saying from inflation do you think zimbabwe can recover from its political and economic goals what is it going to take basically for him bobby to recover economically i think if you look at the current economic situation it's the worst that it has been in in several years and some people are even expressing the star from but really the current situation is the result of the zanu p.f. government losing all confidence from investors and from the internet what about the sanctions still undecided sanctions to blame as well. sanctions sanctions are to blame to an extent but the words i think there was a realistic chance of of the international community warming up to the new government and the cement and. the chances of that was scuppered to a large extent by the violent reaction to the to the $28.00 election protests and

that that made it much more difficult for international for the major donors and international organizations to partner with the zimbabwean government and so we see currently the government is is trying to undertake reforms but it is very very difficult for it to get the international support of the franklin frankly the cash injection it needs from overseas while the zanu p.f. government is not trusted internationally all right thank you so much for your time thank you for talking to us ben payton an independent strategic consultant specializing in south africa joining us now from london we appreciate your time still ahead on al-jazeera a new cabinet for so don including an historic freeze says a woman takes charge at the foreign ministry.

hello again it's good to have you back we are seeing some rain here across parts of thailand that has been the trend over the last week or so we're going to get a slight break here on saturday in some locations bangkok you can see a break as well we don't think it's going to be all gone on saturday but you may see some in and out periods of clouds as well as in sun here where the time for there of about $32.00 degrees by the time we get towards sunday we do expect more rain to be coming into play there also rain is on the increase here across parts of northern indonesia we're talking about borneo as well as into blazers so expect to see some very heavy rain across much of that area down towards the south though for jakarta it is going to be a nice day for you with a temperature of 32 while we have been dealing with a fairly big storm system make its way across parts of southeastern australia there the clouds right there also the winds have been quite excessive across much of this area now the front is going to go through we're still going to seems a very heavy rain particularly down here across parts of tasmania sofa hobart your temperatures may not be dropping very much but we're going to be seeing some very

heavy rain possibly some localized flooding across the area for brisbane though your temperatures are coming down they were into the low thirty's we do expect to see here on saturday 27 degrees few there up towards townsville also $27.00 for darwin plenty of sun in the forecast at 30 degrees. welcome back our top story on al-jazeera the former president of zimbabwe robert mugabe has died at the age of 95 had been poor he'd been in poor health in a hospital in singapore. as the head of the country for 37 years. for being deposed

in a military coup in 2017. that london's high court has rejected an appeal against prime minister boris johnson's plan suspension of parliament let's get nadine baba live for us in london to explain this to us so what does this high court decision mean. well fully for now it means that that challenge has failed arguing that boris johnson abused his powers when he. asked the queen to suspend parliament for 5 weeks we expect an appeal but it's one of 3 different legal cases going on trying to stop parliament from being for rogues as they say but there's another one in belfast in northern ireland and there is also an appeal against the ruling on wednesday in the scottish courts v the ruling go on wednesday was that boris

johnson did not act on lawfully but many campaign is still hoping to stop the corrugation which could happen as early as next week now the the the the basic thrust of the opposition moves. which are going on in parliament right now is that they don't trust boris johnson not to try to somehow guarantee that britain crashes out in their words leads the european union on the 31st of october with no deal so there's this bill. the so-called delayed bill which the house of lords is debating on friday and we expect them to actually vote on it and not to be passed later on friday which will force the prime minister to seek an extension to the brakes in process and that's something that he said he would rather die in a ditch than do in the last 24 hours that's what he said but it does seem that he's

going to pass so what is the prime minister up to today them. well he's right now in scotland he's been talking to people at a fish market promising investment in the processing industry he's going to meet farmers and promise them greater investment it does seem that he is gearing up very much for a general election now if this delay bill passes on friday as i was mentioning then we're expecting prime minister johnson on monday to try again as he did and failed this week to try to push for a snap general election the thing is he needs 2 thirds of the house of commons to vote for it so it all depends on what the opposition labor party and the other opposition parties right now we think we understand jeremy tobin the labor leader is talking to the other opposition leaders to agree tactics the question is whether

they agree to an early election immediately after this extension or delayed bill is passed to whether they wait till after the break deadline at the end of october. so the fear is that boris johnson somehow to use political machinations to lead britain out of the european union so they could avoid that at all costs it's thought that labor really is distilling around the view that it should be late to avoid any chance of a no deal breaks it but as we're saying johnson expected to try again early next week thank you for that madame and with that update from london hundreds of protesters have gathered on hong kong train station demanding authorities release security camera video of a protester last weekend they believe the vision will prove their allegations that police officers use excessive force at the prince edward m.t.r. station let's bring in david pollan live for us now in hong kong so divya more protests planned for today. indeed indeed and the

one you mentioned it's what's happening right now it started when a young lady went to that train station and knelt in front of the train officials begging them to release that footage from the events of august 31st she was then joined by other protesters and many commuters also joined so that number has come to a few 100 people there now are now slowly leaving the station now they are led to police went into that station to look for protestors but not only did they attack the protesters they used excessive force on commuters to this has become a big issue in hong kong and that incident has rallied not just protesters but the average hong kong person calling for an investigation in texas a force used by police and particularly for that incident now our. protesters are calling for c.c.t.v. footage to be released from that metro station to be used in an investigation as

police reporters and so the only footage they have is from the protesters themselves or other commuters using their mobile phones so that's what the protest is about but there are other protests planned throughout the weekend and in a few hours more people are expected to gather in hong kong financial center once again to os for an investigation into police action that protest house a permit so that it has been sanctioned and it's expected that it's not just your regular protesters that are going to join your every day people coming up to work so that's expected to be a big gathering later this evening a deviate china's been warning that the end could be coming for these anti-government protesters in hong kong what action can you expect. well china has been warning about that for a long time and they impact even in all this called these protests acts of terrorism but china has also come under increasing international pressure to handle

these protests and the protesters and hong kong in general with care and so i'm glad marco who's head of state the sit in beijing right now did bring up the subject of the hong kong protests and called on china to treat to safeguard hong kong's freedom and find a peaceful solution to these protests and look at chalon who is trying his number 2 official and the most senior official commented on these protests for the 1st time in this is what he had to say. to the chinese government unswervingly safeguards one country 2 systems and hong kong people govern hong kong people and strongly support and supports the government to in the violence and chaos in accordance with the law to return to order which is to safeguard hong kong's long term prosperity and stability the world needs to believe that the chinese people have the ability and wisdom to handle the un may says well. well

while he has made those comments he's also all the chinese officials or any comments from beijing have always been about they are they are willing to uphold or they are upholding the one country 2 system that safeguards hong kong's rights and freedom of expression expression despite the fact that we have seen an erosion of hong kong's autonomy in recent years but the one point that also made was to say that china can deal with its problems alluding to beijing's comments earlier saying that foreign forces were involved with this approach in these protests thank you for that digger pollin live for us in hong kong. hurricane dorian is still battering the east coast of the united states after causing destruction across the bahamas at least 4 people have been killed in the u.s. and 200000 homes are without power the storm is now a category one hurricane but coastal areas of north carolina and virginia remain on alert as it moves north by far the greatest impact however has been in the bahamas

where at least 30 people are confirmed dead and the country's prime minister has called the devastation historic tragedy these a satellite images taken before and after dorian made landfall and they give you some idea of the scale of the destruction in the island nation really half of the homes on the worst hit islands of abaco and grand bahama either destroyed or severely damage. the latest from marsh harbor on the island of arbuckle. it's early morning in the bahamian oil into estrus sifting through what's looked at . the same house you slipped in for the last 56 years. oh my but you know they get things back. and it's hard in this moment and how. you quoted . the woman. down the road at a nearby airstrip a chaotic scene is playing out everywhere and everything stops and the never. the

1st airplanes have arrived to evacuate survivors of hurricane doreen t.r.e. nubile is here with her children but there are hundreds of others trying to evacuate and there simply aren't enough planes it's a disaster a lot of people don't live. that's passed away a lot of bodies it's ridiculous no have no homes there's no shelter and it's really really bad here. driving down the road toward marsh harbor it becomes clear why so many people are fleeing this region of the bahamas was the worst hit by the storm. this is about as bad as hurricane damage gets as you can see the scene here in marsh harbor is nightmarish there is debris everywhere there are boats in front of people's driveways the floodwaters have not receded yet and for thousands of residents we've lost their homes here that nightmare is far from over. for many of the injured and displaced one of the only places to go is this hospital the only

health facility left standing after the storm it's just. this i don't know what this statement is. any minute they even check it they will even take all get from here. and they give you know hopefully you know there's no hope. it's the but. 7 it could be months before life returns to normal on abaco. some of those who have managed to evacuate may never return in the meantime there are still hundreds of others waiting for their turn to get out. more sherbert the bahamas south africa's president is promising to deal with the prejudice he had mrs healing rides and attacks on migrants from elsewhere in the continent have been reprisal incidents in countries like nigeria prompting south africa to close its embassy there mobs began looting and setting fire to foreign

owned businesses in johannesburg and protests around sunday migrants are accused of taking scarce jobs in south africa where unemployment is nearly 30 percent so don has its 1st female foreign minister is among 4 women included in the cabinet which is separate from the sovereign council that will lead the country until elections within 3 is morgan has a report from cottle after days of deliberation by the country's prime minister the names of members for sudan's 1st cabinet of ministers appointed since the ousting of longtime president i'm going to sheer were announced the value that they do nationally that you. 2 summers and we start today a new face for a country just a few manage well it will pave the way for us to build a sedan that we are all proud of the 1st priority of the transitional government will be ending conflict and this decree confirms the appointment of ministers for the transitional period sort of through the cabinet made up of 20 members include

sudan's 1st female foreign minister along with 3 other female ministers is. the prime minister said it was a recognition for the role of women in the revolution which started in december with anti-government protests and led to the overthrow of bashir by the military april he also said that 2 seats in the cabinets will be filled in the coming days with further consultations needed to ensure representation of every region in the country the cabinet and bill by sudan's prime minister will ask for the transitional agreements implemented the vision of the protesters those include justice and accountability for the alleged crimes committed by for sure the government since it came to power in 1989 they're also calling for peace in the conflict zones in the country but implementing these changes may come with some challenges. sudan's revolutionary front a coalition of armed groups and a part of the forces of freedom and change coalition that signed the power sharing agreement in august had previously expressed reservations over the agreement it says the deal signed it needs to address the core issues of the conflicts and the

impact of war but i didn't realize he didn't want to live here to go we need refugees to be able to return home and we need them to be compensated we want to rebuild sudan and restructure its economy and the issue of bringing in pace is a long one and will take effect from all the countries including the international community. and hours before the announcement protesters took to the streets once again. hundreds demonstrated in front of the country's high judiciary court urging on an independent judiciary during the transitional period to ensure their demands during the 8 month protests are not forgotten for little but are not unified about about your part of the problem. but we've been receiving them today we came out demanding an independent judiciary to represent us and we're anyone who turns to that can get their rights not like the former regime where your rights were oppressed and the judicial system was bribed and politicized but. today we're demanding justice for those who've been killed we've got in the

civilian government some people give their lives for it to happen that shouldn't have been the cause so those who are responsible for crimes must be trite that's what i want from the transitional government. the government says it's working to build a new future after 30 years of rule under the former regime and present sudan in a new light protesters are not about to forget what it took to bring about that change people morgan on to 0. 00 again i'm fully back to where the headlines on al-jazeera tributes from across the world have started pouring in for the former president of zimbabwe robert mugabe has died at the age of 95 he had been in port health in singapore served as the head of the country for 37 years before being deposed in a military coup in 2017. has more from john's. people praised him for trying to roll out health care to poor blacks and barbarians he was

a teacher and when he came into power in 1008 he really tried to make sure as many black people as possible got a good education which is why some people in africa still say zimbabwe is why the highest literacy rates on the continent and he's also credited for taking land from the white minority and giving it to blacks but then his critics say something went wrong the land that was taken a lot of it is a list of going to senior ruling official parties some of his friends some of his family and children it's also in lives that he presided over decades of corruption in state's structures and some people also say he was behind a lot of the alleged abductions and alleged human rights abuses and of course the biggest thing is that a lot of your blame him for ruining what was once a prosperous economy. london's high court has rejected a challenge to prime minister boys johnson's plan suspension of parliament it comes as johnson continues his campaign for a snappy election ahead of the brics it deadline the prime minister is pushing for

an election because parliament will likely prevent him from illegally leaving the european union without a deal he said on thursday he had rather be dead in a day than further delay breaks it hundreds of protesters have gathered at a hong kong train station demanding authorities release security camera video of a protest day last weekend they believe a vision will prove their allegations that police officers use excessive force at the prince edward m.t.r. station last saturday officers stormed a train and allegedly beat up passengers. and hurricane dorian is still battering the east coast of the united states after causing destruction across the bahamas at least 4 people have been killed in the u.s. and 200000 homes are without power the storm is now a category one hurricane but coastal areas of north carolina and virginia remain on alert as it moves north by far the greatest impact however has been in the bahamas where at least 30 people are confirmed to have died. state with headlines on al

jazeera coming up next it's want to stay with us. the latest news as it breaks the problem is that in many cases those fires get out of control with detailed coverage the protesters don't seem to be fighting and neither does the police's determination to suppress the vote. from around the world most of these vehicles carry syrians fleeing from the south of at the border the influx causes the hoops traffic jam in the over the overloaded city of ethnic. across south korea the birth great is plummeting as families move to the city's rural towns are losing their residence and their schools haul it to those an olive you howard in men to go boys so air change she meant in those ng oh do to a she me town i think wouldn't go but some communities are trying new ways to keep

their classrooms open so you wanted it home got at a white boy a off book i hold the all gets hit heck he one o one east meets the grandmother risk finally fulfilling their dreams for an education while helping save korea's schools it's the start of a new school day but 65 year old part killing soon is not your typical 2nd grader. were this time. that out had their own end. and. was. yeah one

big battle going on again you know. she's one of 3 grandmothers and rolled in the 2nd grade at bangor in primary school nestled in the picture rest farmlands near the city appealing chang. but this is a school in crisis at its peak there were close to 700 students here today there are only 22. the grandmas share a classroom with just 28 year olds there simply aren't enough children here to teach what to tell you don't. walk.

example. hong kong go back i just. wanted to. good god up him a little good my. pen to live in today there are only 2 grannies in class the other is rico parading in hospital for more recent stroke at an. always used. to will kill. 72 year old park go we has been a student here for 2 years and has a strong connection to the school. where it hit a little with a twig in what would. a deal with in. the not going they needed. and go east 10 year old granddaughter jake still he is 2 grades above in the class

down the hall. the grannies important role here by boosting enrollment numbers they're saving bangun primary from being shut down critical of the case we're going to the hook it was i will tell you with a thought when that isn't all money wisely because they are in the ways they. send in so is the school's director of education and a science teacher he was in the hogan in college is again. what is the high season then you didn't don't says in the region there coaches are going out and trying to hurt the white house in question time and time and have them do all get. south korea has one of the lowest birth rates in the world. and as young families

move to the city for work schools in small towns are closing. bank room primary has been teetering on the edge of closure for several years. tongue on and it turns pale tongue no name thing you told me. a 1000000. or so to me then goto this him knowing it and when it. came in the how it done shanae all. bauer auditioned did it. and when did you turn your new. place autonomously thaw. initially 6 elderly students were recruited but after the 1st year one dropped out due to bad health and 2 others stopped coming to their new home when this whole thing because i was full of anyone that was at the lower level all along the movie

ticket they read a little that would only go pure alone in with all the funerals you go more even with a little is a little girl. who we get up at 430 every morning tending to her vegetables before going to school. because that's a lot of work for just you one person if you're out of all the railcar they live all over the 100 as a farmer she couldn't read the daily crop prices for her chiles or even her own bank statements put morrigu almost. feel hasn't it because as i go. does igor among those in the rule because on the ticket will. go with a will so the more modern will walk monreal as it was a toy limo number 2 over the money. having the grannies in class presents

unique challenges for the school told me. how come 1 in the morning are you giving them when they're home when in the den. i. couldna. hosing the men out of the holy. when your. only. response to why you are parked june me never expected to be teaching grandmothers when she came to bankroll all. tommyrot autonomy us all told me i want to get it out all. all. done with it. i did it on from running i'm going about it in there. you have a lot. of these to deal with then to me you're not

a little bit because it was a cute cutie it takes patience she says because the grannies learn more slowly than their younger classmates they. tick and while doing it in order for morning their daughter into year ahead. we want to know what in gone where. take a high volume dribbled out die in an audi to what the one thing the meter and i are yogi into. the minute i got all i did i know there's a new model story i could. get them when they all totaled. 20. 2 months but. i didn't think of her 2 daughters in the are you going to pop over to the.

new. torch ok look a little down they. didn't buy a little more today that we have more don't know only someone who probably pretty soon so you little doesn't it the can leave them open to believing in their. tempos middle and i was 17 with the words if we do we didn't want to. oh no your teacher is really patient with you she's she wants you to stay she would be disappointed if you left because of because as you go over the us for her we saw her there was a good though because a. and their classmates young wool and you know so do their part to make sure the grannies are not left behind are you helping them thank. god who look like you. and you don't you're due to chick. or.

was it their. goals whataya that. if. you don't i'll give. him or him on you and i want it on taxes on the going on you go the yacht kind of one you made i was happily cynic are now going to. take it one to taught our bonnie a boyish. there. there is our home on your tongue of. the month the paper. for generations many south korean women were denied an education all.

and all. the. bands and all your turn and. that's all you don't see how you are in. your turn and how good. go easy education was over before it began. to talk a little bit but only call more report the long road as it will all more agree with the harmonica. given that we would have a real printing they were doing. she was then said to live with an aunt after her fortune teller told her father she would bring death to her mother. who was on. towel over your list i was he would rather.

more hardship was to come gobies husband died leaving her to raise 7 children alone . and illiteracy made life even worse. the. more he gets along just do what you can do it you go. to she will go to my all of this is you know 23. there are people as an engineer bubblehead of norway in the case of. the sudan that. now. as a young girl park young soon was also given little chance to learn to read and write

a nice picture of her family sent her away to work as a maid at the age of 10. that emerged from her own children both attended bankrupt school yet she could never help them with their homework their own my luck again pell make kid they could no one no longer care all. over again. mare. had not yet good could. have gary was a. good cook and bacon and. 3 low bar looking men. can soon says her husband was very controlling and kept her at

home to work on the family farm. now widowed and suffering from balance and hearing problems school presenter with new challenges god would dared to tell mark. they. across rural south korea many other communities face when dealing populations. j.q. island is famous for its stunning vistas and beautiful beaches. and their trouble one could to little young just go out on their own could in the autumn though when. they got to put it to put their. critical whatever. to do is shining here in stone minn is the chief of the village

of c. home on jay juss east coast to go you're. there 2 hours ago. to sit in the. same thing as a us and. several years ago see homes primary school nearly closed in the number of students dropped to just 33. at its peak there were 310 students here. in an effort to attract more students the school started special programs like windsurfing and bringing in local artists to teach art classes. and i think about as i. could then yes and that's what i'm already that in what little they will make i'd show you know most of these are you know mostly being. you know that's not and i would say.

but attracting children means attracting families so with the help of the city government the village built this $850000.00 apartment complex. today samin is showing it to a future resident and now there are 3. we're going to go. they don't that's me on the deal you got me thing where is a sense of i'm wondering about. possible. attracted by the chief brant and the island natural beauty kim so young is moving here with her 2 young children from the capital saw her husband plans to join them later in the year she says it wasn't an easy decision todo that. and then got you think of the shouldn't go to residents how many would you go back again and go and. go guys it is what we are going to have. there but she

says the benefits stack up. you don't hunger. can come. in humid and anatoly shouldn't. move him again or water can crunch shelter guys you wish it. was. a little. you know you know. that and they get it. i. tell it how. come the day goes on and it by the us of all. they're getting our money when there's a court order and i added a comical could. take it.

the housing project is working families are moving in giving the school 15 new students. the program's success has made it a model for others. yet for many rural schools such new id. it's become much too late we are going to the town of yaks and i'm going to visit a school that was closed a few years ago. kimmie was an administrative assistant at primary school before it closed in 2016. and it was the way. today it's been transformed into

a daycare center for the elderly especially those with diseases like alzheimer's and parkinson's who can't be cared for at home. or i know you want to go to really. go home so you. know. they. were all. right. so you could. be on to them and tore up the dinner. rolls and you're going to cause a. point when. you've

got to be on the ball how can she don't have to turn the house. was she could only on time jumble one talk for the odds you're. going to. make us human kind then. you. i was 3 in the month and when. i had it it was the only man come auditioned and. because of the shirish kunder. audition they retired ok. it may no longer be a place for children but the school's history means a big title. town and isaac actor i would think. and i'm telling you how to pick. something in your own where i. told the officer you to go. through all. the ones i'm all in the.

girl or you know how hunted. go. and with high demand for this school for the elderly there was little danger of it closing any time soon. i. audition that in my. children if you have to. bring it. on your table. it's a little but it's still bad. enough. but

you can tell you can tell. everybody was. actually trying to have your last 10. times they are both. back in bond graham park young soon is enjoying her new found independence hand childcare. check out that question was that bad. company about going to a set pattern. and with. cultural cultural. well. you will. you know. it's just

terrible. it's been a long day but go we is trying to focus on her homework the star pupil recently scored 100 percent on her math test another contender you go to your apollo and do good your liberal. but. from you know to them with any how do you know what we do to cute she can buy you a little bit of prices. and talk talk with them. either that you think that by the grannies going back to school will save the school that you went to when you were a boy because it's one of the 100 coming for doctors holding the books over one video card in. $1000.00 and which again is of little credited to her and they were the poorest among us it was a. thought and i said some of the kids we are. killing

soon and go we have 4 more years before they graduate from the bank report mary school. whether they'll have that chance though it's still unclear children in. there oh how could. they know nance how could our men. get a kiss to me and come across them to the man with them and don't have it cut among us she got me. out in. 2 she moved in there was a nobody to see me. that i yeah. i don't like about you. know my. kid. yeah but. now i had little time. to wonder cutting. yeah and

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a challenge to his suspension a parliament but a bill blocking a no deal breaks it will likely be approved. and we'll be live in hong kong where protesters have gathered at a metro station that was stormed by police last month. dorian weakens after battering the u.s. east coast and causing destruction across the bahamas i'm joined again just go with the sport as a rain away and power was her way into the u.s. open final to set up a battle of the generations against bianca and her yes q a player half her age. african leaders are paying tribute to zimbabwe's founding leader robert mugabe who has died at the age of 95 he had been suffering from poor health and was being treated in singapore robert mugabe led zimbabwe for almost 40 years before being deposed in a military coup in 2017 zimbabwe's current president emerson man and god said on

twitter comrade that mugabe was an icon of liberation a pan african is to dedicated his life to the emancipation and empowerment of his people his contribution to the history of our nation and continent will never be forgotten zambian president who wrote scum raid robert mugabe will be remembered for his fight for africa's liberation and fearlessly defending the continent south africa's ruling party released a statement it says the african national congress mourns the passing of our brother and comrade president robert gabriel who passes away having devoted his life to the service of his country and his people who mourn the passing we mourn we mourn you the passing of our friend statesman leader revolutionary. there's mixed feelings about the former leader in zimbabwe's capital how. the only thing he did wrong was to stay in power for

a long time and that's the only thing that wasn't right. move for. the president and he liberated us from the colonialists as well as giving us land. revolutionary. after she committed to speaking nobody. has more now from johannesburg. a few weeks ago as the barbers government issued a statement and say that robert mugabe was in singapore for longer than usual there was a scientist many zimbabweans that something is wrong when his body returns from singapore likely in a couple of days people get an idea of when the funeral is going to be leaders and the readings on a pay party say mcgarvey was the founder of zimbabwe they're going to give him a respectful sendoff and a state funeral order probably happen is when the body gets back to zimbabwe it will lie in state for

a couple of days and might even do some tours across the country especially his home village in after that he appeared at the national heroes acre in the capital harare that's where a lot of people who fought in the liberation war who fought in the water and white minority rule have been buried his grave site is marked number one a sign officials say is a sign of respect we also expecting several african leaders to attend the funeral remember in africa mugabe was seen mainly as a liberator they say he helped end white minority rule he helped many other countries gain independence and he was brave enough to take land from white a white minority and give it to black people he's a hero to some people and he is a villain for frustrated zimbabweans many of them who are now living outside the country many of them economic migrants many of them who are undocumented say they blame him and his rulings on it here party for ruining what was once

a prosperous country but his supporters say that they will give mugabe a huge send of in a couple of days and will always be remembered as the founding father of zimbabwe. so there will. need with more now on robert mugabe's life. deliberate or who turned into a tyrant the man who destroyed a promising country through his determination to cling on to power. by some but in the end despised by many in zimbabwe all the widely admired across africa as a hero who fought colonialism and stood up to the west. 965. aeons mrs white settlers declare independence from britain an event that they find robert mugabe's life and still holds his country. the black majority resisted racist in the cities and out in the countryside where vicious bush war raged for years. robert mugabe

a teacher turned activist emerged from prison as an articulate leader of the independent struggle we started the war in order to get our country and we haven't got a country. they did get their country at lancaster house in london in 1979. and when zimbabwe celebrated independence mugabe the overwhelming winner of elections was in power. and soon showing revival liberation fighters what he'd do to keep it matter bill and in the early eighty's the opposition crushed thousands killed in ethnic massacres atrocities that were barely noticed abroad. but there was also much to admire racial reconciliation education and health for millions of zimbabweans although later the economy declined and the invasions of

white farms in the year 2000 were turning point this time the world did notice. people said that this was going to happen it was going to turn into a bloodbath turn into another congress maybe this is it we're going to have to get out. it was a destructive process but they said he was correcting an old injustice and in many ways still fighting the old colonial power the land is ours we give it to whom we please it's not the business of britain you see to tell us who to give land they do not wear that those who are given the members of my by my party is relevant to britain. by now opposition was growing despite murder and many many zimbabwe seemed ready to throw mugabe out they had a new hero. who said robert mugabe's early achievements will always be overshadowed by the years of oppression. do we put the great liberator or do we put

somebody who has betrayed the liberation that the food. i think the little prevail the 2 rivals ended up in government together although mugabe made sure he kept the real power and chunky violator returned to a position where he would eventually die the company is constantly sharing how hypocritical the west is and africa loves that and for that reason and i think we will be judged alternately as being a more important figure in africa than simply this party isn't as part he's a dictator he's a tyrant he's anywhere you want to threaten but it's something more than that he says he's the wrong messenger with the right message. by now his wife grace 41 years his junior had emerged as a political player who got be well into his ninety's seem determined to go on and

on. the. trail goes you know. that the robert mugabe's still here. but not as strong as he thought in the city's anger boiled over a new generation demanded mugabe go it's time for you to resign it's time for you to step down. in the end it was the army that pushed him where he the point grace as his successor a former colleague and then lee rival of grace's emmerson winning took over it was more palace couldn't revolution although the joy mirrored that of zimbabwe's original revolution 37 years earlier who got the retreated to his mansion bitter to the last we don't deserve. peace we don't. probably. the real tragedy robert mugabe could never bear da da

of his country enjoying a 2nd freedom from his ruinous grip. let's take a look now at how robert mugabe rose from humble beginnings to become zimbabwe's most powerful man he was born in 1904 in colonial rhodesia the 3rd of 6 children he was educated by catholic missionaries and later went to university in south africa be qualified as a teacher and several degrees gabi returned to southern rhodesia in 1960 in smith's white supremacist government was firmly in control at that time there mugabe joined zappo a new political party rising through the ranks calling for equal rights and equal rights for all regardless of race but mugabe's refusal to avoid political violence saw him split from the party he helped to form the zimbabwe african national union zanu was banned by smith's regime and the governor was arrested and sent to prison

in 1984 after 11 years behind bars he was released and fled to mozambique where fighters elected him to lead their struggle against white minority rule we're going to speak now too bright more time to he was a deputy information minister under president mugabe and he joins us now from harare thanks very much for being with us so. as someone who shared under robert mugabe how will you remember him and how do you think history should remember him. i think you as a listener he was a visionary he was called official. didn't understand him but he knew exactly where he wanted to take the zimbabwe. and revelled. a lot of people disappointed a lot of people. from the west they didn't want is

a evolutionary views they didn't want they didn't want the land reform but he was for empowerment of. zimbabweans what was about when he was in parliament for i was up for empowerment of. 3rd world countries. so really. you will how do we remember him. he led our country from independence as the 198416 years during the bush war an apt to 2017 when. we asked him to step down. so really i think the bubble is where it is today and i think the rest of the african continent the good the confidence from a very bold. so really you did a lot you did a lot i think people really want to concentrate on the few negatives or unfortunate is that happened in the country he was very firm in everything that.