A Zimbabwe parliamentary committee gathered on Wednesday to hear evidence from former president Robert Mugabe, but there was no immediate sign that he would attend. Mugabe was not present this morning as the committee met to start the hearing at 9 am and there was no extra security at the parliament building in the capital Harare. Journalists were asked to leave the committee room and told they would be called back later in the morning. The parliament committee has already interviewed former ministers, police and intelligence chiefs on mining at Chiadzwa. Zimbabwe is due to hold elections in July or August, the first since Mugabe was unseated, with ZANU-PF widely predicted to retain power.

Source: dna May 23, 2018 09:47 UTC