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South Africa’s Jacob Zuma, Angola’s Joao Lourenco head to Zimbabwe

Daily Dispatch November 21, 2017

President Jacob Zuma of South Africa and his Angolan counterpart, Joao Lourenco, will travel on Wednesday to Zimbabwe, where 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe is under growing pressure to resign, South Africa’s state broadcaster said. President Zuma, as chair of the Southern African

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BREAKING: Zimbabwe war veterans call for immediate anti-Mugabe protests

Daily Dispatch November 21, 2017

Zimbabwe’s influential war veterans on Tuesday called for immediate protests against President Robert Mugabe as parliament moved to impeach the veteran leader. “All the people must leave what they are doing, come to Harare… we just want to see the back of Mugabe immediately. The protests must begin now, we cannot have another hour of […]

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U.S. declares North Korea terrorists nation

Daily Dispatch November 20, 2017

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, now a terrorist? In spite of the sanctions slammed on North Korea following its nuclear programme, the United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump announced Monday that his country will designate North Korea as a state sponsor of terror. Trump’s decision comes amid heightened nuclear tensions on the Korean peninsula. […]

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SADC leaders set to meet in Angola over Zimbabwe crisis

Daily Dispatch November 20, 2017

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is expected to discuss Zimbabwe’s political crisis in Luanda, Angola, on Tuesday, the presidency has said in a statement. The statement said that President Jacob Zuma in his capacity as chair of SADC “will attend the summit of the SADC Organ Troika Plus Chairperson of SADC which will take […]

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Mugabe ‘agrees’ to step down

Daily Dispatch November 20, 2017

President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has agreed to the terms of his resignation and a letter has been drafted, according to CNN. Quoting a source, the news network said the army generals had given into many of Mugabe’s demands, including full immunity for himself and his wife Grace, and that he would keep his private property. […]

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Mugabe fired replaced with vice

Daily Dispatch November 19, 2017

President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has been sacked by the ruling ZANU-PF party as its leader and replaced with Emmerson Mnangagwa, his sacked vice-president. Mugabe’s sack of Mnangagwa, nicknamed ‘The Crocodile’, allegedly triggered the military seizure of power last Wednesday. According to Reuters, the leaders of the party met on Sunday to take the decision. His […]