Body of Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe to leave Singapore for burial at home
Police motorbikes lined up outside the Singapore Casket, a funeral parlour where Mugabe`s body was being held, in a sign that a dignitary would soon be departing. Mugabe`s body was expected to arrive in Zimbabwe on Wednesday at 3 p.m. (1300 GMT), a family member told Reuters.
Sep 11, 2019, 06:31 AM IST
Late former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe's family pushes back against government burial plan
The family of Zimbabwe founder Robert Mugabe is pushing back against the government`s plan to bury him at the National Heroes Acre monument in Harare and wants him to be buried in his home village instead, three relatives told Reuters.
Sep 09, 2019, 10:09 AM IST
Zimbabwe plans Mugabe's funeral and burial on September 14
Robert Mugabe had dominated Zimbabwean politics for almost four decades from independence in 1980 until he was removed by his own army in a November 2017 coup.
Sep 08, 2019, 23:09 PM IST
Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe dies aged 95
Zimbabwe`s former president Robert Mugabe has died aged 95, the country`s President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on his official Twitter account.
Sep 06, 2019, 11:09 AM IST
Opposition protesters clash with police as ruling party wins majority in Zimbabwe, one dead
One person was shot dead by Zimbabwean soldiers near a bus rank in central Harare, witnesses told a Reuters photographer.
Aug 01, 2018, 20:06 PM IST
Zimbabwe begins voting in first election since Robert Mugabe's removal
The election will see 75-year-old President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a long-time Mugabe ally, face 40-year-old Nelson Chamisa, a lawyer, and pastor who is vying to become Zimbabwe`s youngest head of state.
Jul 30, 2018, 14:03 PM IST
Zimbabwe`s former president Robert Mugabe ousted by `military coup`: Ex-minister
Zimbabwe`s former president Robert Mugabe was ousted by a "military coup" that forced his resignation, former cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo said in an interview with the BBC broadcast on Thursday.
Jan 11, 2018, 15:03 PM IST
Zimbabwe's military muscles into first post-Mugabe cabinet
President Mnangagwa made Major-General Sibusiso Moyo foreign minister and handed Air Marshal Perrance Shiri the sensitive land portfolio.
Dec 01, 2017, 20:40 PM IST
Emmerson Mnangagwa sworn in as Zimbabwe president
Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in as Zimbabwe's president on Friday, marking the final chapter of a political drama that toppled his predecessor Robert Mugabe after a military takeover.
Nov 24, 2017, 16:22 PM IST
Zimbabwe`s next leader prepares to take power tomorrow
Emmerson Mnangagwa, 75, will be sworn in as President at an inauguration ceremony on Friday.
Nov 23, 2017, 23:18 PM IST
Robert Mugabe, wife granted immunity from prosecution
Robert Mugabe resigned on Tuesday in a historic moment that ended his 37 years of rule.
Nov 23, 2017, 19:14 PM IST
Zimbabwe`s former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa to be sworn-in as president on Friday
Zimbabwe`s former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa will be sworn in as president on Friday.
Nov 22, 2017, 20:58 PM IST
Zimbabwe awaits new leader after Mugabe's shock exit
Zimbabweans waited today to discover when their new leader would be appointed after president Robert Mugabe's resignation brought a sudden end to a 37-year reign of authoritarian rule.
Nov 22, 2017, 10:58 AM IST
Mugabe: The last of Africa's 'fathers of independence'
Robert Mugabe, who resigned as Zimbabwe`s president on Tuesday, was the last living African head of state to have fought for his country`s independence before becoming its leader.
Nov 21, 2017, 22:49 PM IST
Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe resigns, ends four decades of rule
Robert Mugabe resigned as Zimbabwe`s president on Tuesday, shortly after parliament began an impeachment process to end his nearly four decades of rule.
Nov 21, 2017, 21:44 PM IST
President Robert Mugabe must resign: Zimbabwe ex-vice-president
Zimbabwe`s former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose sacking led to last week`s Army takeover, on Tuesday urged President Robert Mugabe to resign immediately.
Nov 21, 2017, 18:34 PM IST
Ousted Zimbabwe deputy president asks Robert Mugabe to resign
Ousted deputy president Emmerson Mnangagwa fled Zimbabwe shortly being sacked by Mugabe in November.
Nov 21, 2017, 13:07 PM IST
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe clings to office, dashes resignation hopes in TV speech
Zimbabwe`s economic output has halved since 2000 when many white-owned farms were seized, leaving the key agricultural sector in ruins.
Nov 20, 2017, 07:54 AM IST
ZANU-PF sacks Robert Mugabe as its leader, asks him to resign as Zimbabwe's head of state
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe was on Sunday facing the end of his 37-year rule.
Nov 19, 2017, 23:38 PM IST
Elated Zimbabweans celebrate as Mugabe era fades
Tens of thousands of overjoyed protesters flooded Zimbabwe`s streets Saturday celebrating the crumbling of President Robert Mugabe`s ruthless regime.
Nov 19, 2017, 00:07 AM IST
