Members of the Zimbabwean Defense Forces (ZDF) will be returning to their barracks following the swearing-in of President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday, the army chief General Constantino Chiwenga has told the BBC. The man who has been hailed by most Zimbabweans as a hero told a BBC Africa editor that[…]
Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sworn in as only the second president of Zimbabwe since the country gained independence in 1980, taking the oath of office in front of 70,000 people in Harare’s main sports stadium. Mnangagwa raised a loud cheer when he pledged that “free and fair elections” would be[…]
Emmerson Mnangagwa will cap a stunning political comeback on Friday when he is sworn in as Zimbabwe’s president, bringing the final curtain down on the 37-year rule of Robert Mugabe. Even though most Zimbabweans are jubilant at the exit of 93-year-old Mugabe, who had led Zimbabwe from independence in 1980,[…]
“Following my verbal communication with the speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda at 13h53, 21 November 2017, intimating my intention to resign as the president of Zimbabwe I, Robert Gabriel Mugabe, in terms of 96 (1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, hereby, formally tender my resignation as the President[…]
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 Robert Mugabe’s removal as president after nearly four decades in power. Mnangagwa returned to the country earlier in the day, having fled for his safety when[…]
Hundreds of Zimbabweans who fled their homeland for South Africa during the despotic rule of Robert Mugabe took to the streets of Johannesburg to celebrate the resignation of the hated president. Blowing vuvuzelas, waving Zimbabwean flags and stamping their feet, Zimbabweans danced their way through Hillbrow, a cosmopolitan Johannesburg neighbourhood[…]
BREAKING NEWS: Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has submitted his resignation after nearly four decades as the country’s leader. Mugabe defied demands to step down for almost a week after a military takeover and expulsion from his own ruling ZANU-PF party but stepped down on Tuesday, hours after parliament started an[…]
Former Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda, aged 93 like President Robert Mugabe, has arrived in Harare to try to convince his old liberation colleague to step down. It’s believed Kaunda has been flown into the capital to convince the embattled leader to relinquish power. Mugabe missed the deadline to render his[…]
As a noon deadline for President Robert Mugabe to resign nears, as imposed by Zimbabwe’s ruling party, people remain in a state of shock after ther 93-year-old leader refused to bow to pressure and quit. Public expectation was high that Mugabe, under incredible pressure to quit, would tender his resignation[…]
As Zimbabwe’s political climate remains uncertain, Amnesty International has asked the Zimbabwean military to ensure the safety and security of all people in Zimbabwe, regardless of their political allegiance and to refrain from any actions that disregards respect for human rights. This following the house arrest of President Mugabe by[…]
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