Despite a tumultuous weekend that saw popular protests against him and an ultimatum from his own party. A live address to the nation, widely expected to include his resignation, saw him pledge instead to oversee his Party Congress next month. But the party has already replaced him, and given him until midday on monday to resign orface impeachment. Here is our africa editor fergal keane. The very music seemed designed to drain any drama out of the moment. And perhaps the geniality of the encounter was a giveaway. Robert mugabe did not look like a man about to walk into the wilderness. And his words, delivered 15 minutes into a rambling address, confirmed that he intended to stay as leader of the country and party, at least until the Party Congress in december. The congress is due in a few weeks from now. Ill preside over its processes, which must not be repossessed by any acts calculated to undermine it, or to compromise the outcomes in the eyes of the public. He praised the military, a
Weekend that saw popular protests against him and an ultimatum from his own party. In a live address to the nation, widely expected to include his resignation, saw him pledge instead to oversee his Party Congress next month. But the party has already replaced him and given him until midday on monday to resign orface impeachment. Heres our africa editor, fergal keane. Marimba music. The very music seemed designed to drain any drama out of the moment. And perhaps the geniality of the encounter was a giveaway. Robert mugabe did not look like a man about to walk into the wilderness. And his words, delivered 15 minutes into a rambling address, confirmed that he intended to stay as leader of the country and party, at least until the Party Congress in december. The congress is due in a few weeks from now. Ill preside over its processes, which must not be prepossessed by any acts calculated to undermine it, or to compromise the outcomes in the eyes of the public. He praised the military and ac
Into doubt by the collapse of Coalition Talks. Also this hour, celebrating their Platinum Wedding Anniversary. The bells will ring out for the queen and Prince Philip who married in Westminster Abbey 70 years ago today. And tributes to the former wimbledon champion jana novotna, who has died of cancer at the age of 49. Good morning. Its monday, november the 20th. Im Rebecca Jones. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. We are going straight to zimbabwe to see my colleague ben brown. Hello from ra, where that deadline has come and gone for mr mugabe to resign. The president is still, against all the odds it would seem, technically head of state of this country, despite all the pressure from the military with their ta keover last from the military with their takeover last wednesday, from the Ruling Party Zanu pf which has fired him as its leader, and from people who have taken to the streets in their tens of thousands demanding he stepped down. When he refused to stepped down. When he refused to
For driving around a barrier. And crashing into this huge hole left in the road after hurricane matthew. Police say 68 yearold darrell musselwhite drove around the barrier on bingham drive near bunce road. And crashed into the hole. He wasnt seriously hurt. But was sent to the hospital to be checked out. Musselwhite is charged with driving around a barricade into a safety zone. Governor pat mccrory is waiving certain dmv impacted by hurricane matthew. The fees will be waived until december first. For licenses. Duplicate titles. And replacement registration plates. Among other services. The governor says his administration is committed to offering every assistance possible to those impacted so that families can return to a normal way of life. Now to vote 2016. And early voting is surging less than three weeks before election day. As of tonight. More than 5. 3 million votes have at this time in 2012. We saw long lines of voters again today around the triangle. Abc 11 reporter jon camp tw
Source of the information to take it seriously and joint Terrorism Task forces have been warned. It warms of al qaeda planning preelection day attacks on monday in new york, texas, and virginia. Why these three states remains unknown. No specific information on virginia. It is home to the pentagon, quantico, and major installations. None of those locations are listed as part of the threat. Here is the statement from the fbi. The Counter Intelligence communities remain vigilant to defend against attacks here in the United States. We work closely with Law Enforcement partners to identify and disrupt any potential threat to public safety. Threat has caused security to be increased that sensitive locations like bridges, airports, and the polling places. Law enforcement is on high alert as election day approaches. Jummy the fbi warning adding more drama in the race for the white house. Four days until the election. Hillary cli are racing around the country in battleground states. Maggie is