Tsvangirai’s health continues to deteriorate

Former Zimbabwean Prime Minister and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is reported to be critically ill.

He is getting medical care at a hospital in Johannesburg.

According to sources within the Movement for Democratic Change, Tsvangirai’s health has deteriorated. He is suffering from colon cancer.

The 65 year-old has been in and out of hospital and returned to South Africa in early January for medical care.

Tsvangirai’s illness has divided the MDC, a number of party officials are racing to succeed the former trade union activist.

Raising concerns about the party’s political future and its chances of unseating the ruling Zanu-PF party in presidential elections expected within six months.

In 2017 , Tsvangirai hailed the resignation of Robert Mugabe, expressing hope that Zimbabwe was on a new trajectory that would include free and fair elections.

He said Mugabe, who was forced to quit after ruling the country for 37 years, should be allowed to go and rest for his last days.

Tsvangirai also expressed hope for a new Zimbabwe after meeting President Emmerson Mnangagwa who succeeded Mugabe after a military coup.

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