Former Minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode has stated that only the leader of the EFF, Julius Malema, can save South Africa. Africa News24 (an24) reports that recent xenophobic attacks against foreigners in South Africa have lead to the evacuation of individuals from the country. Nigeria had last week Wednesday evacuated over 84 Nigerians from the […]
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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe To Be Buried In His Village Early Next Week
Robert Mugabe, the former President of Zimbabwe and the longest serving African president will be buried early next week in his village and not at a national monument for liberation heroes. The development was revealed by the family of the former president of Zimbabwe, as there had been disagreement between the family of the deceased […]
Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe Dies At 95
The former Zimbabwe prime minister Robert Mugabe has died aged 95, according to multiple sources in the country. Recall President Emmerson Mnangagwa told a Cabinet meeting two weeks ago that doctors had discontinued his treatment. On Friday Mnangagwa confirmed Robert Mugabe’s death via his tweeter account. Mugabe died in Singapore, where he had been receiving […]
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe Hospitalized In Singapore Since April
Former Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe has been hospitalized in Singapore for four months, said his successor, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Mr. Mnangagwa said the 95-year-old “founding father of our nation” was receiving treatment for an illness and was reacting well. In a statement issued on Monday, he added: “Unlike the past when the former president needed […]
South African Court Orders Mugabe’s Arrest
Grace Mugabe, the wife of former Zimbabwe President, Robert Mugabe, has been declared wanted by authorities in neighbouring South Africa.
Zimbabwe’s exiled former vice president to return home
Zimbabwe ’s former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa will on Wednesday return home more than two weeks after fleeing the country following his ouster by ex- president Robert Mugabe , his aide said . “Comrade Mnangagwa is coming back today , ” one of his personal assistants , Larry Mavhima , told AFP , adding that […]
Zimbabweans celebrate end of Mugabe’s era
Jubilant scenes are unfolding on the streets of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare, as protests demanding the resignation of President Robert Mugabe have turned to a celebration of the army’s role in ending the nonagenarian’s grip on power. BBC say protesters are hugging soldiers in the crowd and cheering for them. One man told the BBC the […]
Mugabe resisting army pressure to quit
President Robert Mugabe is insisting he remains Zimbabwe’s only legitimate ruler, an intelligence source said on Thursday. The source said Mugabe 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, […]
Zimbabwe Coup: Mugabe Speaks From Confinement
Robert Mugabe, the currently embattled President of Zimbabwe has spoken from where he was confined. As the news of military take-off filled media early this morning, the South African President, Jacob Zuma pulled a call through to the over 90-year-old African leader. Speaking with Zuma, Mugabe said he “was confined to his home but said […]
Mugabe Is Placed Under House Arrest-Jacob Zuma
President Robert Mugabe is under house arrest in Zimbabwe, South Africa said Wednesday, adding it was sending envoys on behalf of the region’s bloc after the army apparently took over. “President Zuma spoke to President Robert Mugabe earlier today who indicated that he was confined to his home but said that he was fine,” the […]
Zimbabwe Military Arrests Robert Mugabe In Controversial Coup
The military in Zimbabwe said early this morning (Wednesday, November 15, 2017) that it had taken custody of President Robert Mugabe, the world’s oldest head of state and one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders, in what increasingly appeared to be a military takeover in the southern African nation. After apparently seizing the state broadcaster, ZBC, two […]