# robert-mugabe - Friday 10 September, 2021
# Zimbabwe
# Zimbabwe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government wanted Mugabe’s burial to be a public event at the hilltop National Heroes Acre.
# robert-mugabe - Tuesday 1 June, 2021
# Zimbabwe
# Zimbabwe
Emmerson Mnangagwa seized power after a military coup in 2017.
# robert-mugabe - Tuesday 3 December, 2019
# Zimbabwe
# Zimbabwe
Mugabe’s daughter disclosed these assets to the High Court after the family had been unable to locate a will.
# robert-mugabe - Saturday 28 September, 2019
# Burial
# Burial
Mugabe died in a Singapore hospital on 6 September, aged 95.
# robert-mugabe - Wednesday 18 September, 2019
# Robert Mugabe
# Robert Mugabe
Former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe died on 6 September, aged 95.
# robert-mugabe - Saturday 14 September, 2019
# Divided Legacy
# Divided Legacy
While Mugabe leaves a divided legacy, no expense was spared for his funeral in Harare today.
# robert-mugabe - Wednesday 11 September, 2019
# Zimbabwe
# Zimbabwe
Mugabe will lie in state tomorrow and Friday at Rufaro Stadium in Mbare township in Harare.
# robert-mugabe - Friday 6 September, 2019
# Decline And Fall
# Decline And Fall
The Zimbabwe leader was viewed as a pariah by the West for decades. Things were different in 1983.
# Robert Mugabe
# Robert Mugabe
Mugabe led Zimbabwe for over 30 years.
# robert-mugabe - Monday 30 July, 2018
# Decision Time
# Decision Time
Officials overseeing the polls said long queues at many polling stations suggested a high turnout nationwide.
# Polling Day
# Polling Day
Voters in Zimbabwe are going to the polls today in the country’s first election without Robert Mugabe on the ballot.
# robert-mugabe - Tuesday 28 November, 2017
# Column
# Column
It’s been like a dream for many people in Zimbabwe who feared that Mugabe would cling to power until his last breath, writes Sarah McCann.
# robert-mugabe - Saturday 25 November, 2017
# Legal
# Legal
The military stepped in almost two weeks ago after Mugabe’s firing of deputy Emmerson Mnangagwa.
# robert-mugabe - Friday 24 November, 2017
# The Crocodile
# The Crocodile
Former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa takes over from Robert Mugabe who had been in power for 37 years.
# robert-mugabe - Wednesday 22 November, 2017
# Emmerson Mnangagwa
# Emmerson Mnangagwa
Mnangagwa was fired as Mugabe’s deputy earlier this month.
# robert-mugabe - Monday 20 November, 2017
# High Coup
# High Coup
Mugabe seemed to brush aside the turmoil — blithely declaring he would chair a top-level meeting of the party.
# robert-mugabe - Saturday 18 November, 2017
# Robert Mugabe
# Robert Mugabe
The marches will cap an unprecedented week in which generals seized power and put Mugabe under house arrest.
# robert-mugabe - Thursday 16 November, 2017
# Deposed Leader
# Deposed Leader
Robert Mugabe fired his vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa last week but he may still succeed him.
# robert-mugabe - Wednesday 15 November, 2017
# Harare
# Harare
In the early morning broadcast, the military said that President Robert Mugabe and his family were safe.
# Explainer
# Explainer
“As soon as we have accomplished our mission we expect that the situation will return to normalcy,” the military said.
# robert-mugabe - Tuesday 14 November, 2017
# Zimbabwe
# Zimbabwe
President Robert Mugabe ’s decision to fire his vice president has led to political uncertainty.
# robert-mugabe - Saturday 4 November, 2017
# Freedom Of Speech
# Freedom Of Speech
Martha O’Donovan, who works in Zimbabwe, has been remanded in custody.
# robert-mugabe - Friday 12 May, 2017
# Go-to-bed Eyes
# Go-to-bed Eyes
“The President cannot suffer bright lights,” a spokesperson said about the 93-year-old.
# robert-mugabe - Monday 16 January, 2017
# PREDICTION
# PREDICTION
The priest had even given a date.
# robert-mugabe - Saturday 17 December, 2016
# Harare Situation
# Harare Situation
He has led the country for 36 years.
# robert-mugabe - Sunday 16 October, 2016
# Nice Suit
# Nice Suit
Three piece suits are often the order of the day.
# robert-mugabe - Saturday 5 March, 2016
# Put Em Up
# Put Em Up
The Zimbabwean President wasn’t okay with discussing his plans for retirement.
# robert-mugabe - Saturday 27 February, 2016
# Lavish Celebrations
# Lavish Celebrations
The scale of today’s celebrations have attracted controversy in drought-hit Zimbabwe.
# robert-mugabe - Thursday 5 February, 2015
# Going Down
# Going Down
Mugabe sped off in a limousine after the tumble.
# robert-mugabe - Tuesday 22 April, 2014
# Monthly Wage
# Monthly Wage
The 90-year-old Zimbabwean Presidents said it was important his government “should recognise the hard times at the moment”.
# robert-mugabe - Friday 18 April, 2014
# News Fix
# News Fix
Everyone’s talking about Jill Meagher, pubs being closed, and disaster at Mount Everest.
# Not A Fan
# Not A Fan
The 90-year-old leader of Zimbabwe was strongly critical of Europe during a speech today.
# robert-mugabe - Sunday 12 January, 2014
# Wags
# Wags
Grace Mugabe, Asma al-Assad and all 30 of King Abdullah’s spouses.
# robert-mugabe - Monday 30 December, 2013
# State Papers
From The Daily Edge
# State Papers
State papers have revealed Mrs Mugabe’s dietary requirements.
# robert-mugabe - Monday 12 August, 2013
# Zimbabwe
# Zimbabwe
“If they die, even dogs will not sniff at their corpses” – Robert Mugabe has delivered a blistering public address, his first since the disputed election.
# robert-mugabe - Sunday 4 August, 2013
# Zimbabwe
# Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe ’s rival, Morgan Tsvangirai, denounced the win as “stolen”.
# robert-mugabe - Saturday 3 August, 2013
# Zimbabwe
# Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe ’s ZANU-PF party claims to have won 61 per cent of the vote, but longtime opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says he’ll appeal the result in the courts.
# robert-mugabe - Thursday 1 August, 2013
# Mugabe
# Mugabe
Zimbabwe election observers have said that the country’s Presidential election was “seriously compromised”.
# robert-mugabe - Wednesday 31 July, 2013
# Robert Mugabe
# Robert Mugabe
Robert Mugabe has been in power for 33 years, but has promised to step down if he loses this election.
# robert-mugabe - Tuesday 30 July, 2013
# Zimbabwe
# Zimbabwe
Polls show that Mugabe is set to lose tomorrow’s election but the opposition has produced what it says is evidence that the government plans to rig the elections.
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