Tag: mugabe
As Zimbabwe prepares to vote, what happened to Mugabe?
HARARE: Robert Mugabe has not appeared in public since his once-impregnable regime came crashing down last November as Zimbabweans watched in amazement -- and...
Zimbabwe parliament summons Mugabe to May 23 hearing
HARARE: A Zimbabwe parliament committee has summoned former president Robert Mugabe to give evidence on Wednesday about diamond corruption alleged to have cost billions...
Zimbabwe celebrates first Independence Day without Mugabe
HARARE: Zimbabwe on Wednesday marked its first Independence Day without Robert Mugabe in power, with new leader Emmerson Mnangagwa vowing to hold “credible” elections...
‘Voice of people is voice of God,’ says Zimbabwe’s new leader
HARARE: Zimbabwe’s new leader Emmerson Mnangagwa told a cheering crowd in Harare on Wednesday that the country was entering a new stage of democracy following...
France welcomes Mugabe’s decision to resign
France welcomed Robert Mugabe’s decision to resign as Zimbabwe’s president on Tuesday, its foreign ministry saying it was ready to help the country deal...
Ousted Zimbabwe deputy president asks Mugabe to resign
HARARE: Zimbabwe’s ousted deputy president Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday asked President Robert Mugabe to respect public opinion and step down and said he would only...
Zimbabwe war veterans call for immediate anti-Mugabe protests
HARARE: Zimbabwe´s influential war veterans on Tuesday called for immediate protests against President Robert Mugabe as parliament moved to impeach the veteran leader.
"All the...
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe in contact with ousted VP ‘The Crocodile’
HARARE: Zimbabwe’s top general said on Monday talks were planned between President Robert Mugabe and former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose sacking by the...
Zimbabwe’s defiant Mugabe ignores deadline for resignation, faces impeachment
Longtime President Robert Mugabe ignored a midday deadline set by the ruling party to step down or face impeachment proceedings, while Zimbabweans stunned by...
Zimbabwe President Mugabe vows to stay in power despite pressure to...
HARARE: Embattled Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe gave a rambling televised speech to his country Sunday but did not resign -- despite an ultimatum from...
Timeline of developing political crisis in Zimbabwe
HARARE: Here is a timeline of the developing political crisis in Zimbabwe, where the country's 93-year-old president, Robert Mugabe, insists he is still in...
Zimbabwe’s ruling party set to sack Mugabe: reports
HARARE: The leaders of Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party will today to approve the dismissal of President Robert Mugabe, the only leader the southern African...
Zimbabwe’s ruling party to hold rally to force Mugabe to step...
HARARE: President Robert Mugabe’s own ruling ZANU-PF party wants him to step down and plans to hold a rally in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare on...
Fate of Zimbabwe’s Mugabe unclear as he resists to step down...
HARARE: Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s fate hung in the balance on Friday as he apparently resisted efforts to make him step down following a seizure...
Mugabe under house arrest resists army pressure to quit
HARARE: President Robert Mugabe is insisting he remains Zimbabwe’s only legitimate ruler and is refusing to quit after a military coup, but pressure is...
Mugabe, wife, top allies holed up in ‘Blue House’ compound
JOHANNESBURG: Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, his wife Grace and two key figures from her G40 political faction is under house arrest at Mugabe’s “Blue House”...
Military takes to streets in Zimbabwe, denies coup, says Mugabe ‘safe’
HARARE: Zimbabwean military officers read an address live on state TV in the early hours of Wednesday, saying they were not launching a coup...
