The fall of the Zimbabwean veteran leader in November 2017 and his death two years later had a negative impact on his then relatively young children
Zimbabwean court dismisses appeal by former president Mugabe’s three children
Initial enthusiasm for President Mnangagwa’s ‘new dispensation’ is waning – and Zimbabwe has lots of work to do to win back the trust of its citizens
Geoffrey Nyarota takes us from Mugabe’s beginnings to his fall from grace, while Ray Ndlovu has the inside story of how Mnangagwa rose to power
Rights group AfriForum and the Democratic Alliance challenged the decision by the department of international relations
About 50 people were injured in the blast, which exploded as Mnangagwa left the podium after addressing supporters of the ruling ZANU-PF party
The president narrowly escaped the explosion, which occurred as he left the podium after addressing a crowd in Bulawayo
New factions are emerging in the ruling party as it prepares for national elections in either July or August
Zimbabwe’s former first lady is alleged to have assaulted Gabriella Engels at a Johannesburg hotel where her sons were staying
The discussion in the thesis around theory is shallow and is likely at a level somewhere between an honours dissertation and a half Masters’ thesis
True democratisation – as opposed to merely maintaining the procedural forms of democratic government – is anathema to Zimbabwe’s ruling party
As deliverers of Zimbabwe’s Independence from Britain in 1980, war veterans wield symbolic political and moral power in the country
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
Emmerson Mnangagwa who took over Friday as Zimbabwe’s president, is a hardliner with ties to the military.
Even as pressure increased and right until the last hour, Robert Mugabe fought to stay in power
Zimbabweans are directing much of their anger at the former first lady, whose hunger for wealth and power stopped at nothing
Robert Mugabe has never been one to shy away from offering up a piece of his mind.
Dirco has not received a formal request for asylum from ousted Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, Parliament has heard
Addressing MPs following Mugabe’s historic resignation, Dirco dismissed social media rumours that the Mugabe family had applied for asylum in SA.
Legal experts say impeachment could take weeks and be subject to court appeals.
