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
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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
Mountaineer who has reached the worlds highest places his memoir is called, of course ascent. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are henry zeffman, political reporter at the times and Public Affairs consultant, jacqui francis. Welcome to the both. Tomorrows front pages, starting with the financial times, which reports that ministers are expected to give theresa may the go ahead to increase the governments brexit financial settlement offer to move on eu negotiations. The taily telegraph one of a number of papers moving on Robert Mugabes defiance of the countrys generals by remaining in power this evening. The metro also leads on zimbabwe, describing mugabe as clinging on. And the i also focuses mugabes defiance of the zanu pf partys decision to remove him as leader. The daily express reports research that the royal family has contributed £1. 8 billion to the uk economy this year, as the queen and Prince Philip celebrate thei