my guest today is zimbabwe's tourism minister, walter mzembi.e's worked alongside president mugabe for the last decade. a man, who aged 93, plans to stand in elections next year. isn't it time for the oldest head of state in the world to go? 35 55 e' 5,5 5:5 i 5 , 35 if; 5 i 5 755 i 5 e fig 5 5 sarah, thank you. president mugabe is the oldest head of state in the world, he's 93. should he really be the zanu—pf for candidate for the elections next year? absolutely, as long as the people ask him to carry on, as is the case now, and they've elrfiifis ififilfiffifififfiflaéf’ ' " " national conference that they want him to stay on and it's not really about the statistics, but what he's offering. do you want him to stay on? i want him to stay on. because his faculties are still completely in place. ijust parted ways from him just recently from ghana. i was able to watch him in action. you wouldn't imagine he is 92, 93, it is just a statistics really because he is completely sound. he is of sound mental state and completely in charge of his faculties. because he

now, sarah montague speaks to zimbabwe's tourism minister walter mzembi on hardtalk.