in the 1970s, when he was still in prison.
– SAPA
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Anogoti I always here from “amai” seyi iro HURE ra Matibili riri muroora wake? Muroora akazombonzi amai rinhi? Now Bona’s husband is using the surname Mugabe? Mabwidi hunhu hwavo ma one chaiwo!
Anogoti I always here from “amai” seyi iro HURE ra Matibili riri muroora wake? Muroora akazombonzi amai rinhi? Now Bona’s husband is using the surname Mugabe? Mabwidi hunhu hwavo ma one chaiwo!
guys pama headlines manyanya …..we love reading zimeye but i think you are a bit on the eccentric side….hey aah aah
guys pama headlines manyanya …..we love reading zimeye but i think you are a bit on the eccentric side….hey aah aah
that’s complete nonsense. ngaabve pachigaro tione kuti anorarama nguva yakereba here. he is using millions of state funds to prop up his health.
that’s complete nonsense. ngaabve pachigaro tione kuti anorarama nguva yakereba here. he is using millions of state funds to prop up his health.
His longevity was most probably due to GENETICS i.e. he had good genes; otherwise smoking and drinking is often a deadly combination on health
His longevity was most probably due to GENETICS i.e. he had good genes; otherwise smoking and drinking is often a deadly combination on health
I have a great grandfather of mine who died at 98 but was a drinker and smoker at the same time.
I have a great grandfather of mine who died at 98 but was a drinker and smoker at the same time.
Its not about exercise inyasha dzamwari chete! They are many who eat well,never smoked or drank,exercise more than Mugabe does but they have failed to reach even 40 or 50.
Its not about exercise inyasha dzamwari chete! They are many who eat well,never smoked or drank,exercise more than Mugabe does but they have failed to reach even 40 or 50.
I worked with some time ago. I know this. You use a lift and he does not. He gets to floor 11 running. That I know. Don’t ask Regina that, ask anybody mheni!! that is obvious.
I worked with some time ago. I know this. You use a lift and he does not. He gets to floor 11 running. That I know. Don’t ask Regina that, ask anybody mheni!! that is obvious.
Thought the ailments list was there to read, izvo reporter is what we can call an attention seeker.
Thought the ailments list was there to read, izvo reporter is what we can call an attention seeker.