Sackur. After 37 years in power, it is perhaps not surprising that Robert Mugabe cannot accept zimbabwes Robert Mugabe cannot accept zimba bwes new reality. Robert mugabe cannot accept zimbabwes new reality. But no amount of playing for time will save his presidency now. The Robert Mugabe era is over. The question is what comes next. Will it be a continuation of the oppressive rule of zanu pf . Orwill the continuation of the oppressive rule of zanu pf . Or will the politics of the country open up in new and unpredictable ways . My guest is ibbo mandaza, a former Government Official turned academic analyst. Will zimbabwes official turned academic analyst. Will zimba bwes current drama official turned academic analyst. Will zimbabwes current drama and well . End well . Ibbo mandaza, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. I just refer to this compelling drama playing out in harare. You have obviously just come from playing out in harare. You have obviouslyjust come from harare in the last few ho
After 37 years in power, maybe it isnt surprising that Robert Mugabe cannot accept zimba bwes new reality. But no amount of playing for time will save his presidency now. The mugabe era is over. The question is what comes next . Will it be a continuation of zanu pfs oppresive rule overseen by mugabes former cronies . Or will the countrys politics open up in new and unpredictable ways . Well, my guest is ibbo mandaza, former Government Official turned academic analyst. Will zimba bwes current drama end well . Ibbo mandaza, in johannesburg, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. Ijust referred to this compelling drama playing out in harare. Youve obviouslyjust come from harare in the last few hours to talk to me. Is it clear to you that there can only be one ending, that Robert Mugabe will be gone within days . I dont know about days, but certainly it is the endgame, except now we have a serious stand off between him and his party. Is it a serious stand off . I think it is. Its embroil
Time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Over the past 25 years, zambia has been a positive example of stable, relatively free and democratic governance in africa. But that cherished status has been jeopardised of late. The country has seen a disputed election, political violence, a state of emergency and the imprisonment of my guest today um the Opposition Leader at two. He was freed last august but still refuses to accept village in a sea of last yea rs refuses to accept village in a sea of last years election. If is he destabilising zambia . Hakainde hichilema, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. It isa hardtalk. Thank you for having me. It is a pleasure. Not least because you are now a free man. This summer you are now a free man. This summer you spend over three months in prison but you were released and you are out. Is it now time to build fences with your political enemies, in particular, the president , edgar lungu . First, i am glad to be out. Nobody should be in pris
Calls from fans. Stay with bbc world news. Now on bbc news its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Over the past 25 years, zambia has been a positive example of stable, relatively free and democratic governance in africa. But that cherished status has been jeopardised of late. The country has seen a disputed election, political violence, a state of emergency and the imprisonment of my guest today, the Opposition Leader hakainde hichilema. He was freed last august but still refuses to accept the legitimacy of last years election. Is he destabilising zambia . Hakainde hichilema, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. It is a pleasure. Not least because you are now a free man. This summer you spent over three months in prison but you were released and you are out. Is it now time to build fences with your political enemies, in particular, the president , edgar lungu . First, i am glad to be out. Nobody should be in prison, especially when you are not imprisoned for committing a
Newborn and raised by strangers. The incredible case of a girl in capetown, as the woman she thought was her mother is sent to jail. Sarah im sarah kelly, welcome to the program. Last week, donald trump said that barack obama and Hillary Clinton found the founded the Islamic State. This week, hes telling america how to shut the terrorist organization down. In a major security speech in ohio, trump laid out his plans to fight the Islamist Group on all fronts. In a moment, we will cross live to d. W. s Richard Walker for analysis. First, lets hear the tough words he had on u. S. Immigration policy under a trump presidency. Mr. Trump the time is overdue to develop a new Screening Test for the threats we face today. I call it extreme vetting. I call it extreme extreme vetting. Sarah Richard Walker joins us from our washington studio to put this into context for us, because donald trump in this speech saying characteristically controversial things but richard, was it president ial or more p