Old as he is, Zimbabwe ‘s current President, Comrade Robert Gabriel Mugabe, no longer has the energy to run the country. This he knows very well, and in the last few months, he has publicly acknowledged his old age.

Led by President Jacob Zuma, regional leaders forced Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to postpone presidential and parliamentary elections by 14 to 30 days, at a dramatic summit in Maputo on Saturday.

Zimbabwe is again heading for disputed polls as evidence on the ground already shows possible manipulation of the electoral process, a new report has warned.

A messy political stand-off between President Robert Mugabe and other government principals has erupted after his proclamation of poll dates yesterday to meet the recent contentious Constitutional Court (Concourt) ruling ordering general elections by July 31, setting the stage for a bruising contest ahead.

For most of this year no one knew if or when the most important election in Zimbabwe’s history would actually take place. There’s been an on-again, off-again cat-and-mouse game led by President Robert Mugabe.

Today, early in the morning, I received a letter from President Mugabe dated 13 June 2013, in which he advised that in purported compliance with the Constitutional Court judgment, he was proclaiming the 28th of June 2013 as the sitting of the nomination court and the 31st July as the Election Day.

Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Thursday rejected a plan by President Robert Mugabe to hold an election on July 31, accusing his rival of breaking the constitution and fomenting a political crisis in the southern African nation.

Put simply Mugabe is a weaker candidate and many important factors influence that reality including that Mugabe’s own age and ancient politics can no longer appeal to an increasingly younger ambitious,expectant and globally connected population.

If there is one thing that’s becoming increasingly clear each passing day-it is that Zanu (PF)’s days are numbered. Their time is up. The panic level is unbelievable and yes, the once invincible organization is slowly but surely easing out of power.