Lawmakers from his ruling ZANU-PF party said that they would take the first steps on Tuesday to force Mugabe from office after he ignored their ultimatum to resign. “We want to get rid of this animal called Mugabe. – ‘He’s lost his marbles’ –Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change, called Mugabe’s speech a “complete reversal of the people’s expectations”. After Mnangagwa fled abroad, the army took over the country and placed Mugabe under house arrest. On Sunday ZANU-PF dismissed Mugabe as its leader and demanded he resign as head of state, naming Mnangagwa as the new party chief.

Source: Punch November 20, 2017 19:18 UTC