The youngest son of former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe has reportedly been taken into custody, according to local reports. Details surrounding the circumstances and official charges remain limited. The development has drawn attention given Mugabe’s lasting political legacy and influence in Zimbabwe’s history.


Africa: Youngest Son of Former Zimbabwean Ruler Robert Mugabe in Custody 

A court in Zimbabwe on Thursday appointed Robert Mugabe's daughter to identify assets left by the late former leader so they can be distributed to his beneficiaries, his lawyer said.

Zimbabwe court appoints Mugabe daughter to identify his assets

The price of bread shot up 60 per cent overnight in Zimbabwe, in the latest blow for a population already struggling with spiralling living costs. Zimbabweans can barely keep pace with the price rises that have rekindled fears of hyperinflation which reached 500 billion per cent a decade ago and forced the country to trash its own currency.

Price of bread rises 60% overnight in already struggling with inflation Zimbabwe

Former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe will be buried at the National Heroes Acre monument in Harare in "around 30 days", Mugabe family spokesman Leo Mugabe said on Friday (September 13), after earlier saying the burial will be on Sunday (September 15).

Zimbabwe's Mugabe to be buried in 'a month' at national monument

Former Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe's family and the government on Friday said he would be buried in about a month after they agreed to entomb him at a monument for national heroes in Harare.

Mugabe to be buried in a month at Zimbabwe's 'heroes' monument

The family of former Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe have agreed to bury him at a monument for national heroes in Harare, a family spokesman said on Friday though the date for the ceremony was still unclear.

Robert Mugabe's family agree to burial in 'heroes' monument

The body of Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe will be flown home from Singapore on Wednesday, five days after he died in hospital in the city-state, according to an event schedule.

Body of Zimbabwe's Mugabe to leave Singapore for burial at home

Robert Mugabe's nephew said Sunday that a delegation was expected to leave Zimbabwe on Monday to collect the hero-turned-despot's body from Singapore where he died two days ago.

Mugabe's body may return next week as burial tensions emerge

Former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe spent his final days in Singapore at one of Asia's best hospitals, more than 8,000 kilometres (5,000 miles) away from his homeland.

Why did Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe spend his last days in Singapore?

Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe passed away on Friday at the age of 95 after battling ill-health. Mugabe died in Singapore, where he has often received medical treatment in recent years, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe passes away at 95

Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe was feted as an African liberation hero and champion of racial reconciliation when he first came to power in a nation divided by nearly a century of white colonial rule.

Life and times of Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe: From liberator to oppressor

Zimbabwe's former colonial ruler Britain said Zimbabweans had "suffered for too long" under former president Robert Mugabe, who died Friday. "We express our condolences to those who mourn Robert Mugabe's death.

Zimbabweans 'suffered for too long' under Mugabe: UK

Nearly a million dollars in cash was stolen from a suitcase owned by ousted Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, state media reported Friday, as three suspects including a relative of the former leader face trial for the theft.

Nearly $1 million in cash stolen from Mugabe's house, three suspects arrested

The EU said Sunday that "doubts remain" over the result of the DR Congo's disputed election, after the country's highest court declared Felix Tshisekedi president, outraging opponents.

European Union says 'doubts remain' over DR Congo election result

A crackdown last week on protests in Zimbabwe is a foretaste of how the government will respond to future unrest, the president's spokesman said, fuelling concerns that the country is reverting to authoritarian rule.

Zimbabwe crackdown a sign of things to come: Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesman

Zimbabwe police manned checkpoints on many main roads on Saturday, searching vehicles for protesters allegedly involved in recent anti-government demonstrations.

Zimbabwe police erect road blocks to hunt protesters

After years in international isolation, Zimbabwe's economy has been on a downturn for more than a decade with cash shortages, high unemployment and recently a scarcity of basic staples like bread and cooking oil.

Anger as President Mnangagwa raises gas prices in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean businessman Munya Chihota's face lights up when he recalls taking part in a march last year with tens of thousands of people calling for then-president Robert Mugabe to step down.

A year after Mugabe's fall, Zimbabwe yearns for upswing

US pro-democracy groups have urged Zimbabwean authorities to take steps to ensure a free and fair election in July and break from a history of flawed elections under long-time ruler Robert Mugabe

US observers urge steps to ensure free poll in Zimbabwe

His successor, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, unveiled the date in the official Zimbabwe Government Gazette

Zimbabwe to elect post-Mugabe president on July 30

Mugabe angrily pulled Zimbabwe out of the bloc of former British colonies in 2003 after its membership was suspended over violent and graft-ridden elections the previous year

Zimbabwe applies to rejoin Commonwealth

While a handful of promising cases deserve praise, only a few of the dictatorships that have fallen in recent years have given way to lasting, stable democracies

Opinion: Are dictators on the way out or on the way up?

Moyo said the army acted unconstitutionally when it briefly took power from the government in November

Robert Mugabe ousted by 'military coup': Ex-minister

'Military coup' forced Robert Mugabe to resign: Ex-minister

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