Politics

Mugabe has no will, left behind $10m, some properties – State media

Ihesiulo Grace 3 December 2019 0

Harare – Zimbabwe’s former leader, Robert Mugabe, who died in September, left $10 million and some properties in the capital However, there is no will naming his beneficiaries, details of his estate published by the state-owned newspaper the Herald, showed on Tuesday. Zimbabweans have

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Govt, Family fights over Mugabe’s remain

Ihesiulo Grace 12 September 2019 0

Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe will be buried in his village early next week and not at a national monument for liberation heroes in the capital, Harare, his family said. Mugabe’s family and Zimbabwe’s government have been at odds over whether he should be buried in his hometown in Kutama, northwest of Harare, or at […]

Headlines

Zimbabwe president promises elections by July, says Mugabe not immune from prosecution

Ihesiulo Grace 24 January 2018 0

Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe’s new president said on Wednesday the country would go to elections by July and that he would respect the result if the opposition won power. Mnangagwa, 75, who took power after long-term ruler Robert Mugabe was toppled by the military, told the World Economic Forum that he had also given Mugabe a […]

Opinion

Mugabe’s exit: What impacts on Africa?

Ihesiulo Grace 28 November 2017 0

The forced resignation from the high office of the President of Zimbabwe of the 93-year old Mr. Robert Mugabe on November 21st 2017, perhaps made the global headline as the most significant political event out of Africa this year. Although the story was nearly overshadowed by the gruesome picture of 26 Nigerian migrants that died […]

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At last, Mugabe bows to pressure, resigns to evade impeachment

Ihesiulo Grace 22 November 2017 0

.Sacked VP to conclude Mugabe’s tenure .Citizens in and out Zimbabwe celebrate .British PM lauds exit, US urges free elections In what stands out as one of the most celebrated peaceful change of guard in the African continent, Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe, on Tuesday, resigned as the country’s president, following seizure of instruments of power […]

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Go, Mugabe, Go

Ihesiulo Grace 22 November 2017 0

Since August, I have been the anchorperson of a programme on television called ThisDay Live where we discuss political matters – local and global. The programme is available on Arise News TV at 6pm, 9pm and sometimes at midnight every Sunday. Two days ago, we discussed the situation in Zimbabwe, the elections in Anambra, Nigeria’s […]

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Zimbabwe: Ruling ZANU-PF fires Mugabe, replaces him with sacked VP

Ihesiulo Grace 20 November 2017 0

…As ZANU-PF Youth wing urge him to step down President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe was fired as leader of the ruling ZANU-PF party on Sunday and replaced by Emmerson Mnangagwa, the deputy he sacked this month, sources at a special ZANU-PF meeting to decide Mugabe’s fate told Reuters. He was replaced by Emmerson Mnangagwa, the […]

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Mugabe under pressure by Army to resign

Ihesiulo Grace 18 November 2017 0

….As more leaders vote for his exit Following the ongoing military occupation of Zimbabwe and likely takeover of power from the incumbent president, Robert Mugabe, there has been calls for him to quit as the military pressures him to bow out honourably. This was coming as the country’s outset vice president, Emmerson Mnangagwa has been […]

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Mugabe could be impeached if he doesn’t resign

Ihesiulo Grace 17 November 2017 0

Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean President could be impeached if he refuses to bow to pressure to resign, according to four officials close to mediation efforts aimed at ending a political standoff in the southern African nation. The military placed the 93-year-old Mugabe under house arrest early Wednesday and detained top officials who’d backed his wife, Grace, […]

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Mugabe: Anxiety as coup leader yet to announce agenda

Ihesiulo Grace 15 November 2017 0

. Mugabe, family placed under house arrest ..Zanu PF youth leader opposed to coup detained, ..Zuma warns deference forces against escalation of tension . Nigeria, US, UK, UN, A.U react ..Businesses stagnated Following the apparent takeover of Zimbabwe’s Government by the Military in a bloodless coup as well as take over the public Broadcast Station […]

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Mugabe To Contest 2018 Elections

Ihesiulo Grace 17 December 2016 0

Zimbabwe’s president, Robert Mugabe, Saturday was declared the ruling party’s candidate for the 2018 elections. President  Mugabe officially closed Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu PF annual conference in Masvingo, about 300 kilometers south of Harare, after the party had unanimously endorsed him as its candidate for the 2018 elections. Some members of Zimbabwe’s ruling party

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Zimbabwean Teachers Declare War against Mugabe

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2015 0

A leading teachers’ union in Zimbabwe says President Robert Mugabe’s government’s decision to suspend the payment of annual bonuses to civil servants is a “declaration of war”. Teachers make up nearly half of the 554 000 civil servants reported to be on the government payroll. Many of them count on an extra salary cheque at […]

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Mugabe Justifies Land Redistribution in Zimbabwe

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2015 0

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has shown no regrets about his country’s controversial land reform programme, making it clear during a press conference in Pretoria that he aimed for equality amongst his people. “We want peace and peace does not mean you have a lion’s share and others have a baboon’s share. No, we are all […]

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Mugabe in First Visit to South Africa in Two Decades

Ihesiulo Grace 9 April 2015 0

It has been more than two decades since Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe paid a state visit to neighbouring South Africa. Mugabe returned Tuesday to a South Africa that has changed considerably since his last state visit in 1994. Since then, South Africa has transformed itself from a global pariah over its apartheid system of racial […]

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Mugabe's Wife in Critical Condition, Mujuru Suspected of Using Black Magic.

Ihesiulo Grace 5 April 2015 0

First Lady, Grace Mugabe’s life is now in clear danger, over her worsening medical condition, and she might not make it back home alive from Dubai, where she has reportedly flown to seek emergency treatment. According to a senior Elder of the Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (ZAOGA) church in the capital, where the first […]