Harare (Zimbabwe): Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said that his government would fulfill all its promises made to the late former prime minister and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai. Addressing mourners at Tsvangirai's home in Harare Mnangagwa said he would see to it that pledges he made to the late premier are fulfilled.
"I visited Tsvangirai last month and made some promises to him. I will not renege on those promises. My government will also settle his hospital bill as promised," Mnangagwa said. “After the funeral, I will let the family know about the promises I made”, he added. Tsvangirai passed away last week. He had been suffering from colon cancer for at least two years, and his condition deteriorated rapidly in the last few days. Tsvangirai, aged 65, died in a clinic in Johannesburg. The course of Tsvangirai's life was determined by his long political battle against Robert Mugabe, the former guerrilla leader who had run Zimbabwe since independence from Britain in 1980 until November 2017.
