Robert Mugabe resigned as president of Zimbabwe Tuesday, swept from power as his 37-year reign of brutality and autocratic control crumbled within days of a military takeover. “I Robert Gabriel Mugabe in terms of section 96 of the constitution of Zimbabwe hereby formally tender my resignation… with immediate effect,” said speaker Jacob Mudenda, reading the letter. – ‘Things are finally going to change’ –“We are just so happy that things are finally going to change,” Togo Ndhlalambi, 32, a hairdresser, told AFP. However, under Zimbabwe’s constitution, second Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko stands to be elevated as head of state. In central Harare, a group of young men tore down a green metal street sign bearing Robert Mugabe’s name and smashed it repeatedly on the road.

Source: The Guardian November 21, 2017 15:53 UTC