HARARE, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has fully recovered from a recent illness which saw him being airlifted to neighboring South Africa for treatment, an official said Friday.
His spokesperson Luke Tamborinyoka said Tsvangirai had completed his medical procedure and was in a stable condition.
"President (of the opposition party Movement for Democratic Change) Morgan Tsvangirai, who is in a very stable condition, has completed his medical procedure in South Africa but is now taking several days of rest from the hectic schedule of work that awaits him in Harare," Tamborinyoka said in a statement.
He said Tsvangirai will not be at work for some days to come as he fully recharges his batteries ahead of the mammoth responsibility of providing leadership in galvanizing the nation for the watershed polls set for next year.
In the meantime, the three Vice Presidents of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party will continue to execute their assigned tasks to ensure consistent and uninterrupted leadership to the various party programs currently taking place, said Tamborinyoka.
Tsvangirai, who was diagnosed of colon cancer in 2016, was airlifted to South Africa on Sept. 15 after suddenly falling ill while at a workshop in Kadoma, Zimbabwe.
His party did not disclose what he was being treated for in South Africa but the opposition leader receives his cancer treatment in the neighboring country.
The 65-year-old Tsvangirai is due to challenge President Robert Mugabe in next year's polls.
