Johannesburg — IT IS hardly a few months since the world press descended in large droves on southern Africa, like vultures, sensing the imminent collapse of the Zimbabwean government.
President Robert Mugabe, or Uncle Bob, as some ridiculed him, was on his way out to a long-heralded retirement following a colourful history as Zimbabwe's leader. His political obituary was a fait accompli it was just waiting to be published.
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