the way how i left zanu pf did not go down well with the rest of the country, because i never repliednever did anything. but they know me, even during the robert mugabe government, that as much as i was loyal to my party, which i fought for, i was also loyal to zimbabweans because when i ran ministries they know the relationship that i was building with them. you have a record, that's true, for more than a decade you were vice president of the country, which during that time fell into the most terrible economic crisis to the point where today a quarter of your entire population is dependent on humanitarian aid. more than half of all zimbabwe's workers are actually working outside the country. your economy and your politics are in the most terrible mess. and that is your legacy, as well as robert mugabe's. true, because i was in government, yes i have to be associated with that failure. but they know whilst i was in government running social ministries i was never in the office, i was always with the people trying to introduce programmes and businesses. i was one of the business associ

should he really be the zanu—pf for candidate for the elections next year?utely, 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's onlyjust recently back from another trip to singapore. absolutely and immediately he proceeded to ghana. just paying testimony to how physically fit he is. what about the stories of him falling asleep in meetings, does he do that? i've not seen him sleep in meetings. he presides over cabinet every tuesday and he is completely awake to the task. you'll know that botswana's president, a ian khama