‘A father to us’: In his village, Robert Mugabe mourned as a hero
5 years, 4 months ago

‘A father to us’: In his village, Robert Mugabe mourned as a hero

Al Jazeera  

Late former president’s homestead in Kutama village prepares to receive the body of Zimbabwe’s founding father. Kutama, Zimbabwe – A group of worshippers kneel in prayer on the lawn of the late former President Robert Mugabe‘s homestead in Kutama, a village southeast of Zimbabwe‘s capital, Harare. Born in Kutama in 1924 in what was then British-ruled Southern Rhodesia, Mugabe went on to campaign for Zimbabwe’s independence and spent more than a decade in prison after being arrested in 1963 by the colonial authorities for “subversive speech”. “There’s no person who was as nice as Robert, now we’re suffering without him,” she lamented, adding that many in Kutama were facing tough times since the end of Mugabe’s reign. Leo Mugabe, the former president’s nephew, told the BBC his maternal uncle was “bitter” over his removal from power.

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Zimbabwe’s president tells supporters they will go to heaven if they vote for his party this month
1 year, 5 months ago

Zimbabwe’s president tells supporters they will go to heaven if they vote for his party this month

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s president urged thousands of his supporters at a rally on Wednesday to deliver a “thunderous victory” in this month’s national election and proclaimed that “no one will stop us from ruling this country.” President Emmerson Mnangagwa said that people who vote for his ruling ZANU-PF party — which has been in power for 43 years — …

‘This man lives forever': Zimbabwe’s Mugabe is buried
5 years, 3 months ago

‘This man lives forever': Zimbabwe’s Mugabe is buried

Associated Press  

ZVIMBA, Zimbabwe — A priest asked God to take pity on Robert Mugabe as the family of the longtime Zimbabwean leader buried him Saturday at his rural home. On display was a photo of Mugabe holding up his fist in a classic gesture of defiance, and a floral arrangement spelled out “Dad.” Many mourners wore T-shirts saying “Liberator” and “Torch …

Zimbabwe ex-president Robert Mugabe buried in his native village
5 years, 3 months ago

Zimbabwe ex-president Robert Mugabe buried in his native village

Al Jazeera  

Zimbabwe’s former president has been buried in his rural village of Kutama, three weeks after he died in Singapore. The body of Zimbabwe‘s late former President Robert Mugabe has been buried in his rural village of Kutama after weeks of wrangling between his family and the government over his final resting place. “This man was an asset, he was not …

Few turn out as Mugabe is returned to a Zimbabwe in crisis
5 years, 3 months ago

Few turn out as Mugabe is returned to a Zimbabwe in crisis

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s founding leader Robert Mugabe made his final journey back to the country Wednesday, his body flown into the capital amid the contradictions of his long, controversial rule. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Mugabe’s closest ally and vice president before joining the military-led effort to oust him in 2017, addressed the airport gathering of about 1,000, praising Mugabe as …

Mugabe’s body heading home to Zimbabwe for mourning, burial
5 years, 3 months ago

Mugabe’s body heading home to Zimbabwe for mourning, burial

Associated Press  

SINGAPORE — The body of Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe was being returned to his homeland Wednesday to lie in state before his burial in the African nation he ruled for decades. Zimbabwe’s Vice President Kembo Mohadi was seen at the Singapore Casket funeral parlor Tuesday afternoon, and police escorted a hearse from the building Wednesday morning to go to …

Zimbabwe after Robert Mugabe: Dashed hopes and economic turmoil
5 years, 4 months ago

Zimbabwe after Robert Mugabe: Dashed hopes and economic turmoil

Business Standard  

Zimbabwe after Robert Mugabe: Dashed hopes and economic turmoil The country, now led by Mugabe's long-serving security chief Emmerson Mnangagwa, is grappling with its worst economic crisis in a decade Premium The government, like its predecessor, blames Western sanctions for the country’s persistent economic woes and accuses countries including the United States and Britain of encouraging opposition protests Photo: Reuters …

A look at the shattered Zimbabwe that Mugabe left as leader
5 years, 4 months ago

A look at the shattered Zimbabwe that Mugabe left as leader

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Robert Mugabe took a country shining with the promise of independence and left it economically shattered and in the grip of repression — and yet Zimbabwe continued to crumble so badly after his downfall that some of its people began openly missing his nearly four-decade rule. It still took years for the international community to grasp that …

Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe dies in Singapore
5 years, 4 months ago

Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe dies in Singapore

The Hindu  

Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe has died aged 95, the country's President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on his official Twitter account. “It is with the utmost sadness that I announce the passing on of Zimbabwe's founding father and former President, Cde Robert Mugabe,” a post on Mnangagwa's official presidential Twitter account said. Educated and urbane, Mugabe took power in 1980 after …

Robert Mugabe, former strongman of Zimbabwe, dies aged 95
5 years, 4 months ago

Robert Mugabe, former strongman of Zimbabwe, dies aged 95

The Telegraph  

Mugabe, who took power after white minority rule ended in 1980, blamed Zimbabwe's economic problems on international sanctions and once said he wanted to rule for life. From 'brave liberation hero' to 'corrupt dictator' Robert Mugabe turned from being a "brave liberation hero" into a ruthless dictator who squandered Zimbabwe's potential, Lord Hain said. The former Africa minister and anti-apartheid …

Zimbabwe ex-President Robert Mugabe dies aged 95
5 years, 4 months ago

Zimbabwe ex-President Robert Mugabe dies aged 95

Al Jazeera  

The country’s first post-independence leader dies nearly two years after he stepped down, following 37 years in office. “It is with the utmost sadness that I announce the passing on of Zimbabwe’s founding father and former President, Cde Robert Mugabe,” Mnangagwa posted on Twitter early on Friday. Education for blacks Al Jazeera’s correspondent Haru Mutasa, reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa, …

Zimbabwe’s president declares Mugabe national hero and ‘a remarkable statesman’
5 years, 4 months ago

Zimbabwe’s president declares Mugabe national hero and ‘a remarkable statesman’

CNN  

CNN — Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the country in mourning until the burial of former leader Robert Mugabe, who died Friday in Singapore at the age of 95. Mnangagwa said the ruling ZANU-PF party has conferred Mugabe national hero status and called Mugabe, who ruled the country for nearly four decades, “a great teacher” and a “remarkable statesman,” …

One year on: What has changed for Zimbabwe post Mugabe?
5 years, 5 months ago

One year on: What has changed for Zimbabwe post Mugabe?

Al Jazeera  

Harare, Zimbabwe – A year ago, with Zimbabwe‘s longtime ruler Robert Mugabe out of the picture, the troubled African country seemed to have taken a turn for the better. Now, we can’t even buy clothes.” Munyaradzi Mufambi, a 22-year-old beverage merchandiser in the capital, said the last year had been disillusioning for him. Maybe he just hasn’t communicated these plans …

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