Within hours of President Robert Mugabe's sister Sabina dying on 28 July the Politburo had declared her a national heroine and decreed a ceremonial burial at Heroes Acre...
Robert Mugabe has earned a reputation as one of the globe's leading gatecrashers but his poise self-confidence and chutzpah have not rubbed off on his travelling entourage...
In his final years as Robert Mugabe's Vice-President (and owner of several rich farms) Joshua was deeply upset at what the President was doing to the country...
Vol 51 No 14 |
- CONGO-KINSHASA
The anniversary attracted a good guest list: two kings (Belgium Swaziland) and heads of state including Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni and Rwanda’s Paul Kagame who arrived late enough to delay the parade for several hours...
We hear that Zuma’s office has just sent a stern note to the three principals of 2008’s Global Political Agreement (GPA) – Robert Mugabe Arthur Mutambara and Morgan Tsvangirai – firmly setting out the limits of South Africa’s mediating role if the parties do not keep to their undertakings...
Vol 51 No 12 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
He had supported Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s land reform programme sung ‘Kill the Boer’ evicted a BBC journalist from a press conference and ridiculed President Zuma saying he was worse than Mbeki...
Whether or not it was The Herald’s tactics that forced Chikane’s hand his final report will be much to the liking of President Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front and particularly to that of Defence Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa who as Chairman of the Joint Operations Command takes a special interest in the military occupation of the Marange fields...
The acquittal of Roy Bennett Deputy Minister-designate of Agriculture and Treasurer of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) on 10 May gave President Robert Mugabe the chance to show his commitment to power-sharing...
Mbada’s Chairman is Air Vice-Marshall (Retired) Robert Mhlanga said to be close to President Robert Mugabe whose helicopter he once flew...
Banda is popular with fellow leaders in the region including Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe South Africa’s Jacob Zuma Swaziland’s King Mswati and Congo-Kinshasa’s Joseph Kabila...