How Mugabe milked Macheso moment
Sungura superstar Alick Macheso broke into tears after shaking hands with President Robert Mugabe at the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) Day celebrations at the National Sports Stadium in Harare, on Tuesday.
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Sungura superstar Alick Macheso broke into tears after shaking hands with President Robert Mugabe at the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) Day celebrations at the National Sports Stadium in Harare, on Tuesday.
After weeks of dithering, Zanu PF finally made its position clear that it wants to rewrite the draft constitution produced by Copac last month. Copac is made up of the three parties in the inclusive government who spent over three years negotiating the draft constitution.
Mugabe is ready to hand over power if he loses the forthcoming elections, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has said. Mugabe will voluntarily give up his powers and will not seek to subvert the will of the people, the PM told his New Zealand counterpart John Key.
HARARE – South African President Jacob Zuma is due in Zimbabwe next week for showdown talks to try and ease escalating tensions over slow-paced reforms. The African National Congress (ANC) is also expected to touch on the military’s interference in politics.
HARARE- President Robert Mugabe will not sign the draft constitution into the new supreme law of the country as long as it disqualifies him from contesting the next elections, a senior Zanu PF official has declared.
Zimbabwe is fast approaching a dangerous tipping point. Last month, its ailing octogenarian president, Robert Mugabe, angrily defied his critics, calling for early elections in 2012.
HARARE – This morning The Zimbabwe Mail has just heard from high-level sources in the Zimbabwe security services that President Mugabe is under pressure from Zanu PF hardliners to arrest Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, outlaw the MDC and also expel the United States ambassador.