Former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe has been receiving medical treatment in Singapore for the last two months and is no longer able to walk, according to President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Mugabe, 94, who ruled the country for nearly four decades since independence from Britain in 1980, was forced to resign in November 2017 after an army coup.Mnangagwa told ruling ZANU-PF supporters that [...]
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Former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe has spoken on how he started his romance with his then secretary Grace, while his Ghanaian wife Sally was dying.In a report by New Zimbabwe, Mugabe revealed that he one day just grabbed and kissed Grace Marufu, marking the beginning of their affair.The now 95-year-old former Zimbabwean leader was speaking at the funeral of Grace’s [...]

Emmerson Mnangagwa has been announced as the winner of Zimbabwe’s presidential election.The 75-year-old leader polled 50.8 percent of votes as against 44.3 percent polled by his closest challenger Nelson Chamisa.In the final result announced Friday by Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, Mnangagwa led with 2,460,463 votes while Chamisa trailed with 2,147,437 votes.The opposition has, however, rejected the outcome of the poll, accusing [...]

Constantino Chiwenga, a retired general who led the ouster of Robert Mugabe, former Zimbabwean president, has been sworn in as vice-president.Kembo Mohadi, a former state security minister, has also been sworn in as the second vice-president.President Emerson Mnangagwa appointed Chiwenga and Mohadi as vice-presidents of the ruling ZANU-PF party, signalling their appointment.Chiwenga had retired earlier in the month and was widely [...]

President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has revealed how he trekked a distance of 30 kilometres to cross the Zimbabwean-Mozambican border amid "threats to his life".Mnangagwa made the revelation when he addressed some Zimbabweans while on a working visit to South Africa.Robert Mugabe, the immediate past president, had sacked Mnangagwa over allegations of disloyalty.The new president said after his dismissal, he [...]

President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has described Robert Mugabe, his predecessor, as a “father, mentor and comrade-in-arms".Mnangagwa said this on Friday while addressing the people shortly after his inauguration.He expressed his resolve and commitment to “a better Zimbabwe”, swearing to “protect and promote the rights of the people of Zimbabwe”.Mnangagwa added that he was “not oblivious to the many [...]

Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe was granted immunity from prosecution, sources close to the negotiations said on Thursday.According to the source, Mugabe was assured that his safety would be protected in his home country as part of a deal that led to his resignation.Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe for close to four decades but stepped down on Tuesday after the army seized [...]

President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has convened his first cabinet meeting since the military seized power last week.Simon Moyo, spokesman of Zanu-PF, the ruling party, said he is not sure if anyone would attend the meeting.“I do not know whether anyone will attend,” Moyo told Reuters hours before parliament was due to sit to start proceedings to impeach the 93-year-old [...]