from zanu—pf, the zanu—pf representative in london.ident robert mugabe, the oldest head of state still at the age of 93. he has refused to bow to pressure from the people, from the party, from the army, for him to resign. he is staying in office. stubbornly, some would say. but that is the very latest from harare. you are watching bbc news. it may have been a cold weekend, but it ended on a final note for many today, a lot of dry weather around and sunshine as we can see from these pictures from the isle of wight to orkney. a lot of cloud moved into western part of the uk so thatis moved into western part of the uk so that is going to wind out over night. after a chilly start across eastern parts, temperatures rise tonight with the cloud moving in and rein in northern ireland, scotland, northern england, wales and the midlands and east anglia. light and patchy in southern england. still some cold air in place in scotland. as the wet weather moves in, we will see some snow. the hills, north of the central belt, bob 400 m and a messy sta

so, how much has zanu—pf changed? 37 years. so, how much has zanu—pf changed ? we will 37 years.ged? we will have to see. andrew, for the moment, thank you very much indeed. andrew harding, oui’ very much indeed. andrew harding, our southern africa correspondent. let's talk to martin fletcher, formerforeign editor of let's talk to martin fletcher, former foreign editor of the times newspaper. he has covered stories for many years in zimbabwe and he has interviewed the newly appointed leader of zanu—pf, emmerson mnangagwa, who could turn out to be an absolutely pivotal figure in the post—mugabe era. he is the man who is their candidate favoured by the military to be the next leader, the next president. he has been appointed interim party leader. martin fletcher, tell us what you think of him. he has a reputation for brutality. he was a strong man within the regime of robert mugabe. he is not exactly a candidate of human rights and shining virtue and democracy, is he? ithink human rights and shining virtue and democracy, is he? i think the people of zimbabwe need to be a little car

role, humiliatingly as the leader of zanu-pf?, he wanted to die in office. he had no intention of stepping down. we know that during his whole military intervention in the last few days, he never gave one inch in those negotiations, he still wanted to remain president until his last days. i remember very to remain president until his last days. i remembervery well during the land invasions, we went to speak to one of his oldest comrades, and we to one of his oldest comrades, and we asked him, what would he say to robert mugabe then? and james, who had known mugabe since childhood, told us he would tell him that zimbabwe is not like a sheep, whether president —— ship, whether president has to be last tojump. milton, thank you very much indeed. well, yesterday was a historic day here in zimbabwe, tens of thousands of people took to the streets to demand that mugabe goes, really momentous scenes, euphoric scenes, people dancing in the streets. today another day of history in zimbabwe, robert mugabe losing the leadership of his own z

he is not the zanu-pf leader, that's it.over that there has been not being a threat to his authority as head of state... i have to say, speaking personally, it seems like he is living in a parallel universe because a military takeover was an absolute threat to his authority as head of state stop your absolutely. what the military tried to do was to say, ok, you have an infrastructure which sustains your power. we want to hold that infrastructure so that people express themselves. so your body can express itself, as well. what we saw on friday was the party expressing itself through the provinces in coordinating committees. what we saw on saturday was the people of zimbabwe expressing themselves. and what we saw today was the biggest organ of the party and the most powerful organ of the party expressing itself. and against all that, what we have seen just a few minutes ago was president mugabe remaining defiant to his people, defiant to his party, defiant to zimbabweans and only studied at defying the military, his commanders

as farzanu—pf as far zanu—pf is concerned we have a new leader.day. let it play. both the opposition and zanu-pf play. both the opposition and zanu—pf are agreed on this, the president has to step down. he is three months away. ben brown: how quickly do you think that impeachment progress will take? how long will it take? could he be gone within a few days? what is your estimate? i think by the end of the week. the committee has to be set in place to investigate the allegations against him. and then it has to report back and then people have to work on t that's pretty much the process. so it might not happen overnight. it might take a few days. it depends on the cooperation of all the parties anyway. the representative there from zanu-pf in the uk the representative there from zanu—pf in the uk 5peaking the representative there from zanu—pf in the uk speaking to ben brown and ben will be back with the latest from harare at 9.00pm. now nick miller what has all the details before that. it may have been a colded weekend but at least it ended on a fin

37 yea rs, of his own party, zanu—pf after 37 years , we of his own party, zanu—pf after 37 yea rs,party, zanu—pf after 37 years, we have just received these pictures of mr mugabe holding negotiations with the military here, the military who took control in harare last wednesday. they had denied all along it has been a military coup d'etat, but they are negotiating still with mr mugabe, trying to persuade him to resign of his own free will, rather than being forced out of office. you can see shaking hands, the military really keen to emphasise that this is not an old—fashioned keen to emphasise that this is not an old —fashioned african keen to emphasise that this is not an old—fashioned african coup, where they just depose the an old—fashioned african coup, where theyjust depose the leader. they wa nt theyjust depose the leader. they want him either to resign with dignity of his own volition, that their preferred solution, but if he won't go we have heard there is a deadline set by his own political party, zanu—pf. if he does not resigned by midday tomorrow, he will be impeached. o

the political process through zanu-pf.ed. he isjust president, that is what he has already assumed. he is just not prepared to stand down. we have 14 million people who deserve to have a fresh voice, they deserve something better. so it is not about what mugabe wants, to die in office, i think the world would agree that is a completely unrealistic expectation. and our country cannot be held hostage by the dreams of a single human being. if he doesn't 90, single human being. if he doesn't go, will people march again like they did yesterday? we saw so many people on the streets, there was a euphoric atmosphere. it was a euphoric atmosphere. it was a euphoric atmosphere. it was a euphoric atmosphere. but winds have lost their voice and they found it. on the streets were blacks and whites, farmers, maids, gardeners, people from all stripes. it is not necessary , people from all stripes. it is not necessary, i think, for us to march again, i think the message has been heard. people heard cars. mr mugabe didn't hear it you, it s

it is a power struggle within zanu—pf itself.t least within a reasonable period of time. what period of time are you talking about? given the about? the leastayearte try and fixthe— , 7 ~ , ,, , ,, aspects

we were well aware, we were speaking to the zanu-pf aware, we were speaking to the zanu—pf representativee his own party says he is no longer the leader yet he said in his speech tonight — i will be overseeing the meeting in december of zanu—pf‘s congress and so on. somehow some communication has gone badly wrong. . something is going on in the background, whether or not he is negotiating, dotting the is or crossing the t‘s to his exit or conspiracy theory, are people in other countries saying — we are not sure what the deal is going to be with the new leader, maybe we will back him because he has had strong backing from china all along and as far as backing from china all along and as faras i'm backing from china all along and as far as i'm concerned if they say zsh we are not sure all of a sudden it pauses until they are reasthurd this transition is going to be the transition is going to be the transition they need in order to continue to build the infrastructure and make as much money as they can. it is certainly true that some other countries in africa, which have similar ruling elite

lights, zanu—pf 2.0.ashed. so do you think there is a chance of a national unity government with the opposition, with morgan tsvangirai involves? the thing is, there is a moment right now or opportunity and leveraged. i did —— do not think it has been used properly. it's going to disappear, this is a small window and come tuesday or wednesday, when emmerson mnangagwa is the fully fledged president of zimbabwe, that window closes quickly. i suspect they might throw a couple of sweeties in the direction of the opposition, give them some kind of semblance of a government of national unity, leading to free and fair elections but unless they really are free and fair, we are not that much further than we were. it's a game of musical chairs in the ruling party. we must leave it there but thank you for your insight into all of that and we will see how events pan out in the coming days. police in dorset say they're treating the death of the teenager gaia pope as unexplained. the 19 year old's body was found yester

to think this is the end of zanu—pf, farfrom it. was a way of demonstrating, showing to robert mugabe that the party no longer supports, end of. we have seen, and reporters in harare have seen, and reporters in harare have seen, it is most a carnival atmosphere. we have seen people dancing, celebrating the end of the robert mugabe rain. the think it will remain peaceful, order some people fear there could be violence? the constant designation of those terms, i think themselves conceal thatis terms, i think themselves conceal that is a bubbly is a completely different story. what there is, if anything, yesterday was about zanu—pf‘s ability to organise popular support to unite over one purpose, which was to demonstrate to robert mugabe that he did not have their support. and the carnival was about that. the problem for the opposition is that it failed to generate the same anti—mugabe feeling as they would have liked. that's why you see the can of broken thing in the analysis. robert mugabe never ruled the country from the front, he co

pf was advancing its mechanism. —— zanu-pf. he makes a lot of points.saw on saturday there were no policeman on the streets because they have been taken the streets because they have been ta ken away by the streets because they have been taken away by the army but not one single incident of violence. zimbabwe has gone through a lot of economic crises. as a result of zanu—pf. that is a different argument. zimbabwe has gone through economic crisis but if you want is to have that sideshow we can but for now, zimbabwe is experiencing economic hardship. people in zimbabwe still put up with it without turning to violet and we are not violent in nature. he might advise mdc mps not to vote with zanu—pf. that will be the last time they will be mps because the zimbabwe people want president mugabe to go and any mp who does not pick that up, he is done, he will not win elections in 2018. tomorrow, zanu—pf has the requisite number of mps and we will reach out to the mdc and ask for their support of the second vote where we need 234 members. we want their votes and

constitution of the pf itself.ed someone who has liberated the country but she did not and that was part of it. thank you all very much. well, tomorrow it's phillip hammond's turn to use long, economicky words. he may choose, however, to keep tomorrow's budget simple. his task is to ease austerity with what little money he has at his disposal. and to sound less gloomy about brexit than he may be feeling. the chancellor will announce an education package of around £177 million to promote maths skills — part of a drive towards productivity and learning — as well as a little bit more for teacher training. perhaps the hardest challenge for the government right now is working out how to bring young people, voting in their droves for corbyn at the last election, into the conservative fold. here's chris cook. as we've got closer and closer to finding out what's in the chancellor's red box, it's become clearer and clearer that the space he has to wield it has shrunk and shrunk. his last budget in march was hardly a giveawa

zanu pf who authorised today's eve nts. n ow zanu pf who authorised today's events. are going quite delirious with happiness, hope that president mugabe will very soon stepped down and when you ask them, people say this is gone beyond something that zanu pf can control, that there is such a groundswell now of hope and passion for real change here so it will be very interesting in the days and weeks ahead, the extent of which zanu pf can manipulate and control of this and keep the iron grip on power. i also spoke to our correspondent ben brown who gave an insight into the politics behind the events to date. zanu pf the ruling party turning against robert mugabe demanding that he goes, votes of no confidence in him, also saying they will have a meeting of the central committee this weekend. the point is if he doesn't resign voluntarily either of the next few hours or the next couple of days there will be a move to impeach him. there is talk of impeaching him maybe on tuesday. that would be put into motion by zanu pf itself. zanu pf his own party against him, the milita

some people said he was like that goes in zanu—pf. grace, robert mugabe's wife, 7 that goes in zanu—pf. but it is grace, robert mugabe's wife,? she is the toxic element, the loose cannon. she has extraordinary links to the intelligence apparatus, business community, party structures. and as a key member of the politburo of court cabinet posts, speaker of the house, minister ofjustice, court cabinet posts, speaker of the house, minister of justice, he court cabinet posts, speaker of the house, minister ofjustice, he is an experienced political actor. thank you. speaking to us now is glanis changachirere the director of the institute for young women in zimbabwe, whojoins us from the capital harare. tell me about what unfolded overnight in harare? it seems to happen quickly. work there are any signs about what was going to unfold7 signs about what was going to unfold? i can hear you and i hope you can hear me as well. what we have seen in the past 2a hours has been the succession of zanu—pf. after the expulsion of the former vice preside

i think the this was an internal issue of zanu—pf.national dialogue and national process which includes everybody, at least as a transitional authority, towards elections one or two years hence. that is interesting. yet a signal failure of you to mention mr changi wright and the movement for democratic change, what has long been the leading opposition party, suggests to me that you do not really feel they could be serious agents of change. —— mr tsvangirai. maybe i am misleading you. do you think mrtsvangirai maybe i am misleading you. do you think mr tsvangirai has an important role to play? on the contrary, i think all parties must be involved, including morgan tsvangirai. you cannot ignore morgan tsvangirai in any process in zimbabwe, not least because he was shortchanged in 2008. it is common knowledge now that morgan tsvangirai won the election in 2008. and it was this time mr mnangagwa and general chiwenga who took over, and one would say it was a coup actually, in 2008, in the form of the manipulation of the results, the subseq

-- zanu-pf. exchanging one tyrant for another? —— zanu—pf.rs, power struggle in the army that could not have been completed without the involvement of the people. and that was the crucial question, that the people of zimbabwe were those that made the decisive intervention, by demonstrating on the streets. that decisive intervention comes after many years of sacrifices by the people of zimbabwe. and yes, there should be major worries about the replacement and the military, and those worries will depend on what the people said: if there is continued vigilance and dismantling of the institutions that has kept people down for the past 37 years. as you know, it is not hard to find people who say that they are just as scared of emmerson mnangagwa as they we re scared of emmerson mnangagwa as they were of rod mcgarvie. anyone who knows the history of emmerson mnangagwa would know that since the death of the lead up until 1979, every political assassination that went down to rod mcgarvie, that went down to emmerson mnangagwa. backup of the same cloth

from the representative in the uk of zanu—pf, the ruling party.arty leader. then the expectations he would resign of his own volition. but he did not do that. when you saw that he had not done that and you saw that speech, what was your reaction? well, the first reaction was, i was stunned. extremely stunned and crushed. but as i reflected and tried to tap into his mindset right now, i think there are things that stand out to me. the first thing would be, probably, 0k, he is in denial. the other thing is, president mugabe has always had an overi nflated president mugabe has always had an overinflated sense of his popularity. so i might overinflated sense of his popularity. so. might be popularity. so he mightree holding the party constitution. i regulations. party constitution. i am sure that is what he is focused on. to say, ok, this was contrived. i was not really voted out by my party because so and so did not attend. coming to the impeachment itself, i am sure there is a sense that he is holding onto that there are some members of parliament a

that would all be put into motion by zanu pf itself. you have zanu pf, his own party against him.ainst him. you walk around the streets here, it is difficult to find unable prepared to say they want robert mugabe to stay as president. he hasn't got hardly any friends or allies left. it must bea any friends or allies left. it must be a matter of time before he goes. will it be his own free will? maybe in exchange of guarantees for his safety. will he be given safe passage abroad into exile with his family? we will have to wait and see. andrew was describing moments of almost ecstasy for people, but this is not a moment without political danger, is it? or national danger. there is uncertainty. you have to see this as a power struggle within zanu pf. there were elements around the vice president who was pushed out by robert mugabe's wife. the military sided with him and against her. that is what the crux of this has been about. why the military took over. they said they were not prepared to have the country run by grace mugabe, a0 years younger than robert mugabe, and for many people

over zanu—pf, and i think bush foran taken over zanu—pf, and i think bush for an inclusive economicibly longer, we get all groups from the country into an inclusive movement that actually is committed to using the resources that we will have to give them to get things going again. there is an enormous potential there, i watched this process happening at the end of the 1980s in uganda, where an inclusive government managed to get the country out of a much more desperate situation. so i think that there is a massive opportunity here, and so fari a massive opportunity here, and so far i think that the donors are playing this very well. the only thing i would say is that they should not place too much reliance on calling for early elections, because early elections are going to simply restart the whole of the political conflict that has always undermined effective economic policy. zanu—pf is going to win the next election because actually, this new group are much more popular now they have got rid of mugabe, so what we wa nt they have got rid of mugabe, so what we want is a period of ca

it is at scramble within zanu pf, it is a party issue. an antique mugabe campaigner. you have been campaigning for his removalfor yea rs. at campaigning for his removalfor years. at this point, where we stand today, do you think this is it to him? we are not sure. we do not trust zanu pf. we will only trust when we have an inclusive transition. we want a transition thatis transition. we want a transition that is all—inclusive of opposition parties at... did you think we would get to this stage, unprecedented scenes? are now within not know. this is zanu pf issue and nothing to do with the national crisis so until there is a transition government or free and credible elections that internationally monitored, we can go and celebrate but this now it is just speculation and we do not know. with their beautiful blue plumage, the spix's macaw is a critically endangered species of brazilian parrot. it's so rare that some experts now believe it may already be extinct in the wild. but six blue macaws — some spix's and some lears — have arrived in

zanu—pf, dismissed him as party leader.hat address. and in the event that resignation will not have been tendered by midday, 20th of november 2017, the zanu—pf chief whip was ordered to institute proceedings for the removable —— the removal of the president, in terms of section 97 of the constitution of zimbabwe, amendment number20. i the constitution of zimbabwe, amendment number 20. i would the constitution of zimbabwe, amendment number20. iwould remind you that another eight names... so, thatis you that another eight names... so, that is not yet the address that we we re that is not yet the address that we were waiting for from robert mugabe, those are some excerpts from today's zanu—pf meeting, where he was dismissed as party leader a little earlier today. but we are still waiting for mr mugabe to address the nation and we will have to wait and see whether he does resign or not. reuters have been suggesting that he has agreed to step down in his negotiations with the military. 0ur correspondent milton nkosi is in johann

the ruling party — zanu pf — is still in charge.imbabwe is beginning its hunt for a new leader, and the mistake mugabe made was in getting rid of his deputy last week — a man popular and respected by zimbabwe veterans. emmerson mnangagwe is hoping to take charge of the country. he faces opposition from mugabe's wife, grace, who wanted to carry on the dynasty herself. and there are calls for real democratic change from mdc opposition leader, morgan tsvingirai. he was duped out of his election victory nearly a decade ago — can the mdc now claim a right to rule this once prosperous country? here's mike thompson. over the last 37 years no one has dared forth this 93—year—old former freedom fighter turned president from office. but times seem to have changed. one doesn't want to be in a position where all of a sudden, you are seen as quite worthless. while many try to carry on as normal, top figures are alreadyjostling to replace mugabe, the world will be looking at them. the face that appeared on zimbabwe state tv last night wasn't that

it's zanu—pf they want out. intervening in civilian politics, you know, roping people in, citizens to in to fight their factional battles is not a good place for a country to be. thank you very much for talking to us. that's the president of an opposition party called the african democratic party. thank you for your time. he was arrested over 100 times since robert mugabe came into power and he had to flee effectively for his life. he had to save himself. he had to flee to south africa. we will be live in harare, of course, as we reach that deadline at 10am. on this day in 1947, the queen and prince philip got married at westminster abbey. they'd actually got engaged a year earlier, but the palace kept it a secret until the then princess elizabeth turned 21. they'd first met when the queen was 13 years old. and for the last 70 years, their marriage has been a constant in british life. here's how it all began. # when you are in love # it's the loveliest night of the year... the king and queen announce the betroth

what this is, is a factional fight within zanu pf itself., really. going back to instability, i want to quote to you one other person who has been out on the streets, linda, she's an activist, founder of the zimbabwean women in politics alliance, and she said, this is quite powerful stuff, she said "all my life i have waited all her life for mugabe to stand down, but now i am worried because of the way it was done and who might take over. the military is stepping in to resolve the factional fight and it has nothing to do with reforming the country." you seem to be echoing that very bleak sentiment. i agree entirely with those sentiments. i agree entirely. but we have to be realistic, we have to be political and take into account the reality and see how we can work out of it to a more positive scenario. to be specific, what are you going to do? well, it is not me. what i will do, it is a question of us trying to leverage the process, the intervention, and the need to mediate... you keep talking about sadc. we know the south african government

but ultimately, this takeover is down to a power struggle within zimbabwe's ruling zanu—pf.ngagwa was sacked as vice president. a loyal ally, he was, like mugabe, a veteran of the country's struggle for independence. but in recent years, he's found himself up against this woman, grace mugabe, the president's young, ambitious and some would say ruthless wife, a one—time typist and now one of the most powerful political figures in the country, with plans to take over as vice president. she remains a divisive figure among party supporters. just last week, she was met with boos while attending a rally. i don't care! since the takeover, the military has begun to arrest those close to her and the british foreign office issued a warning to british nationals in the city. stay at home. stay in your hotel room. wait until things settle down a little bit. tonight, the city remains in relative calm. so far, a bloodless military takeover, but it leaves those inside the country wondering what lies ahead. change is under way but whether it's the change zimbabweans have been yearning for is

zanu—pf. and he was under pressure from the people here.t proceedings began in the parliament behind me that he finally decided to throw in the towel, give up and resign. back to you in the studio. thank you. hundreds and hundreds of people still out on the streets. let's consider what has happened. nancy kacungira is the presenter of focus in africa. it has been a curious affair. a coup d'etat that wasn't quite a coup d'etat. a political compulsion of a president but not his party. what you make of it? cheery as is the word and already there are suggested movie post is going around to this saga. because it does play out like a movie. this isa it does play out like a movie. this is a reign of 37 years that has unfolded in two weeks. this all started when emmerson mnangagwa was fired as vice president and that was that when we got the first wind that something was afoot. a warning was sent to president mugabe that he was going down the wrong path. of course, now we know that this can all be down to the move grace mugabe was making to become

so come congress, zanu—pf will confirm a new leader.to do— the nation has to do what it has to do — impeachment has to start on tuesday, and let it play. and i mean, the opposition and zanu—pf are agreed on this — the president has to step down. he is three months away from that. tell us about that impeachment? tell us quickly, how quick do you think that impeachment process will take? how long could it take? will he be gone within a few days? what's your estimate? i'm thinking by the end of the week because what has to happen is the committee has to be set in place to investigate the allegations against him, and then it has to report back and then people have to vote on it. that's pretty much the process. so it might not happen overnight but it might takea it might not happen overnight but it might take a few days. it depends on the co—operation of all the parties a nyway of the co—operation of all the parties anyway of the emmerson mnangagwa there from zanu—pf here in the uk. the chancellor philip hammond has said measures to boost th

|j believe it zanu pf turning against him?”le power because all along he was disillusioned that people liked him but finally it has dawned on him but people were coerced and feared him and that is why he had support. i do not think he ever thought he would see that if his lifetime, people singing, let him go. he realised he was not loved by the people. now go and bea was not loved by the people. now go and be a grandad. well that euphoric response earlier on to the news of the resignation of robert mugabe. lord peter hain of course was a prominent anti—apartheid activist in yea rs prominent anti—apartheid activist in years gone by and former foreign minister i think at the time of the land grabs when mainly white farmers we re land grabs when mainly white farmers were being taken over on to mugabe regime. what is your response to this dramatic news? great news for the people of zimbabwe. they have the people of zimbabwe. they have the chance now for a fresh start. i heard one describing it as their second independence compared

impeachment is what he has been threatened with by zanu—pf. he doesn't resign by midday tomorrow, which are clearly won't do, that is when the impeachment process begins. will that get rid of him and how quickly would it get rid of him? potentially possible they might go ahead with this. the other possibility is you will get some kind of fudge. there will get some kind of fudge. there will be a lot of talking now between the leaders of the military and the other branches of the state security forces. the war veterans and the party itself. remember, the man we haven't mentioned so far, emmerson mnangagwa. the heir apparent that the party wants to replace robert mugabe. he is going to have eight he say in whether that impeachment process goes ahead or not. it is still a very top—down party, zanu—pf. he is the new top. if he decides, i can wait another few weeks for this party congress to appoint me, i suspect the party will fall into line. whether the people will is another matter. thank you very much indeed. fergal keane with the very latest. i

has been inlevedtfitflé‘fiy‘fifthe 7 zanu—pf inrii -mnmzm -mmm committed.as a human rights lawyer in harare talking to me early. one of the fiercest critics of venezuelan president nicolas maduro has been speaking out against the country's government. antonio ledezma has arrived in spain a day after escaping from house arrest in caracas. pablo ochoa reports. it is an image of defiance but i'm in bed is available felt emboldened by. antonio ledezma, a former mayor of caracas, and a staunch critic of president nicolas maduro now safe in spanish soil after crossing the border into neighbouring colombia. until last week, he was under house arrest, accused in 2015 of plotting arrest, accused in 2015 of plotting a coup to overthrow the government. he spent more than 1000 days in detention and sensible now speaks of venezuela's radical prisoners. translation: i will concentrate on travelling the world in exile. i will contribute and to be an extension of the hope that venezuelan people go for people hope to get to the dictatorship. venezuela is a victim of a ragin

today we are seeing zanu-pf from the people.ng their factions to apply political pressure on him. but as expected, robert mugabe is holding on. he is a stubborn man and he will try and fight to the very bitter end. even with so many people in his own party coming out against him now? that is the character of the man. he is getting more and more politically isolated but he knows he has got one thing counting in his favour, and that is the fact that he is constitutionally elected, recognised head of state. and that is important to other countries in the african union? it is absolutely important. they don't want to set a precedent and they want to protect themselves. african leaders protect each other and they will protect robert mugabe for their own sake. even when they see these scenes that we are watching here now of so many tens of thousands of people coming out onto the streets to ask for him to go? well, absolutely. but that is why it is also important for the people of zimbabwe not to make it a one off but to make it a susta

from zanu—pf, they have built upa head sense from zanu—pf, they have built up a head of steam on thison, mdc is fractured and not in great shape at the moment. this may be the moment to try and gain some concessions about free and fair elections in the future. they do not want to be the ones blocking mr mugabe's retirement, because the public mood seems to be overwhelmingly in favour of that. it could slow things down. zanu-pf, his of that. it could slow things down. zanu—pf, his own party, are pushing this so hard, his impeachment. you can understand why the opposition are but why are they so keen to kick him out, his party who have been so slavishly loyal to him over the yea rs, slavishly loyal to him over the years, why are they turning against him so vehemently? it is his wife. when the military saw a younger woman, not from the veteran iraq, the liberation struggle, was coming in and was being clearly lined up to succeed him, a woman who had made a lot of enemies in the party with her very aggressive style in criticising and targeting some of president mugabe's old allies, that s

he will no longer be leader of zanu—pf.parliament would then meet to begin possibly impeaching him. in other words this would all be done constitutionally. there has been a military takeover but the army does not want to make it look like they are getting rid of him by force, through a coup d'etat. they wanted to be done constitutionally. if the party him as leader and the parliament deposes him has dashes as president, that is what the army would like to see. they would not be blamed as being an army, the military, that has forcefully deposed the president. the question is, he'll ever replaces him, the question that fergal keane was asking people on the streets is, do people really believe that would bring them a proper freedom? that is absolutely the key question. the vice president has been seen as a real strongman of mugabe's leadership, his government, in years gone by. many people accuse him of being in charge of atrocities will stop he has not been known as a champion of democracy and human rights. some people here a

emmerson mnangagwa one of the symbols of zanu pf oppression is 110w the symbols of zanu pf oppressions the symbols of zanu pf oppression is now seen as the face of that new hope. i hope as the new president, he is aware that unlike mugabe, his leading people that have found their voice and if at any time in his presidency he comes short, we now have the courage and will to put him to check. that is what these are people has been about, that the president must answer to the people. the many years zimbabweans have felt an unspoken shame as the economy crashed and millions of africa's most literate workforce fled the country for menial jobs in most literate workforce fled the country for menialjobs in a foreign land. i can start building a career, ican land. i can start building a career, i can start investing. by that time i afford it, i can start investing. by that time iafford it, maybe i can start investing. by that time i afford it, maybe i can own property. i can finally have a future. i could finally build towards uttley and notjust surviving. we are the future of zimbabwe. withou

in zanu pf we had only one person who held the power.proxy of the centre of power. and the vice president was a proxy that centre of power. are you prepared to say right now if elections were held in a month or three months' time, and the opposition party or one opposition party won, that zanu pf would cede control of power? it has two because one thing we're going to do is abide by the constitution and in one of the offences mugabe was accused of was not respecting the constitution and that was an impeachable issue. soldo and that was an impeachable issue. so i do not think we can be so hypocritical ass to do the same thing. thank you very much. let's go to these live pictures coming in from harare. these celebrations i think may go on long into the night. we still do not know the whereabouts of robert mugabe. we do not know where he is, whether is going to stay the country where grace mugabe is. one of the most remarkable things about watching these pictures is seeing those soldiers earlier, we saw them on the tanks being embraced by c

this is a family fight within zanu—pf.outside zanu—pf would like to see mugabe gone and that is the main interest. as far as freedom is concerned, yes, people are happy that freedom is coming but it is important to understand that what is critical here is notjust one man but the system. the system has to change, the system that mugabe created and is so entrenched that it would take some time before it can be dismantled. shortly we will speak to my colleague ben brown, who is in harare for us, so we can get the latest. robert mugabe's motorcade was on the move last time we spoke to him. we will get an update shortly. first, let's move to the budget. the chancellor of the exchequer has said he will set out a number of measures in wednesday's budget to help build 300,000 new homes a year. speaking to the bbc, philip hammond said fixing the housing market was essential in ensuring young people were not less prosperous than their parents. 0ur political correspondent emma vardyjoins me now. who can tell us more about what the ch

zanu—pf repression, is now seen as the face of that new hopelj zanu—pf repression, is now seen as thepe. ijust hope that as the new president of zimbabwe he is aware that, unlike mugabe, he is leading with people who have found their voice and if at any time in his presidency he comes short, we now have got the courage and the will to put that into check. that is what this period has been about, that the president must a nswer to about, that the president must answer to the people. for many years zimbabwe and had felt an unspoken shame as the economy crashed and millions of africa's most literate workforce, young and old, fled the country for new jobs in workforce, young and old, fled the country for newjobs in foreign lands. i can start building a career, i can start investing. by the time i am a0 maybe i can own property. for me i finally have a future and i can start looking towards something and notjust surviving. we are the future of zimbabwe, without us, there will not be any zimbabwe. in the streets of harare i saw a pride that has been long absent and heard many say that night

is it reasonable to think that this does put to bed many of the reefs and rivalries between zanu pf.nu pfi put to bed many of the reefs and rivalries between zanu pf. i doubt it. people who were expelled along with mugabe might challenge. you can argue that the process itself was illegal but that is a problem the zanu pf until the elections. thank you very much indeed forjoining us. thank you for having me. the actor and singer, david cassidy, has died. he was sixty—seven. mr cassidy had been in intensive care in hospital in florida after suffering multiple organ failure. he shot to fame when he starred in the 1970s sitcom the partridge family, before embarking on a solo career which made him one, for a while, one of the most sought after performers in the world. david sillito looks back on his life. here he is! # i think i love you... it wasjust mass hysteria. i couldn't walk down the street, i couldn't go anywhere. in 1970, a young actor called david cassidy became the star of a new tv programme, the partridge family. over the next four years, he made 96 tv episodes, recorded 15 al

also in the programme, the ruling zanu—pf party say emmerson mnangagwa, the man sacked as vice—presidentll be sworn in as mugabe's replacement. and in other news, north korea's shipping operations and some chinese firms are targeted in the latest us sanctions against pyongyang. good morning. it's 9:00am in singapore, 1:00am am in london and 3:00am in zimbabwe, where robert mugabe took the country and the world by surprise when he suddenly resigned after almost four decades in power. without warning, his letter of resignation was read out in parliament, just as impeachment proceedings against him were getting underway. the news sparked wild celebrations with thousands of people pouring onto the streets in the capital, harare. our africa editor, fergal keane, was in parliament when the news broke. it is the night of the free, and night like no other in their lives, a great tension has broken, the epoque of fear, of desperation, of robert mugabe, has ended. how rarely does politics translate into something so truly felt? it is history in the making. we never thought something like this woul

had the -- in 1980, we dominance of zanu-pf. [indiscernible] played a pivotal role. we focus on the economy and paid little attention in terms of the politics. so the ideal centralizing authority and power remained a key tenet of the zanu-pf government. unfortunately, because it was little opposition to them, little attention was paid to them because the british love them so much, donors were reporting money to zimbabwe. pre-2000, and then went to introduce the imf conditions for them to be able -- we started noticing the cutting down of the social, levels of unemployment increased, there was high inflation. the led to the rise of largest labor movement that resulted in the formation of the no major political parties in zimbabwe, the movement for democratic change. the trade union was not challenging the government to , high levels of corruption, the basic livelihood issues ordinary zimbabweans cannot be met. this opposition since 2000 has successfully been participating in elections. which have been seen as unfair. unfortunately, because of the military, this milita

and you can hear it from zanu—pf mps, from opposition mps, from members of the public who've come herewitness what's happening. zimba bwe‘s army chief calls for calm and order, as almost four decades of rule come to an end. and one other story. iam numb, i am numb, to iam numb, to be i am numb, to be quite honest. the only time i will be able to cop and what has happened is when i will wa ke what has happened is when i will wake up in the morning. -- comprehend. the actor and singer david cassidy has died in hospital in florida. he was 67 years old. hello. there have been jubilant celebrations on zimbabwe's streets over the resignation of president robert mugabe, ending his 37—year rule. without warning, his letter of resignation was read out in parliament, just as impeachment proceedings were getting underway. the former vice—president, emmerson mnangagwa, is expected to be sworn in as the country's new leader within the next two days. our africa editor fergal keane was in parliament when the news broke. it is the night of the free, a night like no other in their lives, a great tensio

zimbabwe's ruling party zanu—pf is set to meet to discuss impeaching president robert mugabe.d him to leave office after a ll people expected him to leave office after all the pressure he had been underfrom the after all the pressure he had been under from the army, from the party zanu—pf who had sacked him as leader and from the people who had demonstrated in tens of thousands, but now the latest deadline for him to resign has come and gone to war is ago, he has still not resigned and it looks inevitable there will be impeachment proceedings in parliament. it would need a two thirds majority to impeach. meanwhile the war veterans who fought alongside robert mugabe in the war of liberation, their leader chris mutsvangwa has said there must be an impeachment and he said after 37 years in office mr mugabe cannot stay for another 37 seconds. we are saying, mugabe, go now. go now, mugabe, go now, go now. yourtime is up. please, leave state house and let the country start on a new page. you should have the dignity and decency to spare the country further turmoil by simply announcin

and you can hear it from zanu—pf mps, from opposition mps, from members of the public who've come herewitness what's happening. for many people, president mugabe is the only leader they've ever known, his iron grip on power finally swept aside. as almost four decades of rule come to an end we hear from president mugabe's political friends and foes. this is a good day for zimbabwean, a new era for our nation. this is a good day for zimbabwean, a new era for our nationli this is a good day for zimbabwean, a new era for our nation. i am numb, to be honest. i think the only time i will be able to cop and what has happened is one wake up in the morning. -- when i wake up. and the actor and singer, david cassidy has died in hospital in florida, where he had been admitted with organ failure. he was 67 years old. hello. there have been jubilant celebrations on zimbabwe's streets over the resignation of president robert mugabe, ending his 37—year rule. without warning his letter of resignation was read out in parliament, just as impeachment proceedings were getting underway. in it, the world's

will it be zanu—pf the country?very much used to be vibrant ten yea rs still very much used to be vibrant ten years ago, but not any in the country, the opposition used to be vibrant ten years ago, but not any we have seen that morgan tsvangirai, one of the key opposition leaders asked the president to step down. there is top that he may be involved in some sort of transition, but it will really returned to the country and has been speaking out. he has asked the president to step down. there is top that he may be involved in some sort of transition, but it will really be zanu—pf. the military on the other hand does not want to be seen to be ticking over leadership. they don‘t want this to be seen as a cook, even though people say it is indeed a coup by the zanu-pf. the people say it is indeed a coup by the zanu—pf. the military on the other hand does not want to be seen to be taking over leadership. they don‘t want this to be seen as a cook, even though people say it is indeed a coup by the they are very keen to mak

the ruling zanu—pf parties to remove the 93—year—old at a meeting this morning.he zanu—pf youth league, which until now has strongly supported him, has called for him to step down. tens of thousands of protesters lined the streets of harare yesterday, calling for his resignation. mr mugabe has so for his resignation. mr mugabe has so far resisted. we can speak to richard dowden, journalist and director of the royal african society. today could be a significant day? more pressure on mugabe, but he is a very stubborn man. it will be interesting to see whether he finally says, all right, i will step down. i think he still believes he is president of zimbabwe and he wants to stay there. so, it's going to require an awful lot more arm—twisting. going to require an awful lot more arm-twisting. what is your feeling about what he will do today? up until now we have not heard from him, only his nephew, who said that robert mugabe and his wife, race, are ready to die to do what is correct, whatever that means?” think the army would prefer, and everybody else, a properly we

challenged the president, warning the army was prepared to act to end purges within his ruling zanu—pfber 15th military forces seized the national broadcaster and placed the president under house arrest. then on sunday robert mugabe was sacked as the leader of zanu—pf and replaced by former vice—president emmerson mnangagwa. but later in a live television address mr mugabe refused to step down as president. today zimbabwe's parliament began debating impeachment proceedings against mr mugabe, but he pre—empted the action by resigning this afternoon. the news sparked wild celebrations with thousands of people pouring onto the streets in the capital. our africa editor fergal keane reports from harare. it is the night of the free, and night like no other in their lives, a great tension has broken, the epoque of fear, of desperation, of robert mugabe, has ended. how rarely does politics translate into something so truly felt? it is history in the making. we never thought something like this would happen in zimbabwe. this is what we have been fighting for since independence. one man has been

zanu—pf.eeds to be credible. zimbabweans are waking up to a country that has changed dramatically. but whether it is the change they had been hoping for is far from clear. laura westbrook, bbc news. our correspondence is in zimbabwe. tell us what is happening. people have been going back to school, state television has been urging civil servants to go back to work. there is uncertainty as to who is in charge of the country but what is clear is the military as can —— is in control but president mugabe remains in power so the next day, the next days are going to be very important in providing direction for this country. the african union as was the united kingdom have said they need to return to constitutional order so they are very keen to see the situation in zimbabwe remains stable and clear going forward. thank you very much. the impacts of climate change are already inevitable, even if the world immediately and radically cuts its carbon dioxide emissions, a new study claims. an internationa