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HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe’s military seized power early on Wednesday saying it was targeting “criminals” around President Robert Mugabe, the only ruler the country has known in its 37 years of independence.
Soldiers seized the state broadcaster. Armored vehicles blocked roads to the main government offices, parliament and the courts in central Harare, while taxis ferried commuters to work nearby. The atmosphere in the capital remained calm.
The military said Mugabe and his family were safe. Mugabe himself spoke by telephone to the president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, and told him he was confined to his home but fine, the South African presidency said in a statement[
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-zimbabwe-politics/zimbabwes-army-seizes-power-targets-criminals-around-mugabe-idUSKBN1DF025
Interesting development:hmmm:
Mr Quatro
11-15-17, 10:07 AM
It's mot a military coup it's a government coup ... President for life Mugabe sacked his vice president not for life Mnangagwa and started all of this:
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/14/africa/zimbabwe-military-chief-treasonable-conduct/index.html
The developments came after weeks of political turmoil, in which Mugabe sacked his powerful Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who enjoyed wide support in the military and was tipped to become the next leader. The move fueled speculation Mugabe would try to install his wife, Grace, to succeed him.
The first signs that a military intervention was underway came Tuesday afternoon as tanks were seen near the capital.
The situation escalated with the early morning announcement, when Maj. Gen. S.B. Moyo addressed the country on state TV, vehemently denying the operation was a coup.
"To both our people and the world beyond our borders, we wish to make it abundantly clear that this is not a military takeover of government," he said.
Zimbabwe's Mugabe 'under house arrest' after army takeover
Zimbabwe's military has placed President Robert Mugabe under house arrest in the capital Harare, South African President Jacob Zuma says.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-41997982
Minute by minute
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-africa-41994362
Catfish
11-15-17, 10:34 AM
So there could be soon room for the next criminal to bleed out the country and kill millions. Maybe a worthy successor of Mr. Rhodes? :hmmm:
Aktungbby
11-15-17, 12:13 PM
Mr Mugabe, 93, has dominated the country's political scene since it gained independence from the UK in 1980.
I predict it won't go on much longer....:o
Catfish
11-15-17, 12:35 PM
37 years at the helm.
I wonder what took the military so long.
37 years at the helm.
I wonder what took the military so long.
Mugabe ran out of money food and whores to pay them.
Skybird
11-15-17, 03:07 PM
Not one year too early, if you ask me. :D
Jimbuna
11-16-17, 07:48 AM
37 years at the helm.
I wonder what took the military so long.
Mugabes sacking of his right hand man to make way for his wife to succeed him.
Looks like its all going to pot, Mugabe set for big come back! :hmmm:
Jimbuna
11-17-17, 08:07 AM
Too early to say.
Mr Mugabe's appearance at the graduation ceremony made it look like business as usual but it's not. This has simply added to the confusion about his future.
The military has essentially been in control for three days and, with the help of South African envoys, has been in talks with Mr Mugabe.
This cunning and experienced leader has resisted the push to go immediately but he is facing unprecedented pressure to step down after nearly four decades in power.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42024920
Aktungbby
11-17-17, 12:00 PM
Looks like its all going to pot,:timeout: Mugabe set for big come back! :hmmm: https://s3.amazonaws.com/lowres.cartoonstock.com/food-drink-dinner-complaints-complainers-chef-cannibalism-aprn41_low.jpg (https://www.cartoonstock.com/cartoonview.asp?catref=aprn41)I wonder if 'Revolutionary Bob' worries about dinner! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2017/11/15/blower20171116_1_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bqeo_i_u9APj8Ruoe bjoAHt0k9u7HhRJvuo-ZLenGRumA.jpg?imwidth=480
Jimbuna
11-18-17, 06:25 AM
Too early to say.
Not long now.
Zimbabwe latest: Thousands celebrate end of Mugabe era
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42035981
"The longer he holds out the better it becomes for him holding on to power"
^Said by a expert on Zimbabwe politics and Mugabe on the radio.
Jimbuna
11-18-17, 08:23 AM
"The longer he holds out the better it becomes for him holding on to power"
^Said by a expert on Zimbabwe politics and Mugabe on the radio.
Would you like to place a wager?
The rally is supported by the army and members of the ruling Zanu-PF party.
Would you like to place a wager?
Betting is a mugs game. :O:
Only posting what I picked up on.
I have noticed its already slipping in the news agenda to 3rd and 4th news reports.
Jimbuna
11-18-17, 08:58 AM
The next time it hits the headlines will be to announce he has stood down and given safe passage to another country I reckon.
The next time it hits the headlines will be to announce he has stood down and given safe passage to another country I reckon.
The expert on the radio did say if Mugabe stepped down the hottest candidate to take over is the one who slaughtered some thousands during the 1980's, sorry his name i forgot. Last thing we want is one swine out and another swine in.
Jimbuna
11-18-17, 10:51 AM
The expert on the radio did say if Mugabe stepped down the hottest candidate to take over is the one who slaughtered some thousands during the 1980's, sorry his name i forgot. Last thing we want is one swine out and another swine in.
True that and just watched the 15:00 BBC News and guess what? The Zimbabwe story is the leading one.
Being to look like one mass murderer out and another one in. :nope:
Emmerson Mnangagwa
He is widely believed to have orchestrated the Gukurahundi massacre where the Zimbabwean Fifth Brigade massacred rebels many from the ethnic Ndebele tribe in Matabeleland during the 1980s.
Estimates for the total deaths vary but it is believed to be anywhere between 4,000 and 20,000. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/emmerson-mnangagwa-zanu-pf-politician-favourite-take-over-robert-mugabe-zimbabwe-military-coup-a8061101.html
Catfish
11-18-17, 12:21 PM
Being to look like one mass murderer out and another one in. :nope: [...]
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=2525359&postcount=4
UPDATE:HARARE (Reuters) - The leaders of Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party will meet on Sunday to approve the dismissal of President Robert Mugabe, the only leader the southern African nation has known since independence 37 years ago, two party sources have said.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-zimbabwe-politics/zimbabwes-ruling-party-set-to-sack-mugabe-sources-say-idUSKBN1DI0TF
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=2525359&postcount=4
Well if true why bother getting rid of him just so another takes over. :doh:
Jimbuna
11-19-17, 06:14 AM
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=2525359&postcount=4
Looks like they are all clones of one another but I'm trying to put my faith in a fair election for the vast majority who wish it so.
Zimbabwe's ruling party sacks Robert Mugabe as leaderhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42043370
Jimbuna
11-19-17, 08:51 AM
The first lady has been expelled from the party altogether.
That's the end of his future plans then.
That's the end of his future plans then.
I hear the Army has called the whole operation Joshua Nkomo. :03:
It seems from the news Grace Mugabe is hated far more than Robert Mugabe and having her as the next possible President was one step to far.
Jimbuna
11-19-17, 09:11 AM
Mr Mugabe has been given until noon on Monday to resign.
STEED NEWS
Reports coming in Robert Mugabe needs 20 more lorries for Grace's cloths collection.
nikimcbee
11-19-17, 04:09 PM
STEED NEWS
Reports coming in Robert Mugabe needs 20 more lorries for Steed's cloths and Star Wars figure collection.
Fixed.
Don't worry Steed, I think the mob will let you stay at the summer holiday cabin.:yeah:
nikimcbee
11-19-17, 04:14 PM
Mugabes sacking of his right hand man to make way for his wife to succeed him.
lol, just saw this!
Steed, we're here to help.
http://www.kanokangalawfirm.net/divorce-procedure-in-zimbabwe/
Aktungbby
11-19-17, 04:22 PM
That's the end of his future plans then.
He's been effectively...ZAPU'd:D https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwe_African_People%27s_Union (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwe_African_People%27s_Union)
nikimcbee
11-19-17, 04:22 PM
Cheer up Steed, you know what they say......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHPOzQzk9Qo
Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe vows to stay on despite army pressure
Zimbabwe's embattled leader Robert Mugabe has vowed to stay in power for several weeks, despite mounting calls for him to stand down now.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42046911
Soap opera time pass the pop corn. :roll:
He wants to sit 37 years on the throne or one of his sons as a legacy.:o
Jimbuna
11-20-17, 05:41 AM
He's been effectively...ZAPU'd:D https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwe_African_People%27s_Union (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwe_African_People%27s_Union)
Has he gone yet? :hmmm:
:zzz:
http://news.images.itv.com/image/file/1429519/article_img.jpg
I made this country great.
Catfish
11-20-17, 08:50 AM
wait for it ... "Mt. Mannen" Mugabe :O:
Eichhörnchen
11-20-17, 10:57 AM
:haha: Indeed... the bugger won't go...
Jimbuna
11-20-17, 04:03 PM
Still not gone yet? :hmmm:
:zzz:
http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/image/view/-/4069234/medRes/1736073/-/cpi9ajz/-/Grace+Mugabe+pic.jpg
I MUST HAVE POWER, MAYBE I SHOULD BUMP OFF THAT OLD SOD....
Jimbuna
11-20-17, 04:13 PM
No chance....she's hated more than him.
No chance....she's hated more than him.
Out of the two she must be the most angry being denied the chance to be a worst tyrant.
Eichhörnchen
11-20-17, 04:37 PM
https://i.imgur.com/Hffndwj.jpg 50 POINTS
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-42055726
https://i.imgur.com/Hffndwj.jpg 50 POINTS
And you win a big kiss from Grace Mugabe. :O:
Jimbuna
11-21-17, 08:05 AM
And you win a big kiss from Grace Mugabe. :O:
https://i.imgur.com/1BtIzKo.jpg
IT'S OVER HES GONE!
Zimbabwe's parliament erupted in cheers and dancing as crowds poured onto the streets to celebrate Mugabe's long-awaited departure.https://news.sky.com/story/live-zimbabwe-celebrates-as-mugabe-resigns-11137271
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has resigned, parliament speaker Jacob Mudenda has said.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42071488
Eichhörnchen
11-21-17, 02:10 PM
I do hope now that there'll be a a queue of politicians asking for an International Criminal Court Warrant
Skybird
11-21-17, 02:58 PM
This was no revolt of the people against a regime, it was an inner party-political power struggle. One gangster lost and goes out with filled golden sacks, another gangster - from the same party! - will go in and start filling his golden sacks. Nothing will change.
Next.
Jimbuna
11-21-17, 04:09 PM
This was no revolt of the people against a regime, it was an inner party-political power struggle. One gangster lost and goes out with filled golden sacks, another gangster - from the same party! - will go in and start filling his golden sacks. Nothing will change.
Next.
Quite probably :yep:
Jimbuna
11-26-17, 07:12 AM
The Archbishop of York has put on a dog collar for the first time in almost 10 years, ending his symbolic protest over Robert Mugabe's leadership of Zimbabwe.
In December 2007, Dr John Sentamu cut up his dog collar live on BBC One's Andrew Marr Show, promising not to wear one until Mr Mugabe left office.
He said Zimbabwe's leader had "taken people's identity" and "cut it to pieces", prompting him to do the same.
On Sunday, he returned to the Marr Show and reinstated his collar as promised.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42128073
Well done Your Grace :up:
Aktungbby
11-26-17, 01:03 PM
Nothing will change. I'm hardly encouraged by events. the new leader, Emmerson Mnangagwahttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Emmerson_Mnangagwa_2017.png/220px-Emmerson_Mnangagwa_2017.png (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Emmerson_Mnangagwa_2017.png) is nicknamed 'the Crocodile' for good reason. His massacre of 20,000 Metabele tribesmen has gone unpunished. Operation Gukurahundi was the political ideology he initiated. In 1983, Mnangagwa delivered speeches attacking the opposition, describing those who opposed the government as "cockroaches (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockroach)" whose villages should be burned. In a second speech, he said that (a self confessed political murderer??!:doh:): "Blessed are they who follow the path of the government laws, for their days on earth shall be increased. But woe unto those who will choose the path of collaboration with dissidents, for we will certainly shorten their stay on earth.
The conflict ended in 1987 with the surrender of ZAPU. Despite the Unity Accord which ended the conflict and merged Mugabe's ZANU and Nkomo's ZAPU parties to formZANU–PF (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZANU%E2%80%93PF), Mnangagwa is still disliked in Matabeleland because of his role in the conflict..
Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe to get $10m payoff and immunity for his family
Ousted president was also promised that his salary would continue to be paid for life, reveals senior Zanu-PF official
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/25/robert-mugabe-payoff-family-immunity-zimbabwe-zanu-pf
Winner...
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-42136262
Jimbuna
11-27-17, 12:47 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/25/robert-mugabe-payoff-family-immunity-zimbabwe-zanu-pf
Winner...
What a joke :nope:
Catfish
11-27-17, 01:08 PM
^ don't you celebrate terrorists?
Guy Fawkes.. :hmmm:
"President Mnangagwa called Robert Mugabe "a father, mentor, comrade-in-arms and my leader"
"Father Fidelis Mukonori says he can not confirm reports that Robert Mugabe was given $10m (£7.5m)"....to resign.
:haha:
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