Grace Mugabe’s failings as a ‘mother of the nation’ contaminated President Mugabe’s image as a ‘real man’, allowing him to be challenged by rivals
Former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe undergoes a shocking transformation.
Readers write in about Robert Mugabe and his regime,and other regime changes in Africa
"Citizens were told to tighten their belts while the political class loosened theirs because their stomachs had become too large".
For many Ugandans, Mugabe’s fall has been welcomed with excitement in hopes that Yoweri Museveni’s firm 31-year-grip on power will finally be toppled.
Zimbabwe is still suffering from having to pay off loans accrued by a pre-independence white supremacist government.
Even as pressure increased and right until the last hour, Robert Mugabe fought to stay in power
‘Instead of safeguarding Zimbabwe’s democracy, SADC repeatedly rubber-stamped Mugabe’s regime’
‘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
Mugabe’s successor was allegedly instrumental in organising the massacres of the Ndebele
Patson Dzamara’s older brother, Itai, has been missing for more than two years after speaking out against the Mugabe regime
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.
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.
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.
From arrests of cabinet ministers to talks of a ‘transitional government’ led by Mnangagwa, the situation in Zimbabwe has been notably peaceful.
People were elated and celebrated "the dawn of a new Zimbabwe", waving flags as crowds started arriving in cars, busses and on the back of trucks.
The country’s reaction to Zimbabwe’s coup suggests its leaders had prior knowledge of events
“This isn’t a revolution. This is an elite challenging of power from within the same movement and the same history.”
These countries share many similarities, including falls from grace and redemption, but it’s clear that military takeovers don’t salvage democracy
Emmerson Mnangagwa appears well-placed to return to a leading role in Zimbabwe following the army’s takeover