UPDATE: Robert Mugabe Resisting Army Pressure To Quit, Insists He Is Still President

[dropcap]P[/dropcap]resident Robert Mugabe is insisting he remains Zimbabwe’s only legitimate ruler, an intelligence source said on Thursday, and is resisting mediation by a Catholic priest to allow the 93-year-old former guerrilla a graceful exit after a military coup. The priest, Fidelis Mukonori, is acting as a middle-man between Mugabe and the generals, who seized power

Rochas Reacts To Mugabe’s Dethronement

  [dropcap]R[/dropcap]ochas Okorocha is in the news again. The internationally renowned Statue erector has been reported to be so sad since the breaking of the news of President Mugabe’s dethronement. It would be recalled that he erected Jacob Zuma’s statue and named a road after him. Shortly, he also unveiled  the statue of Ellen Jonhson Sirleaf, the

Emmerson Mnangagwa Becomes Zimbabwe President, Replaces Robert Mugabe

  [dropcap]Z[/dropcap]imbabwe President Robert Mugabe has been removed from power and his former vice president installed as interim president Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, who has ruled the country for over 37 years, since independence from the UK, has been removed from power and his former vice president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, who he sacked some days back,

Harare Airport Now Mugabe Airport

  [dropcap]Z[/dropcap]imbabwe has renamed its airport in Harare Robert Gabriel Mugabe Airport, in honour of its 93 year-old leader. The authorities also announced an upgrade at a cost of $153 million in an effort to attract more visitors. The upgrade which will be financed by China will enable the airport  handle 6.5 million passengers a

Mugabe Sacks Vice President Mnangagwa

  [dropcap]P[/dropcap]resident Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe on Monday fired Emmerson Mnangagwa as vice president, Information Minister Simon Moyo said. Mnangagwa, a 75-year-old former intelligence chief, has been heavily-criticised by supporters of Mugabe’s wife, Grace, who has also been touted as a potential successor to her husband. Moyo said Mnangagwa had exhibited traits of disloyalty, disrespect