Britain issued a special travel alert to call on its citizens to "avoid political activity", warning "the authorities have sometimes used force to suppress demonstrations". By AFPMore by this AuthorHARARE,Zimbabwe is under the control of the military two days after its army chief warned President Robert Mugabe against purging the ruling party's senior ranks. Pretoria also announced it was sending its defence and intelligence ministers to Zimbabwe on behalf of the southern African regional bloc to meet army chiefs and Mugabe. If so, it could be that he may return to Zimbabwe to try to broker a resolution. However South Africa's warning — together with its dispatch of envoys — could complicate any efforts to hand power to an unelected civilian caretaker government.

Source: Daily Nation November 15, 2017 12:45 UTC