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Bona’s Baby: Mugabe’s Best Gift

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe’s grandchild – Bona’s baby, is apparently the best gift which has ever came to one of Africa's oldest leaders.

He (Mugabe) broke the news of his joy about his grandchild in Gutu where he had gone to extend his condolences for the death of his uncle Chief Gutu.

In many African cultures, announcements like a death or birth in the family are accorded ample importance. As such, the elders should be informed formally. (They hardly bat an eyelid if the news reaches their ears via other means).

It was thus telling that President Mugabe travelled to Gutu where he told the nation of the new arrival in the presence of his uncles - the family elders.

President Mugabe’s sister, Dr Regina Gata, was ecstatic when The Sunday Mail caught up with her.

"The Mugabe family is celebrating as we speak. We have been blessed and are very thankful. My brother has always loved children, and the birth of his grandson has definitely given him a lot of happiness.

"He has always had a special type of love for his sisters’ children whom he put through school and wrote letters to even when he was in detention.

"He would always ask about their well-being and how they were doing in school. Now he has a muzukuru by his own child. This is very special to him. He always prayed that he would live to see this day."

Robert Zhuwao, one of President Mugabe’s nephews, chipped in: “To us, the birth of sekuru’s grandson confirms his legacy. It is a blessing as he has lived to see his family grow further.

"Our family has been enriched by this birth. Apart from us, his sisters’ children, he now has a grandson whose arrival we are all celebrating."

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