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Its 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 2am in the morning in zimbabwes capital, harare, where nearly 2a hours after the military mobilised to seize power, there have been mixed reactions to the intervention. Zimba bwes long standing leader, Robert Mugabe, is still president , but is believed to be under house arrest. The whereabouts of his wife grace, who was bidding to succeed him as president , are not clear there are unconfirmed reports that shes fled to namibia. Well, our corresponded in zimbabwe, shingai nyoka, sent this report. Correspondent. This is what zimbabweans woke up to this morning tanks on the streets of their capital city, something that has never happened in nearly a0 years of independence, followed by a statement from the military on state tv, saying the mugabe family was safe and that this was not a coup. What the Zimbabwe Defence forces is doing is to pacify a degenerating political, social and Economic Situation in our country, which, if not addressed, may r
There is a calm but tense atmosphere on the streets as zimbabwes capital, harare, tonight. On the streets of zimbabwes capital, harare, tonight. The countrys president , Robert Mugabe, is under house arrest after the military took control of the city and the state broadcaster in the early hours of wednesday morning. It insisted it was not a coup but an attempt to deal with what it described as criminals around the 93 year old leader. Laura westbrook has the latest. What would have been unthinkable only a few weeks ago has happened president mugabe, the worlds oldest leader, has lost control of the country he has ruled for 37 years. The military denied staging a coup, but it is clear that Robert Mugabe is no longer calling the shots. Zimbabwes ruling party, the zanu pf, were emphatic. President mugabe is still in power. Hes the man in charge of zimbabwe, officially, right now. A lot has happened. But what has not happened is a coup. The language is important and key regional bloc the Af
Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 9am in singapore, one in the morning in london and 3am in zimbabwes capital, harare, where around twenty four hours after the military mobilised to seize power, there have been mixed reactions to the intervention. Zimba bwes long standing leader, Robert Mugabe, is still president , but is believed to be under house arrest. The whereabouts of his wife grace, who was bidding to succeed him as president , are not clear there are unconfirmed reports that shes fled to namibia. Our correspondent in zimbabwe, shingai nyoka, has sent this report. This is what zimbabweans woke up to this morning tanks on the streets of their capital city, something that has never happened in nearly a0 years of independence, followed by a statement from the military on state tv, saying the mugabe family was safe and that this was not a coup. What the Zimbabwe Defence forces is doing is to pacify a degenerating p
The African Union is against any unconstitutional change of government. We systematically condemn any regime change by arms, whether it be by the military or rebellion. The president still has his supporters, especially in rural areas. But in the capital, harare, news of his house arrest has been welcomed. Translation i want to thank the general for removing this tyrant. He was ruling this country like it belongs to his family. This boils down to an internal power struggle within the governing zanu pf. On the one side, this man, emmerson mnangagwa, who was fired last week from his position as vice president. On the other, mugabes wife, grace mugabe, known as gucci grace for her at extravagant spending, and one of the most powerful politicians in the country. It is believed that her being groomed to succeed Robert Mugabe is what sparked the takeover. The military has begun to arrest those close to her. Zimbabwe is waking up to a country that has changed dramatically. But whether it is t