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Mugabe's ruling party to meet Sunday to discuss his exit: party

Harare - Muslimchronicle

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF party will meet on Sunday to discuss removing him as president, a government MP and a party official told AFP. "There's a central committee meeting (on Sunday) to endorse the resolutions reached by the provinces," said the MP. The parliamentarian, who declined to be named, referred to the decision by eight of the party'sRead more

Mugabe's ruling party to meet Sunday to discuss his exit

Harare - Muslimchronicle

Most regional branches of Mugabe's party call for him to go

Harare - Muslimchronicle

fixing Eight out of the 10 regional branches of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF party called for him to resign on Friday, state TV reported. "The province resolved unanimously to recall the president... from being the president of the party and the government," said Cornelius Mupereri, a spokesman for the party's Midlands region. He was one of several branchRead more

Tank convoy seen outside Zimbabwe capital

Harare - Muslimchronicle

Several tanks were seen moving on the outskirts of the Zimbabwean capital Harare Tuesday, witnesses told AFP, a day after the army warned it could intervene over a purge of ruling party officials. "I saw a long convoy of military vehicles, including tanks, about an hour ago. I don't know where they were heading," a female fruit seller near WestgateRead more

World Health Organization reverses Mugabe goodwill ambassador appointment

Harare - Muslimchronicle

The head of the World Health Organization on Sunday reversed his decision to name Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe a goodwill ambassador, saying it was in the “best interests” of the UN agency. “Over the last few days, I have reflected on my appointment of HE President Robert Mugabe as WHO Goodwill Ambassador for (non-communicable diseases) in Africa. As a result,Read more

World Health Organization reverses Mugabe goodwill ambassador appointment

Harare - Muslimchronicle

Grace Mugabe's whereabouts unknown over assault case

Johannesburg - Muslimchronicle

Zimbabwean first lady Grace Mugabe's whereabouts were not known on Tuesday, a South African police spokesman said, correcting the police minister who earlier claimed that she had handed herself in to police. "The negotiations over the suspect handing herself over have not concluded and our investigations have not finalised," police national spokesman Vishnu Naidoo told AFP. "The minister learned laterRead more

Zimbabwean police break up demonstration by opposition MDC-T youths

Harare - Muslimchronicle

Zimbabwean police on Wednesday used tear gas and water canon to break up a demonstration by opposition MDC-T youths in the capital Harare. source: xinhuaRead more

Mugabe talks of own death at 93rd birthday party

MATOBO, Zimbabwe - Arab today

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe celebrated his 93rd birthday with a lavish party on Saturday, addressing his own mortality in a speech, but showing no signs of stepping down. Wearing a black cowboy hat, Mugabe, who is increasingly frail, paused for lengthy periods and mumbled at times as he spoke for more than an hour. “It’s not always easy to predictRead more

Supporters gather for Mugabe’s lavish birthday party

Matobo, Zimbabwe - Arab today

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who turned 93 days earlier, was on Saturday due to celebrate his birthday with a lavish party attended by thousands of loyalists outside the second city of Bulawayo. The ruling Zanu-PF party was hosting the event for Mugabe, who has held power since 1980 during a reign marked by repression of dissent, vote-rigging and the country’sRead more