As Zimbabweans poured on to the streets of Harare to celebrate the expected departure of the man who has ruled over them for nearly 40 years, Robert Mugabe sat with a friend, munching corn and reminiscing about old times.
“He was talking about his school days in the 1930s and anthropology and how it impacted on the colonial perception of Africans and their intellect,” said George Charamba, who has been the president’s spokesman and one of his closest advisers for 17 years.
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Mr Charamba, who said he spent five hours with Mr
Mugabe on Saturday and left him just 20 minutes before talking to the Financial Times, said the 93-year-old liberation hero remained on form in spite of the storms raging around him.
