i, robert, gabriel mugabe. 37 years ago robert mugabe was a hero, the man who liberated zimbabwe, but he soon proved to be a brittle, vengeful leader. after he had the least his supporters on the country's white farmer, the economy collapsed. —— unleashed his. he rigged elections and terrorised his opponents to stay in power and all but a few suffered. this was me shopping in a country ravaged by hyperinflation. to give you a sense of this country's spiralling catastrophe i have come to a supermarket on the edge of harare and we are using hidden cameras for our protection. the first thing you see are empty shells that should be stacked with bread, but the bakeries have stopped working. robert mugabe shrugged it off, but he was older and weaker than he knew. in the end his fatal mistake was almost a cliche, to pick his wife as his successor, a woman who know one trusted or liked. the man poised to take over here is emerson mnangagwa, for decades robert mugabe's right—hand man, his brutal enforcer. the worry is that zimbabwe is busy exchanging one tyrant for another. then again th

today premature —— robert mugabe. let's be clear. robert mugabe has reached a cul—de—sac. whether he did not resign tonight and he stays on, it is quite clear that there is very little room for him to move on now. he isjust showing his deep little room for him to move on now. he is just showing his deep sense of commitment to what he believes in. he wants to stay in power. but there is no way he can survive this week, there is no way and bob way can go back to where it was last month, for example. so he is in a difficult place. i am sure you were wondering, where was mrs grace mugabe in those pictures? we saw the military officers. she triggered the sequence officers. she triggered the sequence of events we have been following for the last few days. it was she who made the military decide that they are not going to support her potential rising to the top job. she was nowhere to be found today and we are wondering where she was at this crucial live tv speech. thank you very much for your analysis. our southern afri

robert mugabe have come toa time honestly... robert mugabe have come to a time when he started realising that the people did not want him. but right now, we are so thankful that every process that has happened, from the march to the impeachment, everything, the people's voices. i want to thank the activists. our lives have been in danger but we carried on. every day somebody followed me. my family was scared for my life, i am scared for my life, my 13—year—old daughter sent me a message saying, we want you life, mum, because we have been fighting for this. so glad he has gone. that was just one fighting for this. so glad he has gone. that wasjust one of fighting for this. so glad he has gone. that was just one of the people who was out here celebrating this evening in harare, giving me her thoughts. as you can see, amazingly emotional. and why would she not be? this has been 37 years of rule in zimbabwe that has been a rule of political repression, and brutality and economic chaos. at one stage, inflation of many billions of

i, robert mugabe... mugabe's resignation came as a complete surprise. his letter was read out in parliament. we're here right at the moment that they've heard that robert mugabe has resigned from the presidency. and you can hear it from zanu—pf mp5, from opposition mps, from members of the public who've come here to witness what's happening. it happened as impeachment proceedings against 93—year—old mugabe were beginning after last week's military take over and days of protests. it isa it is a good steak for zimbabwe. this is a new era for our nation.” think the only time this is a new era for our nationli think the only time i will be able to comprehend what has just think the only time i will be able to comprehend what hasjust happened is whenl to comprehend what hasjust happened is when i wake up in the morning. for many people, mugabe is the only leader they've ever known. we'll be asking what now for zimbabwe? also tonight: police reveal dozens of prosecutions have been dropped after claims that thousands of test results were tampered with

i, robert gabriel mugabe... 37 years ago, robert mugabe was a hero, the man who liberated zimbabwe. but he soon proved to be a brutal, vengeful leader. and, after he had unleashed his supporters on the country's white farmers, the economy collapsed. mugabe rigged elections and terrorised his opponents to stay in power, and all but a few suffered. this was me shopping in a country ravaged by hyperinflation. to give you a sense of this country's spiralling economic catastrophe, i've come to a supermarket on the edge of harare. we're using hidden cameras for our own protection. and the first thing you see are empty shelves that should be stacked with bread, but the bakeries here have stopped working. robert mugabe shrugged it off, but he was older and weaker than he knew. in the end, his fatal mistake was almost a cliche, to pick his wife as his successor, a woman who no—one trusted or liked. the man poised to take over here is emmerson mnangagwa, for decades robert mugabe's right—hand man, his brutal enforcer. the worry is that zimbabwe is busy exchanging one tyrant for another. t

i robert mugabe... his letter of resignation read out in parliament prompting scenes of surprise and joy. today, it is victory, it is the tree in our hearts, it is the tree for oui’ in our hearts, it is the tree for our children. —— victory. in other news, police reveal dozens of prosecutions have been dropped after claims that thousands of test results were tampered with at a forensics laboratory. the dup leader arlene foster says northern ireland's border is being used as a bargaining chip in the brexit negotiations. we bring you the world's first interview with morgan chang derived —— morgan tsvingirai, since the resignation of robert mugabe was announced. good evening and welcome to bbc news. robert mugabe took zimbabwe and the world by surprise this afternoon when he suddenly resigned as the country's president after almost 4 decades in power. without warning his letter of resignation was read out in parliament — just as impeachment proceedings against him were getting underway. in it m

i, robert gabriel mugabe... robert gabriel mugabe was a revolutionary leader who fought in the liberation struggle against white minority rule. ..and beartrue allegiance to zimbabwe... his tight grip on power earned him the title of being the oldest head of state in the world. the 93—year—old leader has been in power since zimba bwe‘s independence in 1980. he has continued his life as an international statesman despite a diminishing reputation, as zimbabwe's economy crumbled amid corruption and violence. mugabe's rise to power began in 1979 when the lancaster house agreement ended white minority rule. at first, he protected minority rights. but in the 20005, he changed tack — he led a chaotic land reform programme, including redistributing land from white farmers without compensation. the country's economy collapsed with runaway inflation figures. the central bank printed money on a massive scale. supermarket shelves were empty. a loaf of bread would cost you trillions to buy. mugabe's misrule prompted w

absolutely, as a humiliation for robert mugabe. here's a man who has led this country for 37 years and who has led the zanu—pf party for 37 years. being kicked out, sacked, dismissed, as party leader, unceremoniously. the central committee of zanu—pf met here in harare today, unanimously decided he should no longer be party leader. grace mugabe also stripped of her position as leader of the women's league in zanu—pf. it is important to stress that even though he has been kicked out as party leader, he is still technically president of this country. that is because so far, despite having negotiations with the generals who lodged the military takeover here, he has not agreed to go voluntarily, he has not agreed to go voluntarily, he has not agreed to simply quit his office as president of zimbabwe. he looks like he is stubbornly hanging on to that. so the party have turned against him, the army have turned against him, the army have turned against him, the people yesterday showed they have turned against him by turning it in hu

i think the only person who didn't believe robert mugabe was going to resign his robert mugabe, and probably his wife, grace mugabe. having watched what has happened over the last few days here, you have had the people on the streets yesterday in their tens of thousands, the central committee, which he dominated for 37 yea rs, committee, which he dominated for 37 years, ruling he should be removed from the presidency of the party, and setting in train threats to impeach him by next monday. and then tonight, in spite of all of that, he appears on television and he says, i will preside over the party congress in december, in three weeks' time. one has to stand back a bit from the natural sense of deflation that you get from members of the public, and not just people get from members of the public, and notjust people who are members of the opposition. what your previous guest said, it is the end of the era of mugabe but he has managed, probably by playing an international card, probably by saying, look, it is the policy of the african union and the international community that leaders are not r

mugabe's rights and interests is robert mugabe himself. he does not seem to have any street presence supporting his claim to stay in the job. there are various constraining factors for the military, but you are right there is a danger we could have rogue elements within the military, within the whole veteran association, who would want to push, association, who would want to push, as appears to be the case, robert mugabe to resign, and if need be, even attack is person, break into his "blue roof" so called, it could escalate. let me talk about what chris is saying, the head of the vetera ns' chris is saying, the head of the veterans' association. chris is saying, the head of the vetera ns' association. this chris is saying, the head of the veterans' association. this is a few hours ago. we will organise a sitting and we will not leave harare until robert mugabe is gone. would you worry if there is a sit—in around the so—called blue roof, his residence? as far as the events on saturday, the army did not allow the crowd near the area, le

other people outside zanu—pf would like to see robert mugabe gone, and thatis like to see robert mugabe gone, and that is the main interest. as far as freedom is concerned, people are happy that freedom is coming, but it is important to understand that what is important to understand that what is critical here is notjust one man, but the system. it is the system that has got to change. the system that has got to change. the system that has got to change. the system that robert mugabe created is so entrenched that it will take some time before it can be dismantled. but this is the beginning. i think it is important to celebrate the moment, if indeed robert mugabe goes, because it will be the start perhaps of a hopeful future for zimbabweans. and perhaps notjust zimbabweans. and perhaps notjust zimbabweans. you touched on this briefly but just zimbabweans. you touched on this briefly butjust one final thought. there are neighbouring countries in the continent who will be watching what happens in some bog with very closely indeed. the african leaders are watching it. the african people, th

the day that robert mugabe resign. he led zimbabwe for 37 years, but with parliament about to impeach him, did the presidentjump before he was pushed? and joyous celebrations followed. people are chancing out on the streets tonight, releasing years of pent—up frustration at robert mugabe's increasingly autocratic rule. it is a happy day today, independence is finally here. this is the man likely to take over. two weeks ago, emmerson mnangagwa was sacked as vice president. in the next 48 hours, we expect him to become president. alas, the long—time opposition leader morgan sang the reich tells the bbc what should happen for the man he has fought for years. these were his last days, i don't feel any guilt or ill will at all. robert mugabe's presidency is history. as member of zimbabwe's parliament began debating whether to impeach the president, the speaker of the parliament interrupted. he had a letter of resignation to read. i hereby tender my resignation as president of the republic of zimbabwe with immediate effe

robert mugabe is a leader who has outlived his epoch. from icon of the struggle against racist rule, to symbol of excess and repression, he has fallen hard and inflicted untold damage on his country in the process. there was a deceptive calm in salisbury, capital of rhodesia, on the day of udi, the declaration of independence. it was this world of white privilege and black exclusion he and other revolutionary leaders sought to overthrow. robert mugabe went to jail for ten years and later fled tojoin his guerillas in the bush. a revolutionary war led to thousands of casualties but when apartheid south africa withdrew support from the rhodesian regime, it was forced into negotiations. whether they accept it or not is immaterial to us, really. they will have to accept it in as much as they must accept political domination. under the stewardship of the old british colonial power, there were elections, which robert mugabe won, promising forgiveness and tolerance. and bear true allegiance to zimbabwe and observe... but in power, a ruthless nat

robert mugabe's speech robert mugabe has just rained by robert mugabe's speech robert mugabe hasjust rained on zimbabwe's pari mugabe hasjust rained on zimbabwe's par i had a, really. i think everybody, every one of my compatriots is downcast, pretty much heart broken. i'm very sad because what is going to happen from here now is the humiliation of robert mugabe. big time humiliation, which is something that throughout the weekl is something that throughout the week i was saying we don't need and it is very sad, because when the evidence — i mean when the impeachment evidence comes, it will be very, very embarrassing and humiliating. we didn't need to drag him through this mud but he has asked for t and as far as he is concerned, he is going to preside over congress in december. that's ridiculous. which congress? as far as we are concerned he is not longer president of our party. he is done. at the central committee, the highest board inside zanu—pf, outside congress has made a decision, he is gone. all ten of them on friday made the decision he is gone, so whose interests is he

robert mugabe is a man who will dig in and fight. he has that history and in some ways we shouldn't be surprised that he is still hanging on. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come in the programme: as the us navy arrives in argentina to help hunt for a missing submarine, we'll get the latest from our latin america editor. also had a in the programme, we visit the singapore exhibition bringing together european impressionists and their asian contemporaries. —— also ahead in. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election. she has asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson has been released on bail of $3 million, after turning himself in to police in santa barbara. it was the biggest demonstration so far of the fast—growing european anti—nuclear movement. the south african government has announced that it's opening the country's remaining whites—only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black—majority government in this country, and the destruction of the

robert mugabe fought against white minority rule. his tight grip on power earned him the title of being the oldest head of state in the world. the 93—year—old leader has beenin world. the 93—year—old leader has been in power since zimbabwe's independence in 1980. he has continued his life as an international statesman despite a diminishing reputation as the economy crumbled amid corruption and violence. his rise to power began in 1979. when the lancaster house agreement ended white minority rule. at first he protected minority rights. but in the 2000 see changed tack, leading a chaotic land reform programme including redistributing land from white farmers without compensation. the economy collapsed with runaway inflation figures. the central bank printed money on a massive scale. supermarket shelves we re massive scale. supermarket shelves were empty. a loaf of bread would cost you trillions to buy. the misrule prompted widespread protests but it was the birth of the opposition mdc led by a trade unionist morgan tsvangirai wh

mugabe and for pretoria had to be very careful how it dealt with robert mugabe. absolutely and has never wanted to do anything to inflame the situation there as you like because we have seen over many years an enormous influx of up when it's not only to south africa but to and into all the neighboring countries as well really driven out by their job prospects affectively they're not able to put food on the table at home so lots of people come here botswana. namibia looking for jobs you know so that they can feed their children and save them to school and get them an education so therefore has a bit of a potted history when it comes to where they're obviously closely tied historically as you know the a.n.c. being also a former liberation movement but particularly i'm thinking in terms of former president taba vickie's presidents he was highly criticized for his quiet diplomacy toward zimbabwe and in fact said m. the a you have been criticized i've seen a lot of commentary and some comments on social media as well criticizing both said i can and you saying look thi

robert mugabe is not known for giving in that easily. we have seen this in the last few days, he never gave an inch in those negotiations with the military and the two envoys that were sent by president zuma to try and help with the negotiation process. so it would be really, really massive and a big historical moment it robert mugabe voluntarily says that he is stepping down, without being pushed. are right, milton, for the moment, thank you very much. —— all right. well, it has been another momentous day here in the history of zimbabwe. robert mugabe being dismissed by his own party, zanu—pf, and also his wife, grace mugabe being dismissed from her position within the party as well. zanu—pf giving him a deadline, an ultimatum that if he hasn't resigned by midday tomorrow local time, they are going to start impeachment proceedings against him. let's get this report on the day's events let's get this report on the day's eve nts fro m let's get this report on the day's events from fergal keane. it began today with a visit from the

it's been a tumultuous week for the country after robert mugabe resigned earlier this week he ruled the country with an iron fist for nearly four decades. well the christian one who has been following all the latest developments for us from harare and we also have a journalist you're going line on who reported from zimbabwe for a decade he joins us from bonn christine and european good to have you both christiane let's start with you in harare the whole country must be watching this event what it is as a been like there in harare today is it a credible atmosphere assuming there is an uncle on phrase that he released a song a couple of months ago and the song lyrics go something along the lines of god. that is sure not to say the crocodile is going to come and rule at the time people didn't know that they will be singing the song on a day like this and calling it prophetic because indeed the crocodile so to say has been sworn in in a synagogue is now the president everybody virtually everybody has become a political commentator on some solace it is the talk of the town people are happy t

the general who arrested robert mugabe. and emmerson mnangagwa, the political brain behind the coup, and president in waiting. by midafternoon, the mp's and senators had moved to a hotel to accommodate the special joint session of parliament. they were watched by the public in what felt like a rare moment of true democracy here. people are suffering, this mp said. and then the moment. a letter was handed to the speaker. he read it first himself, and then to the world. fergal: he was muffled, but the words were momentous. [cheers and applause] fergal: many who a week ago would have cheered robert mugabe exalted in his fall. and we are here right at the moment where they have heard that robert mugabe has resigned from the presidency. you can hear cheering from zanu-pf mp's, opposition mp's, and those who have come to witness what is happening. they thought it would be a potentially elongated process of impeachment, but it hasn't happened. he's gone it's over. , a week ago, most foreign journalists were banned here. today mp's

robert mugabe's presidency is history. as members of zimbabwe's parliament began debating whether to impeach the president — the speaker of parliament interrupted — he had a letter of resignation to read. i. i, robert mugabe, underthe constitution of section one in zimbabwe, tender my resignation as the president of the republic of zimbabwe with immediate effect. mr mugabe's letter said his decision was taken to allow a smooth transition of power — and that it was voluntary. voluntary‘s one word for it — unavoidable is another. mr mugabe refused to resign after last week's military takeover. he refused to resign after mass protests at the weekend. he refused to resign when he was sacked by his own party on sunday. and he ignored a deadline to go on monday. he even called his normal cabinet meeting for tuesday. but there's nothing normal about this tuesday. the pressure told and his 37 years as president ended. and look at these pictures from harare as the news started to spread. this was inside the parliament. yo

the military has placed robert mugabe under house arrest. the presence of the military is being felt on the streets of harare. this is as close as we can get to some of the tanks that have put themselves in strategic positions. one has blocked access to parliament. in the early hours of the morning following an evening of gunfire and explosions that militantly took over the state broadcaster and they made an announcement that this is not a coup and that president robert mugabe is still in charge. but on the streets it is clear who is calling the shots. and then military say they will make arrests on those who they a re eli‘s game g game. not is; just a book you ! is; just a book you send, to the post mugabe we are moving to the post mugabe days. he may remain head of state that he will not be in charge. on the other hand, the processes that zanu—pf have in their constitution, that the config of it, bend the rules, that he will step down, the party will anoint a successor. there isa party will anoint a successor. there is a process for th

and yet we have robert mugabe remaining defiant. he has not gone yet. do you fear that maybe the jubilation and celebration is a little bit premature? i would not say it is premature? i would not say it is premature but i think there is good reason for why people feel this energy, this excitement, the transition, and irreversible transition, and irreversible transition has begun. certainly there is a lot of reasons for caution and zimbabweans, we are not through the woods by any means. zimbabwe —— mugabe needs to step down. then there are huge queries about the agenda of the military and the potential for imposition of a new leader. i think the fear for many people is that this willjust remain an internal transition within zanu—pf and will not bring real change. today, seeing the masses come out in such an unprecedented scale, it really takes us down a path where ordinary citizens are starting to demand that they want to have a stake in this transition process. and i suppose all eyes are on the former vice president will stop the question is wheth

just describe what it has been like to up close robert mugabe in yea rs like to up close robert mugabe in years gone by here. opposing robert mugabe was something that was not had. the moment you spoke the words mugabe, even in public, everyone would just be silent. you could see the nfa says. the just cannot talk about this. robert mugabe, just that word brought so much fear in a person, so word brought so much fear in a person, so much terror because of what used to happen in the streets of hanratty and that it sells and bubbly. it was a police state. every corner of the state was filled with policemen, state agents, everywhere, shops, schools. it wasjust a reign of terror. and now, we're feeling free. we are feeling the badness has been taken away from us. for example, i had been beating, thoroughly abused by the police and military before. and, for the first time, ican military before. and, for the first time, i can actually work freely without anyone telling me. and you say, is this going to go on? is this the new zimbabwe? i visited fort robert mugabe to maintain legitimacy. the

the headlines at 12pm: fasano zanu—pf has sacked robert mugabe as leader. he will be replaced by the man mugabe sacked just two weeks ago. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the president of zimbabwe robert mugabe has been sacked by his party as leader. delegates at the party meeting were seen breaking into loud singing and dancing when the announcement was made emmerson mnangagwa has been announced as his replacement. we can go now to ben brown in harare. a momentous morning. yes, when you think about it, hugely dramatic. robert mugabe has been the leader of zanu—pf and the leader of this country for 37 years, almost four decades, and now that party, zanu—pf, has simply turned its back on him, said it had enough of him, sacked him, really humiliated him and kept him out as party leader. extraordinary. this was the central committee of zanu—pf meeting here in harare and celebrating, as you say, after that decision. also stripping his wife, grace mugabe, of her party membership and making emmerson mnangagwa, who she is forced out as vice president

house split is zanu—pf over robert mugabe? —— how split. split is zanu—pf over robert mugabe? -- how split. it has been a bitter struggle. rivalfactions both want to see the old man go. but the fight over a succession to see the old man go. but the fight over a succession is between the faction following grace mugabe or the other candidate. the revolution, which was zanu—pf‘s agenda, was a powerful party card. this could take weeks. it is very murky what is going on. conflicting reports. the game is not yet played out. thank you. police believe they have now found and identified the bodies of everyone who died in the grenfell tower fire. they've put the final number of victims at 71, including a stillborn baby. in the immediate aftermath of the blaze, 400 people were listed as missing. they said the search and identification operation had been "meticulous." commander stuart cundy at the metropolitan police has been speaking to our correspondent tom burridge. i can't ican‘t imagine i can't imagine the families of those who have died have gone through over the last five mo

where will robert mugabe go? there was thought he might go to south africa but in fa ct he might go to south africa but in fact there is a charge is wife is facing in south africa so maybe malaysia and singapore where they have departments. maybe that will be the final destination. some outbreaks of rain affecting many parts of the uk this evening but wet and windy weather on the way tomorrow. this is one weather watch abuse from cambridge. hard—pressed to find much in the way of sunshine tomorrow. the winds had been picking up, blustery night. those winds will get stronger into the day tomorrow. some of the rain overnight will leave the time that this next batch fringing in the northern ireland become significant. a mild start across england and wales with temperatures into double figures. well into double figures. but it is windy. cloud around, many places dry. that's rain edging into the western and northern parts of wales. it will be persistent. we could see up it will be persistent. we could see up to 100

this is the point and this is what robert mugabe is facing. he knows that time is running out for him. he has no friends left, no allies left, there is barely anybody in this country you could find who still want him to be president of the country. so if he refuses to resign, the leadership of zanu—pf, the central committee meeting on sunday to discuss expelling him as leader of the party, to opposing him and he will no longer be leader of zanu—pf. then on tuesday we expect parliament will then meet to begin impeaching him. in otherwords, this would be done constitutionally. there has been a military takeover but the army do not want it to look like they are removing him by force like they are removing him by force like you were a true guitar. they wa nted like you were a true guitar. they wanted done constitutionally. so when the party deposes him as leader and the parliament deposes him as president, then that is what the army would like to see. they would not be blamed by the international community or by the african union as being a mi

robert mugabe went to jail for ten yea rs robert mugabe went to jail for ten years and later fled to join robert mugabe went to jail for ten years and laterfled tojoin his gorillas in the bush. a revolutionary war led to thousands of casualties but when apartheid south africa withdrew support from the regime in rhodesia, things changed. whether they accept it or not is immaterial to us, really. they have to accept it. under the stewardship of the old british colonial power, there were elections which robert mugabe won, promising for goodness and tolerance. and bear true allegiance to zimbabwe. but in power, a ruthless nature swiftly asserted itself. my government will never rest until those within the party who are responsible for organising this are crushed and crushed fully. in one 4p used the army to crush supporters of a rival army. —— in one province. it was a pitiless massacre as i discovered when i went to investigate the atrocities. this is a country in a state of fear. everywhere you go there are militia and police roadblocks and of course spies you can't see. the west s

this is d w news live from berlin celebrations in zimbabwe after president robert mugabe resigned bringing almost four decades of on your own rule to an end our correspondent was in the capital harare when it happened. that. we'll take you to harare for more on this historic day for the people of zimbabwe also on the show who's to blame for germany's new political uncertainty chancellor angela merkel was at the center of a raucous a session in the bone this talk on tuesday plenty of accusations flying in the wake of collapse coalition talks and the big question will there be fresh elections plus we'll take you to israel for a story about a special family reunion at the age of one hundred into a holocaust survivor meets the nephew he never knew he had thanks to a one of a kind data base. i'm bringing off it's good to have you with us we begin with a. boy minus mugabe and a bombshell announcement delivered today in zimbabwe's parliament the country's ruler robert mugabe resigned now we've follows a tumultuous week that saw a military take over mass demonstrations and a desperate mugabe cling

. >> in this article, they are wondering if grace mugabe caused robert mugabe's downfall. it is what a lot of political commentators have been saying. her thirst for power was what caused the old guard to revolt. it is not the first time people have laid the blame on the wives of african leaders for their political downfalls. you can see other names here. you have one from ivory coast. according to some commentators, the wives are responsible for the faded lyrical careers of their husbands. of course, that is a controversial opinion. a lot of papers are focusing on the detail that mugabe was willing to throw his wife under the bus in the final hours. he was willing to send her to a former -- foreign country in exile to retain power. anchor: papers focusing on solution tofind a the syrian crisis. saying this iss a big win for the russian president vladimir putin. it was a bold diplomatic move. he brought together or honey from iran and erdogan from turkey to try to draw out a peace plan, a move that sidelined the u.s. and e.u. it is clear the future of a post-were serialize

mugabe's rights and interests is robert mugabe himself. he doesn't seem to have certainly any street presence supporting his claim to stay in the job. well, i think there are various constraining factors for the military, but you are right, there is a danger that you could have rogue elements within the military, within the whole veterans‘ association, who would want to push, as appears to be the case, mugabe to resign, and if need be, even attack is person, break into his "blue roof," so called, there is a risk, clearly that this might descend into a violent confrontation. let me talk about what chris is saying, the head of the veterans‘ association. this is a few hours ago. "we are going to organise a sit—in. we are not going to leave harare until this guy, robert mugabe, is gone." mugabe has lost his marbles." would you worry if there is a sit—in around the so—called blue roof, his residence? as far as the events on saturday, the army did not allow the crowd near the area, let alone the blue roof. it's clear that the military

this is a battle for who succeeds robert mugabe? yes, indeed, what i was saying victoria there, the military found it unacceptable that grace mugabe, who was once a typist in robert mugabe's office was likely to become head of state, pushing away a liberation struggle hero and that's what triggered the events that we've been seeing in the last few hours. what does grace mugry represent? what does grace mugry represent? what the army is concerned about is the people who fought against white minority rule in the liberation struggle. they want those people to keep going because they feel that this struggle has not yet ended. remember, there were land invasions in zimbabwea remember, there were land invasions in zimbabwe a few years ago because they felt that white communities still owned too much of the land in comparison to local indigenous communities. so, they want the liberation struggle momentum to keep going and they felt that grace mugabe who does not have liberation struggle credentials could not be the head of state. thank you

did you think that robert mugabe is going to go? you area robert mugabe is going to go? you are a supporter of his. that is anotherfiction, i are a supporter of his. that is another fiction, i will deal with that in another way. this is not about robert mugabe, it is about clearing the decks of people around him, who have become around him in the last year or so. and that is why the last year or so. and that is why the army is getting at people who have been involved in criminality, just for example, alleged yesterday, the minister of finance, was found in his car, 10 million us dollars... and if you think about it that way, then you can see why that language explains it. so those people who see... probably because most people, certainly beans the two since there were, are tempted to think that zanu-pf is led were, are tempted to think that zanu—pf is led by robert mugabe alone, but i choose the other way around. you want to pick this up, to be clear, you are from the movement for democratic change, opposition party, in zimbabwe, as she was saying, this is not about ro

are you surprised that robert mugabe has refused to resign? people have a lwa ys has refused to resign? people have always said he is a stubborn man, he's a fighter, he's not the sort of man who just gives in to pressure. so in many ways, perhaps we shouldn't have been surprised he refused to resign. in an interview this afternoon those were my words, he isa this afternoon those were my words, he is a stubborn man, you cannot second—guess him. when the address was announced i thought, 0k, he has relented. but i think he is someone who i think is going to fight to the death. he can't do it himself. he will be 94 in three months, 94 yea rs, will be 94 in three months, 94 years, and you still want to fight for your term to take it to 99, 100... come on. you saw how he was when he was giving that speech, he was rumbling. we have tried to respect, but even our african mentality cannot take it this far. we respect our elders and seniority, but this time round i think... it is testing zimbabweans‘ patients, testing zimbabweans‘ patients, testin

they banked on robert mugabe caving in quickly. however, last night's rambling speech to the nation made no mention of resigning. i will preside over these processes... he appeared detached from reality, talking about presiding over a party congress. the question is why the generals allowed this to happen. partly, it's to do with a changed africa. the old days of shooting leaders are gone. human rights lawyer, beatrice mtetwa, was once persecuted by robert mugabe. she says the generals and mr mnangagwa want to be seen to be acting constitutionally. zimbabwean culture has always been that you make the law, you justify your actions on the basis that this is the law, and this is in line with the zimbabwean way of doing things. give it respectability by making it law, however bad it is. the talks mooted tonight might yet end this crisis. but the people are ready for impeachment. and that legal path is about ensuring the legitimacy of those who rule zimbabwe next. fergal keane, bbc news, harare. president trump has announced the us is r

can now c an now from robert mugabe. —— let us c an now from robert mugabe. —— let us hear now. fellows about wins. i —— zimbabweans. i address you tonight on the back of a meeting i held today with the nation's security forces command element. this meeting, which was facilitated by a mediating team, followed an operation mounted by the sinbad way defence forces —— zimbabwe defence forces in the week that has gone by, and which was triggered by concerns arising from the reading of the state of affairs in our country and in the rulings —— the ruling zanu—pf party. whatever the pros and cons, the way they went about registering those concerns, i is the president of zimbabwe, and as their commander—in—chief, do acknowledge theissues commander—in—chief, do acknowledge the issues they have drawn my attention to. and i do believe that these were raised in the spirit of honesty and out of deep anti—patriotic concern for the stability of our nation. —— deep and patriotic concern. as i address you, iam also patriotic concern. as i address you, i am also aware

all of them opposed to robert mugabe continuing. so i think this is a pause, it is not a conclusion. all africa editor in harare, thank you. here, the chancellor, philip hammond, has said measures to boost the housing market will be at the heart of his budget on wednesday. he says he wants 300,000 homes to be built every year, a big rise from the recent levels of around 200,000 a year in england. but mr hammond stressed there was no "single magic bullet" to increase housing supply, as ben wright now reports. building up expectations ahead of the budget for a raft of measures to fix the housing crisis. the chancellor wants to stop developers sitting on land that has been given the green light for housing. there are lots of things we can do using planning powers, using intervention powers to get planning permission that have been granted built up. we will use money, we will use the powers of the state, we will use the powers of the planning system, but we are determined to get those missing homes built. today, mr hammond gave hints an

president robert mugabe is still the president. he has refused to resign despite mounting pressure from the generals who carried out a military takeover against him last wednesday and despite the huge public demonstrations against him in harare yesterday, he is staying in office. in a televised address to the nation, he said that he would still be presiding over a congress of the zanu—pf party next month, in a few weeks‘ time. so having that the generals, he then made that televised statement and he said he will be carrying on. he said that the military takeover against him had not been a threat to his authority. well, in reaction to his refusal to resign, we have heard from the leader of the war veterans who fought alongside him in the war of independence who are opposed to him now saying that speech tonight was nothing to do with reality. we will go for impeachment, say the war vetera ns, will go for impeachment, say the war veterans, and we are calling the people back onto the streets. and zanu—pf, the ruling party here, d

robert mugabe is a leader who has outlived his epoch. from icon of the struggle against racist rule, to symbol of excess and repression, he has fallen hard and inflicted untold damage on his country in the process. there was a deceptive calm in salisbury, capital of rhodesia, on the day of udi, the declaration of independence. it was this world of white privilege and black exclusion he and other revolutionary leaders sought to overthrow. robert mugabe went to jail for ten years and later fled tojoin his guerillas in the bush. a revolutionary war led to thousands of casualties but when apartheid south africa withdrew support from the rhodesian regime, it was forced into negotiations. whether they accept it or not is immaterial to us, really. they will have to accept it in as much as they must accept political domination. under the stewardship of the old british colonial power, there were elections, which robert mugabe won, promising forgiveness and tolerance. and bear true allegiance to zimbabwe and observe... but in power, a ruthless nat

he is close to robert mugabe and acted as the mediator for the army. close to robert mugabe and acted as the mediatorfor the army. he played a crucial role in the transfer of power. what can he now reveal about the deals done to persuade robert mugabe to finally stands down? and how was the former president reacting to losing control of the country? in his office, father fidelis mukonori told me robert mugabe's decision to resign was the best thing he had ever done. despite leaving office, he said the former president would still play an active role in politics here. i don't know how you do it in the western world. in africa, senior citizens are important. will people go to him for advice, for example, like the new president? the new president said he is his mentor and father and leader. when he says that, you tell me that he is going to walk away from his father and mentor and leader? i don't think so. you played a very key role as the mediator to persuade robert mugabe to stand down. what was the deal, though, which did persuade him to go? what was he given? listen, we did not offer

they lived under the rule of robert mugabe. now a new ruler is coming in closely associated with mugabe. they hope for a new zimbabwe. take a listen to regents who have spoken to just a little bit earlier. why did you come out today? >> we're here to celebrate for a new president, mnangagwa. >> reporter: are you happy the president is gone? >> when things are over for someone, it's offver for you. let's put something to upgrade everything in zimbabwe. >> reporter: so you need an upgrade. what are the big things facing zimbabweans? >> mining, farming, education. everything. what i'm saying, upgrade everything. upgrade it. for the many things. >> do you think mnangagwa can do this? >> yes. >> do you think he can do this? >> yes. >> why? >> potential. >> reporter: potential? >> yes. >> reporter: and so you still have people streaming in behind me. they're coming in a bit because we know emerson mnagagwa and several heads of state and the leader of the opposition. people are hoping for a fresh break here in zimbabwe. something new.