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Robert Mugabe’s funeral wake postponed
The funeral wake for Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe, which was due to be held today – has been postponed.
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Robert Mugabe: dictator’s coffin paraded through national sports ground
Today’s funeral for the former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe in Harare had little of the pomp and circumstance he relished while in power.
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From liberator and hero to dictator and tyrant: Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe dies at 95
He held power for almost 40 years, decades beset by bloodshed, political persecution, corruption and tyranny.
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Robert Mugabe appears in public after coup
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has made his first public appearance since the army took charge on Wednesday. Clad in a university gown and mortar board, the 93-year-old attended a graduation ceremony, while across town the leader of Zimbabwe’s influential war veterans declared the game was up for the president and called on Zimbabweans to take…
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WHO’s Robert Mugabe appointment causes outcry
The World Health Organisation has come under fire for appointing Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe as a “goodwill ambassador”. Britain joined the outrage – describing the decision as “surprising and disappointing” – considering his government’s record on human rights abuses. But the WHO praised Zimbabwe’s public health system.
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Robert Mugabe flies to South Africa after his wife is accused of assaulting woman
Zimbabwe’s president has flown to Johannesberg after his wife Grace Mugabe was accused of assaulting a young woman in a hotel. Grace Mugabe attempted to leave the country, trying to claim diplomatic immunity.
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Is Robert Mugabe in hospital for cancer treatment?
Channel 4 News has exclusive video of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe arriving at a private hospital in Singapore. Mr Mugabe’s wife Grace and his bodyguard attempt to stop the cameraman filming.
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Robert Mugabe: Zimbabwe elections by the end of July
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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Zimbabwean Journalist Violet Gonda: ‘Mugabe’s death has divided the society’
Zimbabwean journalist Violet Gonda who has been in exile from Zimbabwe for the last 20 years, after she escaped former President Mugabe’s rule.
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Mugabe remembered: Victims recount dictator’s reign of terror
In Zimbabwe, a row has erupted between the government and the family of Robert Mugabe over when the former leader will be buried.
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Zimbabwean journalist Wilf Mbanga on Mugabe: ‘He’s destroyed agriculture, economy, education, hospitals… he might be gone but his legacy will live on’
We spoke to Wilf Mbanga, a journalist who once knew Mugabe as a friend, but who suffered the President’s wrath.
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Is the party over for the Mugabe kids?
There have been few glimpses of the lavish luxury lifestyles of two of Robert Mugabe’s sons since his fall from power. Bellarmine Chatunga and Robert Junior, his sons by his wife Grace, had earned an international reputation for party excess and big spending in Johannesburg, using social media to document their lifestyle. This while Zimbabwe’s…
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Mugabe given immunity from prosecution, government sources say
Robert Mugabe is due to attend tomorrow’s swearing in of his rival Emmerson Mnangagwa as president, Zimbabwean state TV has said. Preparations are under way at the National Sports Stadium in Harare, where the inauguration will be held. Government sources have confirmed the former President was given immunity from prosecution as part of a deal…
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Mugabe has resigned, so what next for Zimbabwe?
People poured on to the streets, cheering and dancing with joy at the news that Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe had resigned.
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Mugabe: leader who took his country from riches to rags
Robert Mugabe’s letter of resignation brings to an end his 37-year-old leadership in Zimbabwe.
