The iREPPRESENT International Documentary Film Festival (iREP), has announced the critically acclaimed film, President by Camilla Nielsson as the festival opening/star screening for its 12th edition, According to a statement, the festival opens at Terra Kulture, Lagos on Thursday 17th…
Zimbabwe ‘settles row’ over Mugabe burial site (BBC)
Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe will be buried in the National Heroes Acre monument in Harare, his family says, following a row with the government over his final resting site. Family spokesman and nephew Leo Mugabe says the date is…
Robert Mugabe family’s reject government funeral plans (BBC)
Robert Mugabe’s family say they are shocked at not having been consulted by the government about arrangements for the funeral of the former Zimbabwean president. Mr Mugabe, who was 95, died last week while undergoing medical treatment in a Singapore…
Robert Mugabe granted national hero status and official mourning (BBC)
Three days of national mourning have begun in Zimbabwe following the death of former president Robert Mugabe. Mr Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s first post-independence leader, ruled until he was ousted by a military coup in 2017. Despite this, his ruling Zanu-PF party…
Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe ex-president, dies aged 95 (BBC)
Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s first post-independence leader, has died aged 95. His family confirmed his death to the BBC. Mr Mugabe had been receiving treatment in a hospital in Singapore since April. He was ousted in a military coup in 2017…
Robert Mugabe sells off his combine harvesters (BBC)
Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe is auctioning off five combine harvesters and other farm equipment. An advert by a local auction firm announced plans to sell off at least 40 of his vehicles, including a luxury car and five Toyota…
Suitcase full of cash stolen from Mugabe (Punch)
A suitcase containing $150,000 in cash was stolen from ousted Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, a court in Harare has heard, with the suspected thieves spending the money on cars, houses and farm animals. The three accused — which include Constancia…
Mugabe ‘unable to walk’ (RNZ)
Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe is unable to walk because of ill health, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. Mr. Mugabe, 94, has been in Singapore for treatment for an undisclosed illness for the past two months, he said. The former…
Getting rid of Robert Mugabe wasn’t enough to change Zimbabwe’s election habits (QZ)
This week, Zimbabweans voted in an election deemed historic because for the first time since independence in 1980, Robert Mugabe would not be on the ballot. It was meant to be a watershed moment for the country, and yet this…
Zimbabwe election: soldiers and police clash with protesters in Harare(the Guardian)
Zimbabwean soldiers have joined police in running clashes with hundreds of protesters in Harare who say the country’s presidential election is being rigged. Police fired water cannon and teargas in an attempt to disperse the protesters, as military helicopters flew…