Party sources say Zanu-PF will hold the special central committee meeting on Sunday morning to dismiss President Robert Mugabe dismissal.
Source: Zanu PF to fire Mugabe on Sunday: sources
The move comes after the military took control of the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation and placed Mugabe under house arrest on Tuesday in response to the sacking of the deputy president.
Mugabe’s nephew, Patrick Zhuwao, spoke out against the military’s intervention in the country’s politics.
READ: Mugabe’s nephew: Grace ready to die ‘for what is correct’
He told the Reuters news agency that Grace Mugabe is ready to “die for what is correct”.
Zhuwao states that Mugabe has no intention of breaking Zimbabwe’s constitution or legitimising the apparent coup.
The Zimbabwean military has denied that a coup is happening.
Hopes for no bloodshed
South African President Jacob Zuma says he’s confident the situation in Zimbabwe will be sorted out peacefully.
“I wish to reflect briefly on the situation in our sister republic of Zimbabwe. Sadc [the South African Development Community] is committed to providing support to the people of Zimbabwe to resolve the political situation,” he said.
“Although it is early, we are cautiously optimistic that the situation will be resolved amicably,” Zuma added.
African National Congress presidential hopeful and former African Union chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma called for a peaceful resolution to the political impasse.
“We plead with the Zimbabweans to maintain the stance they’ve maintained of negotiating peacefully and not shedding blood. I’m quite confident if they do that, they’ll find a solution and the solution will be a win-win solution,” she said.
Zimbabweans have called on South Africa, Sadc and the African Union not to interfere in domestic politics.
COMMENTS
Thanks soldiers about this maybe we will have new Zimbabwe
SADC was “quiet” when Mugabe was unleashing a rein of terror during elections, endorsing them as free and fair when they were rigged, even as people in rural areas were brutalized, decapitated, murdered, and forced to vote ZANU PF. Activists like Itai Dzamara etal were made to disappear and SADC never bothered to make the leadership answerable. Former SA president Thabo Mbeki even invented what became known as “Quiet Diplomacy”….which in essence meant looking the other way as a tyrant decimated his own countrymen. Now, all of a sudden SADC and AU have found their voice and muscle because Mugabe is being “persuaded politely to leave office”….. One thing is clear in all this… South Africa does not want a strong neighbour. They want Zimbabwe to remain weak, both economically and politically, just so we remain a consumer country. They want us to be buying from them and supporting their Industry. In 1999 Hyundai set up in Botswana. Instead of helping support a neighbour a group of SA vehicle manufacturers teamed up in 2009/10 and bought it, dismantled it and shipped the plant and equipment to SA. Botswana’s President, Ian Khama has been a lone voice in Africa against Mugabe, and yet the AU and SADC tried everything in their book to isolate and ostracize him, for taking a stand against a tyrant. Yes Africa laughs at us for taking refuge in their countries, in SA, Zimbabweans have been lynched and burned alive, yet nobody raised a voice or finger. Now that there is a glimmer of hope, now that the people of Zimbabwe have taken it upon themselves to determine their own destiny, their military has created an opportunity to repair their own country and make it habitable SADC and AU think they should intervene and save Mugabe….If all these organisations exist just to save leaders and not the people, then there is nothing in them for us. Who needs an enemy when one has friends like these? Where were they all along? We are better off alone, I suggest we de-register ourselves from them. ZIMBABWE WE ARE ON OUR OWN
SADC and AU, just keep your mouths shut, as you have done in the past. Zimbabweans and our revered ZDF have everything under control. Again our fighters have liberated us. They are true living
liberation heroes.
T Chiwanga,
I was most impressed by what your wrote and it is True what you say. Well written.
GRACE!
Yes Dear
Look what a mess you put me in now
How come?
It’s going to cost the government a fortune to bribe this lot in to letting me stay.
Do not be silly dear, you are the president, you are invincible, you are revered, irreplaceable, an icon……
Really then why have they sold out of rope in the hardware stores?
A lot of dirty washing?
Stupid woman!
Anyway I cannot go because where would I get my shoes?
In the second had shop where you belong – never mind that, you had better dust off your typewriter.
Do not understand, who are these peasants outside? and why are they complaining?
Eat up your cold porridge.
Oh god these leg irons hurt.
[3rd party] This way please madam, leave your handbag with us, this priest will have a few words with you…………