As the first new leader that Zimbabwe has had in 37 years President Emmerson Mnangagwa begins the year riding a wave of goodwill having removed the apparently eternally-entrenched Robert Mugabe from power cleared the streets of the despised police roadblocks and ushered in what looks like a new political dispensation...
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Several harsh political realities dominate the scene a month after the drama of Robert Mugabe's forced resignation: the new government has no plans for power-sharing and the military is in the ascendancy (AC Vol 58 No 24 Hopes and fears for the new old guard & Destruction in his wake)...
Mutsvangwa played a crucial role in persuading a wide-ranging alliance of civic and political activists to join a mass demonstration to demand President Robert Mugabe's departure on 18 November...
When Pastor Evan Mawarire founder of the #ThisFlag movement walked free from the Harare High Court on 29 November having been acquitted on charges of trying to overthrow President Robert Mugabe there was both cheering and laughter...
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Until his demotion in October by former President Robert Mugabe Chinamasa had led negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank on a deal for Zimbabwe to repay its $1...
Last year Robert Mugabe conceded that over $10 billion in earnings from diamond exports had been unaccounted for (AC Vol 58 No 21 Mystery of the missing mine profits)...
For that reason Zimbabwe's top officers kept emphasising that it was 'not a military takeover' and that it was not aimed at President Robert Mugabe 'only targeting criminals around him' despite all the evidence to the contrary including reports of arrangements for Mugabe to leave the country...
At a rally in Bulawayo President Robert Mugabe apparently unaware of the purpose of Chiwenga's mission rebukes Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa for stirring division in the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF)...
• Thursday 9 November: Harare International Airport is renamed Robert Mugabe International Airport and is earmarked for a US$153 million upgrade financed by the Export-Import Bank of China...
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By throwing out Emmerson Mnangagwa from the Vice Presidency and the ruling party President Robert Mugabe is testing his grip on the security services as the regime faces another economic meltdown over the next six months...
In July President Robert Mugabe sacked Chiri apparently at the request of Chinamasa...
Opposition hopes are fading that a repeat of the massive poll victory for President Robert Mugabe and the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) in 2013 can be avoided at the 2018 general election...
Now there are about 20 and at least four possible candidates who might stand against Robert Mugabe in the presidential poll (AC Vol 57 No 9 Morgan goes it alone)...
All ZEC's decisions must be approved by the Ministry of Justice headed by Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa who is generally considered the most powerful politician after President Robert Mugabe (AC Vol 58 No 13 Mugabe the juggler)...
Trafigura is bringing expertise and cash to the tune of around US$2 billion into the project said Harare sources to complement Sakunda's network of government contacts which includes members of President Robert Mugabe's family...
