According to Father Emmanuel Ribeiro, who was Mugabe's priest during his imprisonment, Mugabe got through the experience "partly through the strength of his spirituality" but also because his "real strength was study and helping others to learn
Malinga ndi Bambo Emmanuel Ribeiro, yemwe anali wansembe wa Mugabe panthawi yomwe anali m'ndende, Mugabe adakumana ndi zomwe adakumana nazo 'pamodzi mwa mphamvu zake zauzimu' komanso chifukwa 'mphamvu zake zenizeni zinali kuphunzira ndi kuthandiza ena kuphunzira