Demonstrating in huge numbers, celebrating because they thought they had got rid of Robert Mugabe but they havent. They are going to be furious and they, angry . We will see. I think he is playing for time, in my view. He is playing for time, during which time he can get guarantees for his safety and that of his family. He cant stand out for too long but in the meantime he is not resigning. I dont think the Central Committee proceedings are anything to go by. I dont think even the issue of impeachment will go ahead, given what he said. It depends. We have heard from the war vetera ns, depends. We have heard from the war veterans, the men who fought alongside him in the war of independence. They are saying the impeachment process will begin now, because of that speech, because he didnt resign. That might be an opinion. We have to ask the military, the generals themselves. With whom he agreed on the speech he made. They were sitting there and watching him. They went through that speech t
Finally toppled mr mugabe with his takeover. But in his address, mr mugabe said that military action in harare was not a threat to his authority as head of state. This is what he had to say. Intergenerational conflict must be resolved through harmonised melding of Old Established players, as they embrace and welcome new rules. New ones through a well defined sense of hierarchy and succession. Indeed, all these matters will be discussed and settled at the forthcoming congress, within the framework of a clear road map that seeks to resolve once and for all any other missions oi once and for all any other missions or contradictions that have affected oui or contradictions that have affected our party negatively. The congress is due in a few weeks from now. I will preside over its processes, which must not be repossessed by any axe calculated to undermine it. Or to compromise the outcomes in the eyes of the public. That was Robert Mugabe addressing the nation. There have been reports on on
Opponents now threatening protests and impeachment both alive to her all right for the latest. Also coming up no deal still in the German Coalition talks with the latest deadline now expired but the parties are pushing on in a final bid to form a new government under chancellor Angela Merkel our correspondent will have the latest on the wrangling here in berlin. And in the bundesliga at leipsic face a real test against an improving labor posen the red bulls were gunning for a win as they aim to stay in the mix at the top of the league well have all the action. Im irish waiter thanks for joining us zimbabwes embattled president Robert Mugabe has defied expectations by not immediately resigning his office in a widely anticipated speech to the nation mugabe stressed that he was still in power and would preside over a congress of his ruling zanu p. F. Party next month this is although the party removed him as leader or earlier today sunapee have also said it would launch impeachment procee
Resigning and instead said he intended to lead next Months Congress of the ruling party, zanu pf. Lets listen to that speech in full now. Hello zimbabweans. I address you tonight on the back of a meeting i held today with the nations Security Forces command element. This meeting, which was facilitated bya this meeting, which was facilitated by a mediating team, from the Catholic Church followed an operation mounted by the Zimbabwe Defence forces in the week that has gone by. And which was triggered by concerns arising from their reading of the state of affairs in our country and in the ruling zanu pf party. Whatever the pros and cons, the way they went about registering those concerns, i, as 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 do believe that these were raised in the spirit of honesty and out of deep and patriotic concerns for the stability of our nation. A