Robert Mugabe Plots Second Coming
The leader of Zimbabwe’s newest political party has met up with Robert Mugabe, leading to speculation about whether the former president is really done with politics. Retired Brigadier Ambrose...
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Letter From Africa: Mugabe ‘unloved’ On His Birthday
In our series of letters from Africa, Zimbabwean journalist-turned-barrister Brian Hungwe considers the fate of ousted President Robert Mugabe as he celebrates his 94th birthday. A famous quote by...
Zimbabwe’s Morgan Tsvangirai Buried Amid Rivalry In MDC
More than 5,000 people have attended the burial of Zimbabwe’s opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai in his home village after he died of colon cancer. The burial was marred by divisions in the party...
Zimbabwe’s Morgan Tsvangirai ‘critically Ill’
Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is critically ill in a South African hospital, reports say. Local media quoted family sources as saying the 65-year-old former prime minister –...
Zimbabwe’s Tsvangirai ‘critically Ill’
Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is critically ill in a South African hospital, reports say. Local media quoted family sources as saying the 65-year-old former prime minister –...
Zimbabwe Honors Ousted Leader
Mugabe National Holiday – Zimbabwe has officially declared 21 February to be Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day, thereby making the former president’s birthday a public holiday. This comes...
Fast Facts That Hasn’t Crossed Many Minds
Mugabe’s fall – 93-year-old Robert Mugabe finally resigned as President of Zimbabwe in view of pressures from his own Zanu-PF party on Tuesday, November 21. Sounds of jubilation have engulfed the...
Robert Mugabe Resigns as Zimbabwe’s President after 37 Years
Robert Mugabe resigned as Zimbabwe's President on Tuesday after 37 years of autocratic rule, finally succumbing to the pressure of a military takeover and the humiliation of impeachment. The...
Five Buzz Facts You Must Know
Zimbabwe takeover – It has been a political circus in Zimbabwe as the country’s military embarked on a takeover, seized control of the country and detaining President Robert Mugabe who has ruled...
Coup in Zimbabwe, Army Seizes Power and Holds Mugabe
Zimbabwe’s army seized control of the country on Wednesday, saying it was removing “criminals” around Robert Mugabe and holding the president for his own safety. An army spokesman said on state...
Country’s VP Sacked For Allegedly Betraying President Mugabe
Zimbabwe – The reported death threats and unbearable condemnations seem to have gotten the best of sacked Zimbabwean VP Emmerson Mnangagwa who has flown away from the country. President Robert...
Country’s VP Sacked For Allegedly Betraying President Mugabe
Zimbabwe -The reported death threats and unbearable condemnations seem to have gotten the best of sacked Zimbabwean VP Emmerson Mnangagwa who has flown away from the country. President Robert Mugabe,...
Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe Urged By First Lady To Name Heir
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe, 93, has been urged by his wife to name his successor in order to end divisions over who the next leader will be. The president should not be “afraid” to...
Mugabe’s Wife Urges Him To Name Heir
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe, 93, has been urged by his wife to name his successor in order to end divisions over who the next leader will be. The president should not be “afraid” to...
Mugabe’s Wife Calls For Him To Name Successor
President Robert Mugabe's wife Thursday urged her 93-year-old husband to name his chosen successor, fuelling renewed speculation about the race to take over from the world's oldest national leader....
Zimbabwe’s New Law On Judges Angers Mugabe Critics
A bill allowing President Robert Mugabe to appoint senior judges sparked outrage Wednesday from Zimbabwean opposition and activists who said it marked a new power-grab by the authoritarian...
Robert Mugabe Announces Retirement
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, has finally announced his retirement. The Zimbabwean president has always maintained that he would die in office. Speaking to a group of war veterans at the...
Zimbabwe’s Army Chief Says Military Has No Role In Mugabe Successor
Zimbabwe's military has no say on who should take over from President Robert Mugabe, the country's army commander said, as tension mounts within the ruling party over who will succeed Africa's oldest...
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe Returns Home Amid Health
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe arrived at the capital's main airport from abroad on Saturday, according to a Reuters witness, following intense rumours that he was gravely ill and had sought...