As Mugabe lost power and freedom he also lost his money - including those in Swiss banks and Red Dot. See Fart Loong and Jinx are set to forfeit and pocket his dirty $billions = making him a BIG ROBERT than he is.
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Zimbabwe President, Wife In Custody As Military Takes Control of Capital
Last Updated: November 15, 2017 6:55 AM
An armed soldier patrols a street in Harare, Zimbabwe, Nov. 15, 2017.
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JOHANNESBURG —
Zimbabwe’s ruling party has claimed on social media that President Robert Mugabe and his family were detained Tuesday night in what increasingly looks like an attempt to depose the longtime president.
“Last night the first family was detained and are safe, both for the constitution and the sanity of the nation this was necessary,” said the Wednesday morning Tweet, sent from the @zanu_pf handle. “Neither Zimbabwe nor ZANU are owned by Mugabe and his wife. Today begins a fresh new era and comrade Mnangagwa will help us achieve a better Zimbabwe.”
The Twitter account has previously been used to air the party’s beliefs, though it was not possible to independently verify the claims.
The tweet refers to recently deposed Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who Mugabe last week accused of disloyalty and plotting to seize power.
Mnangagwa’s whereabouts early Wednesday were unknown -- South African officials would not confirm rumors that he is in neighboring South Africa, although members of the powerful military veterans’ association told reporters last week that he was planning to come to South Africa after he fled Zimbabwe last week.
FILE - Zimbabwean Deputy President Emmerson Mnangagwa greets party supporters at the ZANU-PF headquarters in Harare.
Not a takeover, army claims
The claim adds to the military’s statement early Wednesday, delivered after soldiers took over state television, that the army is not carrying out a military takeover of the government and that Mugabe and his family are safe. However, the situation remained tense in the capital as Zimbabweans both inside and outside the country watched and wondered about the fate of the 93-year-old president, who has ruled the Southern African nation since 1980. In that time, the economy has all but collapsed and Zimbabwe has become a pariah state in the West over allegations of human rights abuses.
“We wish to make this abundantly clear this is not a military takeover of government,” army spokesman Maj. Gen. SB Moyo said in the early morning statement. “What the Zimbabwe defense forces is doing is to pacify a degenerating political, social and economic situation in our country which if not addressed may result in violent conflict.”
"We are only targeting criminals around him who are committing crimes that are causing social and economic suffering in the country in order to bring them to justice," he said.
In this image made from video, Major Gen. S.B. Moyo, Spokesperson for the Zimbabwe Defense Forces addresses to the nation in Harare, Zimbabwe, Nov. 15, 2017.
The announcement followed witness reports of at least three explosions and heavy gunfire in the capital city of Harare early Wednesday.
Witnesses also said military vehicles and soldiers were on the streets early Wednesday, hours after soldiers took over state broadcaster ZBC. Local residents said instead of the usual 11 p.m. newscast, music videos were played.
US, Canadian Embassies react
A spokesman at the U.S. embassy in Harare told VOA the streets appeared calm and had no confirmed sightings of military vehicles. The embassy warned Americans via its web site to "shelter in their residences" and work from home on Wednesday. They said the embassy will be minimally staffed and closed to the public.
The Canadian Embassy, via Twitter, reported “increased military activity in Harare” early Wednesday, but did not give details. The embassy, they said, will be closed Wednesday.
A State Department official said the United States "encourages all Zimbabweans to approach disputes calmly and peacefully while following democratic, transparent, and constitutional processes for resolving differences."
'Treasonable conduct'
On Tuesday, Zimbabwe's ruling party accused the armed forces chief of "treasonable conduct" after he threatened to intervene in the country's political affairs. The statement from the ZANU-PF party was released amid worries that the military might be taking action to oust Mugabe.
Witnesses Tuesday reported tanks and armed personnel carriers moving on roads outside the capital.
The current tension was sparked last week when Mugabe fired Mnangagwa. Many observers saw the move as a step toward the installation of Mugabe's wife, Grace Mugabe, as vice president. That would put the first lady in position to become president when her 93-year-old husband retires or dies.
Zimbabwean First Lady Grace Mugabe, center, walks with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe at a ceremony to rename Harare International airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017.
At a Monday news conference, the head of Zimbabwe's armed forces, General Constantino Chiwenga, warned he would "step in" unless Mugabe stopped trying to purge the ruling ZANU-PF party of Mnangagwa supporters. Dozens have been arrested since the vice president was fired on November 5.
Tuesday's ZANU-PF statement, signed by party information secretary Simon Khaya Moyo, said Chiwenga's comments were "clearly calculated to disturb national peace and stability" and meant to "incite insurrection and violent challenge to the Constitutional Order."
Mnangagwa, 75, was seen for years as a likely successor to the president, and maintains strong backing in the army. Grace Mugabe, 52, has support in the party's youth wing and is believed to have engineered the firing of another vice president, Joice Mujuru, in 2014.
Sebastian Mhofu in Harare contributed to this report
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Zimbabwe Coup: Mugabe Under House Arrest, Army Controls Media
JEKESAI NJIKIZANA/AFP/Getty Images
by John Hayward15 Nov 20170
93-year-old dictator Robert Mugabe’s reign over Zimbabwe appears to be coming to an end, as the military has reportedly placed him under house arrest. Military forces have also seized control of state media, which they helpfully used to inform the public that “this is not a military takeover.”
CNN reports that South African President Jacob Zuma confirmed that Mugabe is “unable to leave his home,” which is surrounded by troops. The New York Times cites reports that he is in “custody” and under “house arrest.”
Major General Sibusiso Moyo gave an address from the state-run (and evidently now military-run) Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation on Wednesday morning in which he insisted the security of Mugabe and his family was “guaranteed.”
“We wish to make it abundantly clear that this is not a military takeover,” said General Moyo, seated in the news anchor’s chair in his military uniform. “We are only targeting criminals around him 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 normal.”
British citizens in Zimbabwe were given similar guidance by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office early on Wednesday.
“Due to the uncertain political situation in Harare, including reports of unusual military activity, we recommend British nationals currently in Harare to remain safely at home or in their accommodation until the situation becomes clearer,” the FCO said, referring to the capital city, which is currently patrolled by tanks and squads of soldiers.
Moyo spoke of a “plan by the same individuals to influence the current purging taking place in Zanu-PF to the civil service.” This was a reference to the power struggle within Mugabe’s party, which entered a critical stage when Mugabe sacked his deputy and one-time heir apparent Emmerson Mnangagwa, apparently in a bid to install his much younger wife Grace Mugabe as his successor.
“She entered politics only two years ago, had no role in the nation’s liberation war and treated with open contempt politicians who had been waiting decades to succeed her husband,” the New York Times writes of 52-year-old Mrs. Mugabe’s thin resume. One of the more memorable statements of her brief political career was describing Mnangagwa as a snake whose head should be crushed with a rock.
The UK Daily Mail reports rumors that Mugabe’s wife, mocked as “Gucci Grace” for her enthusiastic shopping habits, was allowed to leave the country and has fled to Namibia. Other reports say she is under house arrest with her husband.
Zimbabwe army chief General Constantino Chiwenga described the sacking of Mnangagwa this week as a sinister purge against “members of the party with a liberation background” and “treacherous shenanigans” that must “stop forthwith.”
Mnangagwa himself chimed in to tell Mugabe that Zanu-PF is “not personal property for you and your wife to do with as you please.” The smart money said that after decades of reflexive deference to Mugabe’s squalid and increasingly erratic dictatorship, Zimbabwe’s political system had finally produced a challenger with the right political skills and timing to seize power from the aged leader. It did not hurt Mnangagwa’s chances that Zimbabwean commerce is now conducted with 100-trillion-dollar bills.
The U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe closed on Wednesday, with all employees instructed to “shelter in their residences” until further notice during the current “political uncertainty.”
“Even demonstrations intended to be peaceful can turn confrontational and escalate into violence. Avoid areas where demonstrations are taking place and exercise caution when in the vicinity of any large gatherings, protests, or demonstrations,” the embassy advised.
Protest pastor Evan Mawarire more-or-less called for the public to support the military and turn the coup into a revolution on Wednesday, urging all citizens to “stand up against our government” while also asking the military to protect the national Constitution.
“We’re very cognizant of the fact that we must not take our eye off the ball in making sure that our constitution is not violated, in making sure that democracy is maintained as the preferred way to govern our nation,” he said.
Harare resident Rumbi Katepfu summed up much of the public attitude toward the strange not-a-coup in remarks to the UK Express: “I don’t support the army but I am happy to see Mugabe gone, maybe this country can start to develop again. I did not think this would ever happen … We used to think Mugabe and Grace were invincible.”
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Zimbabwe President, Wife In Custody As Military Takes Control of Capital
Last Updated: November 15, 2017 6:55 AM
- Anita Powell
An armed soldier patrols a street in Harare, Zimbabwe, Nov. 15, 2017.
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JOHANNESBURG —
Zimbabwe’s ruling party has claimed on social media that President Robert Mugabe and his family were detained Tuesday night in what increasingly looks like an attempt to depose the longtime president.
“Last night the first family was detained and are safe, both for the constitution and the sanity of the nation this was necessary,” said the Wednesday morning Tweet, sent from the @zanu_pf handle. “Neither Zimbabwe nor ZANU are owned by Mugabe and his wife. Today begins a fresh new era and comrade Mnangagwa will help us achieve a better Zimbabwe.”
The Twitter account has previously been used to air the party’s beliefs, though it was not possible to independently verify the claims.
The tweet refers to recently deposed Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who Mugabe last week accused of disloyalty and plotting to seize power.
Mnangagwa’s whereabouts early Wednesday were unknown -- South African officials would not confirm rumors that he is in neighboring South Africa, although members of the powerful military veterans’ association told reporters last week that he was planning to come to South Africa after he fled Zimbabwe last week.
FILE - Zimbabwean Deputy President Emmerson Mnangagwa greets party supporters at the ZANU-PF headquarters in Harare.
Not a takeover, army claims
The claim adds to the military’s statement early Wednesday, delivered after soldiers took over state television, that the army is not carrying out a military takeover of the government and that Mugabe and his family are safe. However, the situation remained tense in the capital as Zimbabweans both inside and outside the country watched and wondered about the fate of the 93-year-old president, who has ruled the Southern African nation since 1980. In that time, the economy has all but collapsed and Zimbabwe has become a pariah state in the West over allegations of human rights abuses.
“We wish to make this abundantly clear this is not a military takeover of government,” army spokesman Maj. Gen. SB Moyo said in the early morning statement. “What the Zimbabwe defense forces is doing is to pacify a degenerating political, social and economic situation in our country which if not addressed may result in violent conflict.”
"We are only targeting criminals around him who are committing crimes that are causing social and economic suffering in the country in order to bring them to justice," he said.
In this image made from video, Major Gen. S.B. Moyo, Spokesperson for the Zimbabwe Defense Forces addresses to the nation in Harare, Zimbabwe, Nov. 15, 2017.
The announcement followed witness reports of at least three explosions and heavy gunfire in the capital city of Harare early Wednesday.
Witnesses also said military vehicles and soldiers were on the streets early Wednesday, hours after soldiers took over state broadcaster ZBC. Local residents said instead of the usual 11 p.m. newscast, music videos were played.
US, Canadian Embassies react
A spokesman at the U.S. embassy in Harare told VOA the streets appeared calm and had no confirmed sightings of military vehicles. The embassy warned Americans via its web site to "shelter in their residences" and work from home on Wednesday. They said the embassy will be minimally staffed and closed to the public.
The Canadian Embassy, via Twitter, reported “increased military activity in Harare” early Wednesday, but did not give details. The embassy, they said, will be closed Wednesday.
A State Department official said the United States "encourages all Zimbabweans to approach disputes calmly and peacefully while following democratic, transparent, and constitutional processes for resolving differences."
'Treasonable conduct'
On Tuesday, Zimbabwe's ruling party accused the armed forces chief of "treasonable conduct" after he threatened to intervene in the country's political affairs. The statement from the ZANU-PF party was released amid worries that the military might be taking action to oust Mugabe.
Witnesses Tuesday reported tanks and armed personnel carriers moving on roads outside the capital.
The current tension was sparked last week when Mugabe fired Mnangagwa. Many observers saw the move as a step toward the installation of Mugabe's wife, Grace Mugabe, as vice president. That would put the first lady in position to become president when her 93-year-old husband retires or dies.
Zimbabwean First Lady Grace Mugabe, center, walks with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe at a ceremony to rename Harare International airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017.
At a Monday news conference, the head of Zimbabwe's armed forces, General Constantino Chiwenga, warned he would "step in" unless Mugabe stopped trying to purge the ruling ZANU-PF party of Mnangagwa supporters. Dozens have been arrested since the vice president was fired on November 5.
Tuesday's ZANU-PF statement, signed by party information secretary Simon Khaya Moyo, said Chiwenga's comments were "clearly calculated to disturb national peace and stability" and meant to "incite insurrection and violent challenge to the Constitutional Order."
Mnangagwa, 75, was seen for years as a likely successor to the president, and maintains strong backing in the army. Grace Mugabe, 52, has support in the party's youth wing and is believed to have engineered the firing of another vice president, Joice Mujuru, in 2014.
Sebastian Mhofu in Harare contributed to this report
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Zimbabwe Coup: Mugabe Under House Arrest, Army Controls Media
JEKESAI NJIKIZANA/AFP/Getty Images
by John Hayward15 Nov 20170
93-year-old dictator Robert Mugabe’s reign over Zimbabwe appears to be coming to an end, as the military has reportedly placed him under house arrest. Military forces have also seized control of state media, which they helpfully used to inform the public that “this is not a military takeover.”
CNN reports that South African President Jacob Zuma confirmed that Mugabe is “unable to leave his home,” which is surrounded by troops. The New York Times cites reports that he is in “custody” and under “house arrest.”
Major General Sibusiso Moyo gave an address from the state-run (and evidently now military-run) Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation on Wednesday morning in which he insisted the security of Mugabe and his family was “guaranteed.”
“We wish to make it abundantly clear that this is not a military takeover,” said General Moyo, seated in the news anchor’s chair in his military uniform. “We are only targeting criminals around him 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 normal.”
British citizens in Zimbabwe were given similar guidance by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office early on Wednesday.
“Due to the uncertain political situation in Harare, including reports of unusual military activity, we recommend British nationals currently in Harare to remain safely at home or in their accommodation until the situation becomes clearer,” the FCO said, referring to the capital city, which is currently patrolled by tanks and squads of soldiers.
Moyo spoke of a “plan by the same individuals to influence the current purging taking place in Zanu-PF to the civil service.” This was a reference to the power struggle within Mugabe’s party, which entered a critical stage when Mugabe sacked his deputy and one-time heir apparent Emmerson Mnangagwa, apparently in a bid to install his much younger wife Grace Mugabe as his successor.
“She entered politics only two years ago, had no role in the nation’s liberation war and treated with open contempt politicians who had been waiting decades to succeed her husband,” the New York Times writes of 52-year-old Mrs. Mugabe’s thin resume. One of the more memorable statements of her brief political career was describing Mnangagwa as a snake whose head should be crushed with a rock.
The UK Daily Mail reports rumors that Mugabe’s wife, mocked as “Gucci Grace” for her enthusiastic shopping habits, was allowed to leave the country and has fled to Namibia. Other reports say she is under house arrest with her husband.
Zimbabwe army chief General Constantino Chiwenga described the sacking of Mnangagwa this week as a sinister purge against “members of the party with a liberation background” and “treacherous shenanigans” that must “stop forthwith.”
Mnangagwa himself chimed in to tell Mugabe that Zanu-PF is “not personal property for you and your wife to do with as you please.” The smart money said that after decades of reflexive deference to Mugabe’s squalid and increasingly erratic dictatorship, Zimbabwe’s political system had finally produced a challenger with the right political skills and timing to seize power from the aged leader. It did not hurt Mnangagwa’s chances that Zimbabwean commerce is now conducted with 100-trillion-dollar bills.
The U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe closed on Wednesday, with all employees instructed to “shelter in their residences” until further notice during the current “political uncertainty.”
“Even demonstrations intended to be peaceful can turn confrontational and escalate into violence. Avoid areas where demonstrations are taking place and exercise caution when in the vicinity of any large gatherings, protests, or demonstrations,” the embassy advised.
Protest pastor Evan Mawarire more-or-less called for the public to support the military and turn the coup into a revolution on Wednesday, urging all citizens to “stand up against our government” while also asking the military to protect the national Constitution.
“We’re very cognizant of the fact that we must not take our eye off the ball in making sure that our constitution is not violated, in making sure that democracy is maintained as the preferred way to govern our nation,” he said.
Harare resident Rumbi Katepfu summed up much of the public attitude toward the strange not-a-coup in remarks to the UK Express: “I don’t support the army but I am happy to see Mugabe gone, maybe this country can start to develop again. I did not think this would ever happen … We used to think Mugabe and Grace were invincible.”
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