Mixed messages from President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s first few days in office
‘ … our circumstances are so dire and the extent of our descent into an orgy of plunder has become so clear that every 24 hours seems like a lifetime’
"Citizens were told to tighten their belts while the political class loosened theirs because their stomachs had become too large".
The single greatest failure of current punditry is the refusal to recognise that context matters.
In the wake of Robert Mugabe’s fall from grace, commentators are rushing to ask: Which long-term African leader is next in line to hit the dust?
China congratulated Zimbabwe’s new President but denied it played any part in his takeover or in the ousting of strongman Robert Mugabe.
Emmerson Mnangagwa who took over Friday as Zimbabwe’s president, is a hardliner with ties to the military.
‘But I really think that with what has happened now, things back home will be better’
Mugabe did not wake up one morning and decide to be an autocrat henceforth. It was a slow slide towards autocracy
Patson Dzamara’s older brother, Itai, has been missing for more than two years after speaking out against the Mugabe regime
Mugabe’s successor was allegedly instrumental in organising the massacres of the Ndebele
Even as pressure increased and right until the last hour, Robert Mugabe fought to stay in power
Zimbabweans are directing much of their anger at the former first lady, whose hunger for wealth and power stopped at nothing
‘Instead of safeguarding Zimbabwe’s democracy, SADC repeatedly rubber-stamped Mugabe’s regime’
‘The Crocodile’ will have to rethink policies and appoint competent people to woo investors back into the water
Massacres, torture, killings, evictions and rigged elections must never happen again in Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe has never been one to shy away from offering up a piece of his mind.
The "oppressive" political system that kept Mugabe in power was complicated and would not be dismantled by his exit.
Dirco has not received a formal request for asylum from ousted Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, Parliament has heard
Addressing MPs following Mugabe’s historic resignation, Dirco dismissed social media rumours that the Mugabe family had applied for asylum in SA.
Zimbabweans exploded into the streets of Harare as news began to reach them that Mugabe has resigned
‘Mugabe’s decades-long tenure as president shaped every facet of Zimbabwean society. He created an entire country in his own dysfunctional image’
Legal experts say impeachment could take weeks and be subject to court appeals.
SADC has decided that President Zuma and Angolan President Joao Lourenco will travel to Zimbabwe to meet stakeholders and assess the situation
Zimbabwe’s House of Assembly and the Senate are going to debate a motion that would trigger impeachment proceedings against Mugabe.
Robert Mugabe insists he is still in power despite a military takeover and a rising clamour for him to quit.
The unfolding misfortunes of the Zimbabwean president hold key lessons for his South African counterpart who faces the possibility of a forced exit.
Hoarding cash under the mattress represents one form of stored value during crisis, since placing them in bank accounts risks Reserve Bank seizure.
The University of Zimbabwe was declared "ungovernable" as students called for the removal of vice chancellor Levi Nyagura and President Robert Mugabe.
Zimbabwean President Mugabe stressed he was still in power after his authoritarian 37-year reign was rocked by a military takeover.
On Sunday Mnangagwa was named president of the ruling ZANU-PF in place of Mugabe, putting him one step away from the top job.
ZANU-PF sacked President Robert Mugabe as party leader Sunday marking the accelerating collapse of the 93-year-old’s support and power base.