HARARE – The curtain finally came down on President Robert Mugabe’s 37-year rule, as he resigned with immediate effect yesterday, triggering massive celebrations across the country. Mugabe had been under siege since the country’s military intervened last week to restore order and rescue the economy currently on the precipice due to his misrule. In his…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s President-designate Emmerson Mnangagwa returned to the country from exile today before going on to address a crowd at the Zanu PF HQ where he promised to be a “servant of the people”. Mnangagwa, 75, will be sworn in as Zimbabwe’s second president on Friday taking over from the ousted long-serving Robert Mugabe,…
HARARE – February 21, 1924 – Robert Mugabe is born 1960 – Mugabe joins the National Democratic Party and after it was banned in September, he formed the group; Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (Zapu), which was led by Joshua Nkomo. 1963 – He left Zapu and formed the Zimbabwe African National Union (Zanu), established on…
HARARE – Following Robert Mugabe’s exit yesterday, “The People’s General”, Constantino Chiwenga, pictured, last night called upon Zimbabweans “across the political divide to exercise maximum restraint and observe law and order”. Chiwenga, who was flanked by other service chiefs at the Josiah Magama Tongogara Barracks, said Zimbabweans must now demonstrate their “character and tradition as…
HARARE – MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai believes the removal of Robert Mugabe as president must be followed by free and fair elections. He told thousands of people who had gathered at the Africa Unity Square in support of Mugabe’s impeachment motion that comprehensive electoral reforms must precede his removal to enable Zimbabweans to freely excise…
HARARE – The world’s oldest leader — Robert Gabriel Mugabe — threw in the towel late yesterday afternoon, putting an end to a chequered political history by any standards, one that started when he became Prime Minister of independent Zimbabwe following the Lancaster House Agreement of 1979 which led to the emergence of a free…
HARARE – Emmerson Mnangagwa is due to be sworn-in this week as President of the Republic of Zimbabwe. The 75-year-old takes over from Robert Mugabe, becoming the second president of independent Zimbabwe since the fall of colonial rule from Britain in 1980. Mugabe’s surprise decision to tender his resignation letter to Parliament yesterday, cleared the…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe is definitely on his way out but the wily former Zanu PF strongman wants to negotiate a dignified exit to secure his legacy and the future of his relatively young family, the Daily News can report. Mugabe currently has his back against the wall, having lost power to the military,…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander General Constantino Chiwenga last night said former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa will return to the country shortly for talks with President Robert Mugabe to resolve the current impasse. Mugabe and Mnangagwa have been in contact, according to Chiwenga, who said the nation would soon be appraised on the talks…
HARARE – Members of Parliament will today seal President Robert Mugabe’s fate by pushing through a motion to impeach him following the expiry of an ultimatum he was given by his ruling Zanu PF party on Sunday to relinquish power. The lawmakers meet as Zambian President Edgar Lungu has sent former president Kenneth Kaunda to…
