Zvobgo recovers, back in Parliament in weeks

Zvobgo recovers, back in Parliament in weeks

Edison Zvobgo, MP and Zanu PF politburo member

EDDISON ZVOBGO

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07/02/04
FIREBRAND Masvingo South MP and ex-Zanu PF legal supremo, Edison Zvobgo, who was admitted to a South African hospital late last year is out of hospital and now recovering at his house.

Last month we reported how Zvobgo was making steady progress after undergoing an operation to rectify an undisclosed ailment.

His son Edison Zvobgo Jnr said his father was back in the country and is expected to resume normal duties in a fortnight.

"He is back in the country after undergoing an operation and is recuperating. He is going to be okay," he said.

Zvobgo's political career is a source of fascination among Zimbabweans who are also enthralled by his sharp legal brain and intelligent contributions in Parliament.

The Harvard-trained lawyer, a member of the ruling Zanu PF's decision making body - the Politburo - missed the party's annual conference early December last year due his hospitalisation.

His daughter, Tsungi, said although her father was now able to speak, watch television and peruse through literature, it would take more time before he fully recovers.

"He’s doing a little better now," Tsungi said. "He’s improving. Now he can converse, watch television and read books and newspapers," she said.

Zvobgo’s wife, Julia, suffered a stroke while in South Africa comforting her husband. She is now back in Harare where she is undergoing physiotherapy.

"Unfortunately, my mother suffered a stroke and she is on a wheelchair," Tsungi said. "She is attending physiotherapy lessons, but definitely recovering."

Zvobgo was flown to South Africa a few days before he was to be hauled before the ruling Zanu PF's disciplinary committee on charges that he refused to campaign for President Mugabe during the March 2002 presidential polls.

Zvobgo has dismissed the allegations as "trumped up" charges, describing them as "demeaning and a pack of lies" by those bent on having him kicked out of the party. He said those accusing him were mere "strangers" to a party he helped set up and "visitors" who have nothing to lose if Zanu PF was divided.
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