Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has said an accusation that food aid has been withheld from opposition supporters in areas facing starvation because of drought is “false” and “stupid”. 

Earlier this week, the country's human rights commission said opponents of Mr Mugabe's Zanu-PF party had been told they would never get any food aid.

The 92-year-old leader said that Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) chairman Elasto Mugwadi should be ashamed for making such allegations.

“It’s a lie because how can others be starving and others free from hunger if it’s affecting many people,” he said at Zanu-PF’s headquarters earlier.

Mr Mugabe declared a state of disaster in February, with the government estimating that four million people would need food aid by January 2017.

Source: BBC