Robert Gabriel Mugabe

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...

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...

All agree on one thing: only incapacity or worse can prevent President Robert Mugabe from leading his party into the elections due next year...

As living standards continue to fall most of the speculation centres on next year's elections and questions about President Robert Mugabe's longevity (AC Vol 58 No 11 Inflation fears are back)...

Yet faced with mounting pressure to fund its budget deficit President Robert Mugabe's government started to create a virtual currency through the 'real time gross settlement' (RTGS) system after the collapse of the ZANU-PF-dominated coalition government in 2013 (AC Vol 57 No 17 Patriotism politics and position)...