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Zimbabwe elections: Mugabe in power until he dies?
Despite appearing ever more out of touch with his people, 89-year-old Robert Mugabe looks unlikely to relinquish power just yet – no matter who wins the election.
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Zimbabweans flock to polling stations to decide if Robert Mugabe, who has vowed he will step down if he loses, will extend his 33-year-long presidency.
Despite appearing ever more out of touch with his people, 89-year-old Robert Mugabe looks unlikely to relinquish power just yet – no matter who wins the election.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe announces state elections will be held by the end of July – in line with a court ruling but potentially setting the stage for a political row over timings.
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The funeral wake for Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe, which was due to be held today – has been postponed.
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In Zimbabwe, a row has erupted between the government and the family of Robert Mugabe over when the former leader will be buried.
As protesters in Sudan have been counting the dead in yesterday’s demonstrations, it’s emerged that the country’s military leaders have signed a lobbying deal with a notorious international fixer.
Last week the death in the segregation unit of Peterborough prison of a 47-year-old mother Annabella Landsberg, from Zimbabwe, was roundly condemned by an inquest jury. The prison ombudsman described the events as ‘shocking’. Her sister Sandra sat through the entire three-week hearing. She was lucky. She had legal aid. It stretched to paying for…