IS ZIMBABWE IN A MILITARY COUP?

Is Mugabe negotiating his exit? Robert Mugabe, the self-styled 'Grand Old Man' of African politics, has led Zimbabwe for the last 37 years and who says that he will stand again for the next election.
Zimbabwe Military says they are keeping the 93-year-old Robert Mugabe 'safe'. In the midst of reports that say he is planning to step down.

President Robert Mugabe

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Zimbabwe's military detained power early this morning, aiming at the "criminals" surrounding President Rober Mugabe. Reports on National television says that the 93-year-old geriatric President Mugabe and his family were "safe and sound" Zimbabwe Major General SB Moyo, Chief of Staff Logistics, said on television:
"We are only targeting criminals around Mugabe who are committing crimes that are causing social and economic suffering in the country in order to bring them to justice"
"As soon as we have accomplished our mission, we expect that the situation will return to normalcy"

Military Coup?

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The people of Zimbabwe had been on edge since Monday when Chiwenga, Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Force, said he was prepared to step in to end a purge of supporters of sacked vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa. Mnangagwa a former security chief, nicknamed "The Crocodile," was a favorite to succeed his life-long political dictator but a week ago, he was overthrown to make place for the fifty-two -year old Grace Mugabe, wife of President Robert Mugabe, who has been contesting to succeed her husband as president.

President Robert Mugabe & Lady Grace Mugabe

seems like Grace is having a fulltime job to wake her husband up

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Bulawayo24 News reported that Mugabe was under house arrest, but the reports have not been confirmed. Neither Mugabe or Grace, wife of Mugabe have been seen or heard of.

Grace waking her husband up AGAIN?

Alex Magaisa, a Zimbabwean law lecturer, based in the UK, who was involved in the design of the 2013 constitution, said in a text message: "When you see a man in uniform reading the news on National television, you know it's done. There are no more questions. Authority is now in the hands of the military". Verified reports confirm that Mugabe has negotiated for Grace to leave the country while he prepares to step down.

The Movement for Democratic Change, Zimbabwe's opposition party, called for a peaceful return to constitutional democracy, adding it hoped the military intervention would lead to the "establishment of a stable, democratic and progressive nation-state"
South Africa, southern Africa, and the west are asked to re-engage Zimbabwe, whose economic decline over the past two decades has been a drag on the southern African region.

The Ruins of Great Zimbabwe, Masvingo

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Zimbabwe is a great tourist destination, there are so many places to visit and things to do, like white river rafting, a boat trip in the rainforest of Victoia Falls, game drives, visit the Great Ruins at Masvingo, bungee jumping from Victoria bridge at Victoria waterfalls, to name but a few destinations.

Magnificent Victoria Falls

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