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Zimbabwe: Mugabe Makes First Public Appearance Since Military Takeover
New Zimbabwe, 17 November 2017
President Robert Mugabe was Friday officiating at the Zimbabwe Open University graduation ceremony in Harare despite reportedly being under house arrest. Read more »
Mugabe Makes First Public Appearance Since Military Action
Wearing a blue academic gown and hat, President Robert Mugabe walked slowly in a procession on the red carpet to the podium as the marching band played at the Zimbabwe Open University. Mugabe's top political allies were arrested by the military after it took control of the country, placing the man who has ruled the nation since independence 37 years ago, under house arrest.
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Zimbabwe: Mugabe's Refusal to Step Down Is His 'Last Card' to Retain Power
News24Wire, 17 November 2017
President Robert Mugabe's refusal to step down has been described as his "last card" to retain power, while a military intervention by the regional Southern African Development… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: We Have Made Progress - Army
The Herald, 17 November 2017
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces say significant progress has been made in their operation to weed out criminals around President Mugabe adding that they had accounted for some of the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: World Reacts to Zimbabwe Army Intervention
The Herald, 17 November 2017
United Nations Secretary-General Mr António Guterres yesterday called for calm and preservation of human rights following the political and socio-economic stabilisation… Read more »
InFocus
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Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has returned to Harare and says President Robert Mugabe must step down immediately to pave the way for a transitional mechanism to take Zimbabwe ... Read more »
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Zimbabweans have woken up to uncertainty as their president, Robert Mugabe, is under house arrest and the military has taken control, despite denying that it is a coup. Some are ... Read more »
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President Robert Mugabe, confined by the military to his private residence since Tuesday night, is expected to hand over power imminently to his former deputy Emmerson Mnangagwa, ... Read more »
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South African president Jacob Zuma, in his capacity as Southern African Development Community chairperson, has called an urgent meeting to discuss the unfolding situation in ... Read more »
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While the entire world sits and watches the tense political situation in Zimbabwe, South Africa's President Jacob Zuma, in his capacity as chairperson of the SADC, has sent special ... Read more »
