Robert Smart, 71, was thrown off his tobacco and corn farm in eastern Zimbabwe in June as part of chaotic and often violent land grabs led by ex-president Robert Mugabe's government

Evicted white farmer handed back his land in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Finance Minister Ignatius Chombo denied bail on Monday and will be detained in custody until his case is heard on December 8

Former Zimbabwe finance minister Chombo to be held in custody until trial

The generals wanted Mugabe to go, but they also wanted a peaceful 'coup,' one that would not irreparably tarnish the administration aiming to take over, according to multiple military and political sources

The inside story of Mugabe's downfall

Leo Mugabe, however, declined to discuss the $10-million retirement bonus reportedly granted to the 93-year-old former president as part of a deal that finally persuaded him to resign on Tuesday

Nephew says Mugabe accepts ousting and is 'quite jovial'

A Zimbabwe High Court has ruled that the military takeover that led to Robert Mugabe's ousting was legal, raising immediate concerns about judicial independence under the country's new administration

Zimbabwe court rules military takeover legal

The event took place under heavy security with snipers taking up positions within the stadium even as people celebrated.

Mnangagwa sworn in as Zimbabwe president, praises 'father of the nation' Mugabe

Emmerson?Mnangagwa?will cap a stunning political comeback on Friday when he is?sworn?in as?Zimbabwe's?president, bringing the final curtain down on the 37-year rule of Robert Mugabe

Mnangagwa set to be sworn in as Zimbabwe president

After the fall of autocratic ruler Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe faces a difficult choice between the stability of a transnational government or a potentially divisive election contest.

Opinion: Will Mnangagwa usher democracy in Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe's incoming president Emmerson Mnangagwa will be sworn in as the new president on Friday in the capital city of Harare

Mnangagwa poised to swear in as Zimbabwean new president today

Mugabe, who had led Zimbabwe from independence in 1980, stepped down on Tuesday after the army seized power and the ruling party turned against him.

Mugabe granted immunity from prosecution, assured of safety in Zimbabwe: Sources

Zimbabwe's incoming president Emmerson Mnangagwa was preparing Thursday to take power after the shock resignation of Robert Mugabe brought 37 years of authoritarian rule to an end

Zimbabwe's next leader prepares to take power

Elections, conducted in a credible way, will provide the next government with the legitimacy it needs to take the country out of its political and economic crises

Opinion: Zimbabwe's military is securing its own interests

Emmerson Mnangagwa is nicknamed 'the Crocodile' for his ruthlessness

Profile: Mnangagwa, set to take over Zimbabwe, could prove as authoritarian as mentor Mugabe

The US administration relieved at the smooth transfer of power after a week of turmoil called it an "extraordinary opportunity"

Zimbabwe's leaders should implement much-needed political reforms: US

From a typist to Zimbabwe's First Lady, Grace Mugabe has been unapologetic, arrogant and ambitious

Opinion: 50 shades of Grace Mugabe

The end of an era in which dictators like Mugabe and Dos Santos stayed in power for decades, is good not only for Angola and Zimbabwe but for southern Africa as a whole

Mugabe and Dos Santos: No place for dictators in Africa

During the speech, Mugabe said he would be presiding over the Congress which opens in a few weeks

Defiant Mugabe refuses to step down in TV speech

The decision on Monday came after Mugabe missed a deadline to resign given to him by his party over the weekend

Mugabe's party to launch impeachment process Tuesday: MP

Mugabe's 37-year rule has been effectively at an end since the army seized control on Wednesday, confining him to his residence, saying it wanted to target the "criminals" around him.

Party set to sack Mugabe, Zimbabweans celebrate expected downfall

As many as 15 officials led by an Additional Commissioner, swoop down on to Veda Nilayam armed with a search warrant but they were initially prevented from entering the building by police deployed on the road leading to the bungalow.

WION Morning News Brief, November 18, 2017

Leaders of eight of ten regional branches of the 93-year-old's ruling ZANU-PF party took to state television in an apparently coordinated push to call for him to go.

Robert Mugabe defiant amid mounting pressure to step down from his party

The choices that Zimbabwe?s political leadership will make for the future of a country will have immense consequences

After the coup, will a dictator rule Zimbabwe?

President Mugabe has not yet announced his resignation, despite calls from the opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai.

Army says progress made in ending Zimbabwe crisis

The protracted political crisis in Zimbabwe has worsened since President Mugabe fired vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa also the military has entered the fray, raising fears a coup is imminent

A military coup is afoot in Zimbabwe. What's next for the embattled nation?

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