HARARE: Zimbabweans were weighing an uncertain future without President Robert Mugabe Thursday after the army took power and placed the 93-year-old veteran, once seen as a liberation hero, under house arrest. “We hope for a better Zimbabwe after the Mugabe era. “The difficulty, and this has always been the difficulty for the Mugabe family, is guaranteeing Grace Mugabe’s safety. Zimbabwe’s army was set on a collision course with Mugabe last week when he abruptly fired his vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa—a lynchpin of the defense and security establishment. Kudzai Chipanga, leader of the ZANU-PF’s youth league, apologized for criticizing Chiwenga following the general’s threat to intervene against Mugabe.

Source: Manila Times November 16, 2017 05:03 UTC