Zimbabwe's Ruling Party Sacks Robert Mugabe As Leader

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42043370

They are not hanging about are they !

But where is that hateful wife of his ?

[Khandro]

She's probably in Zürich, or some such place.

[mikey4444]

Perhaps she will try to gain sanctuary somewhere like Saudi Arabia........ the same place that gave the dictator Idi Amin sanctuary !

[emmie]

not before time, as to his wife perhaps she has done a runner.

[jno]

she's been removed from the party.

I wonder what would happen if the Republicans sacked Trump. Presumably nothing at all, he'd still be president. In which case the same is probably true of Mugabe.

[mikey4444]

As I understand it, both Mugabe and his awful wife were put under house arrest by the Army a few days ago.

So, if that is the case, how did she escape ?

[EDDIE51]

One rumour is that she has been given refuge in Singapore.
The Dark side of the Moon would be better !

[ichkeria]

It’s hard not to think that the only reason Mugabe has been ‘sacked’ is because the blokes in ZANU-PF are scared of his wife, who looked like being Mugabe’s successor. All that seems to have happened is that they’ve avoided that by elbowing him aside and installing another potential Mugabe on his place.
As it stands I see little reason for optimism that the country is set on a new course, the only consolation being that things surely cannot got as bad as they might have got under Mrs M

[emmie]

wasn't the place regarded once as the bread basket of Africa, now it should be consigned as the basket case of Africa.

[jourdain2]

Thinking back, when the 'coup-that-isn't-a-coup' was announced, I heard that Grace M. had fled to Namibia. Where she is now, sorry.

[Jackdaw33]

The bloke they hope to install in his place is every newsreader's nightmare.

[Bazile]

Really jack - I don't see a problem there even if you have had a few lemonades

[mikey4444]

Jack....Mnangagwa.......I can see what you mean !

[douglas9401]

They made it through Ndabanigi Sithole years just fine, I'm sure they'll cope. :-)

[jno]

even Canaan Banana caused barely a titter.

[mikey4444]

Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe vows to stay on despite army pressure ::::

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42046911

The man is clearly unwell.

[ladybirder]

She's fled to one of their many palatial homes I understand.

[douglas9401]

A man fixed firmly in the past, clinging to outdated Marxist dogma in the face of overwhelming evidence that it's wrong and blunders along the road to obscurity.

But enough about Corbyn....

[ichkeria]

Is the army now siding with Mugabe??

[Khandro]

He has a neat trick of handing out wads of cash, appropriated farms and keys to S-Class Mercedes to people to support him, which has worked well in the past.

[naomi24]

Douglas, very good. :o)