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Zimbabwe’s former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa will be sworn in as president on Wednesday or Thursday, ZANU-PF legal secretary Patrick Chinamasa told Reuters, after the resignation of Robert Mugabe.
President Robert Mugabe resigned on Tuesday in a letter submitted to parliament, Speaker Jacob Mudenda said. Wild jubilation broke out among MPs when Mudenda told the House.
Jonathan Moyo has praised President Robert Mugabe saying there will never be anyone like him and that he was proud to have stood by him during the trying times of his presidency.
When he came to power, Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe was feted as an African liberation hero in a nation that had endured nearly a century of white colonial rule.
Nearly four decades after the country’s independence from Britain in 1980, he was regarded by many as an autocrat, willing to unleash death squads, rig elections and trash the economy in the relentless pursuit of power.
Zimbabwe’s parliament began an impeachment process against President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday that looks set to bring his domination of a country he has ruled since independence nearly four decades ago to an ignominious end.
The current military siege in the country which is meant to push President Robert Mugabe into resigning will most likely benefit the ruling Zanu PF while on the other hand this might signal the death of opposition politics in Zimbabwe, social and political analysts contend.
The arts sector looks set to get a second minister in less than two months following the expulsion of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture minister Makhosini Hlongwane by the ruling Zanu PF on Sunday.
Popular comedian Timothy “Timmy” Tapfumaneyi says he is grateful to God for the journey he has travelled from a mere gardener to a sales manager at a leading financial services group.
Outgoing Highlanders coach Erol Akbay says he has packed his bags and will be leaving the country after he takes charge of his last Bosso match against CAPS United this weekend.
After a rollercoaster ride in 2017, Castle Lager Premiership defending champions CAPS United will surrender their title to either FC Platinum or Dynamos this weekend.