i am rhodesia who declared against this country.inst this country. i am not excusing mugabe, but as you say, lukwesa, people don't know the history. by knowing the history, you understand why there is so much history in this story, why it matters. well, of course, but... he was a monster at the end. for a long period, notjust the end. for a long period, notjust the end, but decades, in fact. he the end, but decades, in fact. he the ft weekend, john mcdonald.|j know people may think this is crazy, i see this guy on finance channels, he tells them exactly what he is going to do to them and what is going to do to them and what is going to do to them and what is going to happen, but he is so affable, he lays his plans out, and they take his interviews. he is not a very affable character,... i'm not sure that he will be getting a huge number of votes in the city for what he is suggesting here. of course, on one level he is right and people do not like seeing vast bonuses handed out to people when they can't really see what necessarily th

and i was very young, in my teens when robert mugabe took over control in what was rhodesia and then zimbabwe. while we were marking the death of this man, there are some figures with which the people had come into being. he took power. they were all in a great grip of apartheid. as my colleague just said, that kind of control of liberating his people, turned sour very fast. and the things he's remembered for, are kind of the worst things, the violence, the incredible control, the one-man leadership, one-party leadership. let's not forget, while we talk about these things, that zimbabwe became one of the most educated countries in all of africa through his education policies. now, we were talking about it the other day. the reason why africa is so full of zimbabwe, is education allowed them to take the white collar jobs. and you talk about the policies of grabbing the white-owned farms, et cetera. where are we now in 2019? and south africa is talking about the same thing. namibia talking about the same thing. he turned around the whole narrative. people were overjoyed in a he had act

he was locked up for ten yea rs, rhodesia. up for ten years, not even allowed to go and bury his son. when he came out he became the first democratically elected leader of zimbabwe. he improved on education and health ca re system improved on education and health care system of the country, started almost like nelson mandela, had a government of national unity with some from ian smith's old government in parliament. but then soon after that, things went south. he began his land redistribution programme, invading farms owned by white zimbabweans. president emmerson mnangagwa announced the news on twitter. he is attending the world economic forum at this present time. what did he say in tribute to former president mugabe? he said he was saddened by the passing and he was a liberator. the south african gathering african national ics said they convey their condolences to the people of zimbabwe and said their loss is our loss. the spokesperson for the african national said that robert mugabe was a great african statesman but many a

we went by the name of row rhodesia. he was seen as a great hero.course, those 37 years in which he was in control he slowly met a moamorphosized. he proved no opposition from the opposition. he sent out these thugs, militias, police, army to corral a democratic need, polarity. of course, right now as we mark his death and zimbabwe, we're expecting this news, he's died at 95, the same age as nelson mandela. as you rightly say in your introduction, he leaves a complicated legacy. there was a pause among those that legacy is the 2,000 farm glands of wide open land, he went out and described why should the white farmers have more land than the elephants that rome the plaam the places. when we look at 2019, south africa is going through the same arguments. libya is going through the same arguments. but he was absolutely as leader of the opposition, told cnn a few moments ago in african politics. >> certainly a big figure, no question. thank you for that. >>> the august jobs report comes out at 8:30 a.m. today. it's expected the summer jobs market slowed

have today the pride i have as a black man they gave to me so you do have the people who lived in rhodesia to see who was so mugabe come in and liberate them you know my mom was telling me this morning she remembers people dying at a stampede in the stadium come back from was a beacon people just wanted a good of this man this is who these people remember that hero the person who liberated them then you have young people some of them who by the way i mean in these 34 years in power only knew the let's off easy is the difficulty they didn't even know the bitter years in the beginning when he came in so it is very much so it's also a bit of the urban rural divide you go to the rule areas and you talk about mugabe it's almost as if they're living in another generation as well as a different country that is mugabe country stronghold those of the people will kill because they believe in what he did and he was very sure to look after them in the rural areas you know people have a patch of land and they grow the tomatoes and they say this is because of mugabe in the urban areas young people strug

south africa he qualified as a teacher and earned several degrees mugabe returned it to southern rhodesia in 1960 ian smith white supremacist government was firmly in control of their mugabe joined zappo a new political party he rose through the ranks calling for 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 zine who was banned by smith's regime i'm a gobby was arrested and sent to prison in 1984 but after 11 years behind bars he was released and fled to mozambique where get real or fighters elected him to lead their struggle against white minority rule or jealousy moretti day is the spokesman for the national patriotic front and joins us now from harare thanks very much for being with us so what would you say is the legacy of robert mugabe. you know you know who has to look at his legacy we have to look at what used to double what the liberation struggle stood still and the liberation struggle in zimbabwe was about the land and he fought and he was principled up t

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 mug

although widely admired across africa as a hero who fought colonialism and stood up to the west. 965 rhodesia and ian smith says white settlers declare independence from britain an event that they find robert mugabe's life and still holds his country. the black majority resisted races 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 independence struggle we started the war in order to give our country. we have 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. 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 t

the widely admired across africa as a hero who fought colonialism and stood up to the west. 965 rhodesia and 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 races in the cities and out in the countryside where a vicious bush war raged for years. robert mugabe a teacher turned activist emerged from prison as an articulate leader of the independence struggle we started the war in order to give our country. we have 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. 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 add my 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

he was the first leader of zimbabwe after an end to white- minority rule of what was then rhodesia, and he remained in power for 37 years. mugabe's family said he wanted to be buried at home rather than at the capital. they held a small private gathering before he was buried. his coffin was draped in zimbabwe's flag. mugabe was 95 years old. police armed with tear gas and water cannons put an early end to a government approved pro- democracy rally in hong kong today. thousands of protesters threw bricks and molov cocktails at government buildings while marking the fifth anniversary of the start of t 2014 umbrella movement. members of that demonstration occupied downtown hong kong for 79 days in an unsuccessful attempt to convince the government to allow democratic reforms. tensions between the pro- and anti-government sides are expected to rise on tuesday when beijing celebrates the 70th anniversary of the founding of china's communist party. violence in haiti escalated yesterday as protesters continued to call for the ouster of embattled president jovenel moise. opposition supporters r

also the united states and the europeans, managed not to notice this because they thought that the rhodesiaing that might indicate otherwise, and then of course the attack on the white farmers, which i know you reported on as well as me, that created the colla pse on as well as me, that created the collapse of the economy so that in 2008, in november, the year on year level for inflation was 89.76 trillion percent. impossible to work out. our top story this lunchtime: opposition leaders agree to stop borisjohnson having a snap election until brexit is delayed beyond the end of october. and coming up — the mystery of the murder ofjoy morgan. the student's family speak out about the controversial church she attended with her killer. coming up on bbc news: we hear from michael owen on the publication of his new book and his twitter spat with alan shearer. the two former england strikers fell out when newcastle were relegated in 2009. the government in the bahamas says hurricane dorian has caused "unimaginable destruction". the number of people known to have died has reached 30, but officials s

after all, he came to power having overthrown the white rule regime in what was rhodesia and he seemeduld be discriminated against or attacked on the basis of their skin colour and he said a lot of really good things. and yet within three years of coming to power he was using these north korean trained troops of his to commit appalling atrocities in matabeleland. i went there afterwards and my estimate from talking to everybody was that 20,000 people had been killed there. many of them women and children. many of them burned alive. it was an appalling atrocity which mugabe himself dismissed as a moment of madness. and almost as crazy, britain in particular, but also the americans, the europeans, and so on, chose to ignore this completely. and i think theyjust chose to ignore this completely. and i think they just felt they didn't wa nt i think they just felt they didn't want any more of the problem, it had been solved and let's put our fingers in our ears and forget about it. mcgarvey came on a state visit to britain in 199a and was knighted by the queen and made a lot of very pro—brit

funeral. 0bviously robert mugabe is being held as a great liberator but it is undoubtedly zimbabwe rhodesiawhether another. people have been praised by their leaders for decades and decades now in zimbabwe. peter —— people are beaten down. i am zimbabwe. peter —— people are beaten down. iam not zimbabwe. peter —— people are beaten down. i am not surprised nobody is at the funeral. it has been an appalling travesty of justice at the funeral. it has been an appalling travesty ofjustice and human rights. people have been treated badly by him and it continues. there are other leaders in the continent who are there and see that 0k, regardless of the mixed picture, he delivered liberation and there are bad leaders all over the world but perhaps one of the worst is when you are ruled by a different country with racial operation. he got rid of it and he fought out. he replaced it with his own reparation. people are glad that he did that but it is no kind of liberation at all if you then start to operate your own people. do you not accept he did some change for the better? yes, i do. it was a great

mugabe spent ten years in prison fighting the white minority rule government of ian smith in then rhodesiay his own son at the time. and he became president, he set up an amazing education system, from which millions of zimbabweans are still benefiting today. so a mixed bag of the reaction to robert mugabe's death today. milton, many people are asking the question, what on earth went wrong? why would he turn on his own people? and some a nalysts a re turn on his own people? and some analysts are pointing to his treatment in prison in harrare. as you said, the death of his young son and the refusal to attend the funeral. his treatment in prison, not spoken of, but pretty key, what went wrong? he became increasingly better as he grew older, and he clung onto power too long. and in the end he got to a point where he was not making progress. he spent the better part of the first decade of his presidency doing very well in zimbabwe. they were exporting grain and many other commodities across the continent and across the world. but he soon got into that land redistribution programme after he los

matter mugabe came to power in 1980 after a guerrilla war ended white minority in what was then rhodesia. he was heralded as a model leader but that image eroded over time as his leadership became more authoritarian. he was the world's oldest ruler when he resigned as symbolic way's president in november 2017 following a military coup. the former president of zimbabwe, robert mugabe, 95 years old. stay with fox news for more on hurricane dorian, the death of robert mugabe, former president of zimbabwe, now back to fox news live at night already in progress. shannon: critics say the party is a bunch of science denies was republican from indiana joins the senate environment committee on clean-air and nuclear safety. let's start with that criticism and give you a chance to respond, senator cory booker rolling out his proposals last night. >> the reality is people being vilified, republicans in congress, the only political party whose leadership on the planet earth denies the science of climate change. shannon: he says you are not recognizing science. >> everything democrats are talking abou

knesset a speech to the where he says we will not become rhodesia. ways, they were not natural partners. and yet you can also take a look he did come it took great courage to take on his own closest comrades. it is not simple for someone like him to be called a betrayer. in his eyes he felt it was essential for the state to make these choices. ambassador dennis ross. nick is joining us on the republican line from north carolina. good morning. irst of all, i have to say think president trump is the best president we have ever had. i think he is getting a lot of bad play by the democrats that seem like they do nothing. they are doing nothing in the congress. i would like to know why they have got a job there. that you are hearing sentiment from trump supporters. guest: this country is highly polarized right now. space prettymp much believes in whatever he says. now, i'm sure you could have someone from a democratic line who would say this is a president who does not feel limited by the law, and they would view him as a threat. on the one hand you have

in south africa he qualified as a teacher and earned several degrees mugabe returned to southern rhodesia in 1960 in smith's white supremacist government was firmly in control then there mugabe joined zapper a new political party he rolls through the ranks calling for equal rights for all regardless of race but mugabe his refusal to avoid political violence saw him split from the party he helped to form the zimbabwe african national union which was banned by smith's regime gabby was arrested and sent to prison in 1964 now after 11 years behind bars he was released he fled to mozambique way zonal given a fighter's elected him to lead their struggle against white minority rule. well let's now speak to ernest who is a political analyst joins us live from zimbabwe's capital harare thank you so much for being with us this morning we heard from are of course and everyone knows about robert mugabe's complicated mixed legacy but how do you think he'll be remembered by the average zimbabwean the every day zimbabwean as the icon of liberation or as a man who presided over the country's a klein. yea

born in n 1924, mugabe w was jad at the age of 40 by brbritain's cololonial rulers s in rhodesia after they banned the party mugabe co-founded, zanu, zimbababwe african national uni. after his release from prison 10 years later, mugabe rose to become the commander of zanu's military wing. he took power as head of state when zimbabwe overthrew white-minority rule and won its independence in 1980. for the next 37 years, mugabe ruled zimbabwe, often deploying violence and torture to retain power until he was ousted in a coup in late 2017. the political analyst told al jazeera "young zimbabweans will remember him as a tirade who squandered their futures and destroyed their countries. many older zimbabweans will look back in history and will remember him as a revolutionary fighter." we will have more on robert montgomery's life and legacy later in the broadcast. democratic leaders are demanding an inquiry into vice president mike pence trip to ireland this week after the vice president and his entourage stated a trump golf result -- state at a trump golf resort. tonight at over 180 miles aw

long gone, the youthful hero of the freedom struggle that ended white rule in rhodesia, and founded awith a new name. but zimbabwe's new leader was ruthless from the start. opponents. to slaughter at least 20,000 died. >> as long as dissidents come from a particular area we will send troops to that area. >> reporter: nor did racial reconciliation last. w he drohite farmers from the land and handed it to political cronies but as the farms burned, zimbabwe starved. an era of anhyper-inflatiod empty shelves. his opponents took a beating, but mugabe had a scapegoat. >> we are not a british colony, you must know that. we are not a btish colony. >> reporter: but the grinding poverty saw his people flee in their tens of thousands. the end he was ousted by his protÉge and rival emerson mnangagwa, who paid is tribute tonight. >> reporter: but from the bloodshed in zimbabwe's first est-mugabe election to th crackdown on protesters made desperate by unemployment and soaring prices, this nation still liveunder the shadow of its founding father. woodruff: robert mugabe was 95 years old. mexico now

for power left zimbabwe rowan's hoda abdel-hamid takes a look back at robert mugabe's life. 965 rhodesia ian smith his white settlers declare independence from britain an event that defined robert mugabe's life and still holds his country the black majority resisted races through in the cities and out in the countryside where a vicious bush war raged for years. robert mugabe a teacher turned activist emerged from prison as an articulate leader of the independence struggle we started the war in order to give our country and we haven't got our 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 might the belly land 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

minister and president for 37 years, after the country was created from the white—minority—ruled rhodesiaarly years were praised for widening access to health and education. but his controversial land reform programme sparked an economic collapse and his latter years were marked by rights abuses and corruption. he was eventually forced from office by the army — which had, for years, kept him in power. this morning, zimbabwe's president emmerson mnangagwa announced mr mugabe's death on his official twitter feed, saying: "it is with the utmost sadness that i announce the passing on of zimbabwe's founding father and former president, cde robert mugabe. comrade mugabe was an icon of liberation, a pan—africanist who 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. may his soul rest in eternal peace." let's talk to... lord peter hain. hejoins us from our studio in westminster. he is a former labour foreign office minister and met mugabe in 1999. tendai biti, who is the vice president of the

now, rememberthat robert mugabe was fighting white minority rule in what was then called rhodesia.n years, he was never even allowed to bury his son. and when that ended, he became the first democratically elected leader of zimbabwe and succeeded in health ca re zimbabwe and succeeded in health care and education. but in the late 19805 care and education. but in the late 1980s and early 2,000, things went horribly wrong when he began his land redistribution programme, invading farms across zimbabwe. do you think that what might be seen as the positive aspects of his legacy will be ultimately overshadowed by the corruption scandals, by the violence that marred his rule for so long, or will there be some revisionism going on? oh, yes, indeed. that is spot—on. there is a mixed reaction that his liberation credentials, if you like, are not entirely overshadowed by the corruption that followed later in his political life. people are remembering that robert mugabe was one of the most educated leaders in the world, with over 6 degrees. and also, they remember a speech he gave here in sout

in south africa he qualified as a teacher and earned several degrees mugabe returned to southern rhodesia in 1960 in smith's widespread mrs government was firmly in control then there mugabe joint zabul a new political party heroes through the ranks calling for equal rights for all regardless of race but. refusal to avoid political violence saw him split from the party he helped to form the zimbabwe african national union which was banned by smith's regime but gaby was arrested and sent to prison in 1964 after 11 years behind bars he was released he fled to mozambique way zano given a fight his elected him to lead their struggle against white minority rule well that's now speak to patrick chinamasa who's a former finance minister in zimbabwe and a member of the zanu p.f. party thank you so much. for being with us on al-jazeera an icon of liberation for some as the man who presided over a zimbabwe's decline how will you remember robert mugabe. you know. if you need to watch program he won't move more well bob out. of 4 great you don't owe anybody forced to. forego this movie this republic

. ♪ is a colonial history from sessile roads north of south africa to rhodesia, and then onto zimbabwe transition. we are joined from came to out -- from cape town. how will this be taken? this is truly a tragedy. this was a liberation hero, a struggle hero that the nation has lost. although some years under his tenure were difficult for zimbabwe, nonetheless he was a struggle hero. at the world economic forum meeting in south africa, and some heads of state have left early, all of them sending condolences on the passing of robert mugabe, the president of zimbabwe. tom: thank you so much. we will have to leave you because of news. thank you so much. and is moving target centered around 6% gdp the breaking news is finally hinted to a few days ago. china will cut their reserve ratio by a substantial amount. 0.5 points. is 7.12 andim nimby you wonder where that will go. theeaking story into saturday of china. please stay with us. ♪ here, it all starts with a simple... hello! -hi! how can i help? a data plan for everyone. everyone? everyone. let's send to everyone! [ camera clicking ] wifi

knesset a speech to the where he says we will not become rhodesia.s, they were not natural partners. and yet you can also take a look he did come it took great courage to take on his own closest comrades. it is not simple for someone like him to be called a betrayer. in his eyes he felt it was essential for the state to make these choices. ambassador dennis ross. nick is joining us on the republican line from north carolina. good morning. irst of all, i have to say think president trump is the best president we have ever had. i think he is getting a lot of bad play by the democrats that seem like they do nothing. they are doing nothing in the congress. i would like to know why they have got a job there. that you are hearing sentiment from trump supporters. guest: this country is highly polarized right now. space prettymp much believes in whatever he says. now, i'm sure you could have someone from a democratic line who would say this is a president who does not feel limited by the law, and they would view him as a threat. on the one hand you have thos