melthebell   862 #1 Posted November 15, 2017 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-africa-41994362  sounds complicated lol, whos backing who but Robert Mugabes confined to his house, his wife may have fled the country? and the army has taken over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
SnailyBoy   10 #2 Posted November 15, 2017 Wasn't his wife supposed to be next in line?  Edit.  Helps to read the link first. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
parkydave   10 #3 Posted November 15, 2017 What goes around comes around Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   862 #4 Posted November 15, 2017 Wasn't his wife supposed to be next in line? Edit.  Helps to read the link first.  yeah supposedly the armys not happy with his support for her? said it was complicated lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
geared   302 #5 Posted November 15, 2017 Never was likely he would hand off power without any trouble, especially to his wife.  The article suggest that the real power seems to lie with those holding close links to the independence movement, the general in charge of this coup and the former vice-president were both players in that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
ENG601PM Â Â 10 #6 Posted November 15, 2017 It's not so complicated. Grace Mugabe was being lined up as the 93 YO's successor, probably put into motion after Mugabe wins next year's election, similar to how it happened in Venezuela where Chavez nominated Moduro. Â Grace had started purging her opponents in Zanu PF including the vice president who legged it to South Africa a couple of weeks ago. The Army said a couple of days ago that this was coming to sort it out and so it has. Â Mugabe seems to have been outflanked and short of a civil war started by Grace's Zanu PF youth league thugs I wouldn't be surprised if Bob Mugabe quickly throws her under the bus, maybe literally, if not just in court. Hope it all works out quickly, there are a lot of good people in Zim who want the country to get back on its feet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
SkylinePhoto   10 #7 Posted November 15, 2017 He had a good innings.  We'll probably see another African country fall into civil war and everyone will agree that dictators arent that bad after all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jim Hardie   523 #8 Posted November 15, 2017 !enog s'eh ,ebaguM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
area 51 Â Â 10 #9 Posted November 15, 2017 His wife had three people arrested last week for booing her while she was making a speech.Perhaps the army have realised that they could not have someone like that running the country. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   862 #10 Posted November 19, 2017 well its all fell apart for him, hes been "sacked" by the ruling party, and shes been kicked out completely http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42043370 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
ENG601PM Â Â 10 #11 Posted November 19, 2017 Great news. Hopefully the money and assets that he's stolen will soon be seized and handed back to the people. A billion dollars goes a long way in Zim these days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   862 #12 Posted November 19, 2017 Great news. Hopefully the money and assets that he's stolen will soon be seized and handed back to the people. A billion dollars goes a long way in Zim these days. indeed.  theres dancing in the streets apparently Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...