do you think mr tsvangirai has an important role to play?annot 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 subsequent run—off, and how mr mugabe stayed in power. so morgan tsvangirai can not be ignored, not at all, either as a person or in terms of his party. we have talked really politics in this interview. let's end by thinking about something else, just as. do you think there is any possibility that robert mugabe and people very close to him might be brought to face justice for close to him might be brought to facejustice for some of close to him might be brought to face justice for some of the things that happens under his command? his rule of zimbabwe? i am thinking in particular of the mass killings that we know happens in the early 198

tswangirai is morgan tsvangirai is calling for is correct, until there are free and fair elections in zimbabwe who must be careful about being too jubilant. on the story got context, this is a very significant day, isn't it?l huge moment for the moment said, this is a land that had so much promise, still a lot of resources. quite a talented population in many respects and you can see the excitement and the jubilation. the military, this is the softest crew we've seen of this kind, an example to the rest of africa if they can have lived correctly —— the softest coup. there has been a lot of intimidation and violence in the life of the modern zimbabwe. if this transition can happen reasonably peacefully, it is an open question as to how much justice peacefully, it is an open question as to how muchjustice needs peacefully, it is an open question as to how much justice needs to peacefully, it is an open question as to how muchjustice needs to be done. whether, behind—the—scenes, since we had that extraordinary press conference on sunday, the non—amazing nation —— non—resignation conferen

mr tsvangirai has continued as a vocal critic of robert mugabe.ight. i'm hoping that the next leadership, even during the transition, must set in a new trajectory where people are respected and that the rule of law is restored. have you spoken yet to the vice president, emmerson mnangagwa? will you endorse him now as president?” have not spoken to him yet. my hope is that if we are to correct the past, the principles, myself and others, has to sit down and define a new chapter. back in 2007, morgan tsvangirai was arrested and beaten on his way to a prayer rally. this is him in hospital in harare. the matter drew worldwide commendation. for this and many other things you might expect hostility towards mugabe. but here is mr tsvangirai on what should happen to the departing president. a futile exercise. i think in let him go and rest in his last days. so you bear him no ill will question mark no, i don't bear him any ill will at all. my call for him has a lwa ys will at all. my call for him has always been, why don't you take a dignified exit? and w

and former adviser to morgan tsvangirai.ntous day. just a quick reaction, a headline thought from you both on the developments today. well after

mr tsvangirai has continued as a vocal critic of robert mugabe.culture. i hope that the next leadership during the transition will set a new trajectory where people are respected and that the rule of law is restored and that... have you spoken yet to the vice presidentjemerson mnangagwa and will you endorse him as president —— emmerson. and will you endorse him as president —— emmersonlj and will you endorse him as president -- emmerson. i haven't spoken to him yet but i hope that if we are to correct the past, the principles, myself and him and others must sit down. back in 2007, morgan tsvangirai was arrested and beaten on his way to a prayer rally. this is him in hospital in harare. the matter drew worldwide commendation. for this and many other things you might expect hostility towards mugabe. but here is mr tsvangirai on what should happen to the departing president. a futile exercise. i think, let him go and rest in his last days. so you bear him no ill will? no, i don't bear him any ill will at all. my call for him has always been, why don'

just a few minutes later, i spoke to the opposition leader, morgan tsvangirai himself.ted mugabe in 2008, winning more votes than mugabe in the first round. but when he tried to claim the presidency, he encountered widepsread violence and intimidation by government supporters, and withdrew, offering instead to power—share with mugabe, which he eventually did, with limited success. i began by asking tsvangirai if it would open the door to real democracy in the country. one would hope that it opens a new trajectory where people are respected and that the rule of law is restored. does that mean, then, that you will sit quietly by until august 2018? you won't press for free and fair elections before that date of august? absolutely not. my role is to ensure that the mdc has a role to play during these eight months that are there. the fact that this transition happened internally, zanu—pf passing from one leader to the next, suggests the opposition, your party, the mdc, had no role to play at all? well, remember that this was not... yes, there was an internal zanu—pf factiona

our chief advisor to morgan tsvangirai when he was prime minister they will not step aside without for shoring up protection for his allies. he's been one of the most deceptive villian figures you know politics is very hard to tell what he's thinking and ways going there's lots of information some of it is quite frankly speculation and doesn't really give the true picture of what's going on behind the sins i don't think that we've got to hold agreed to leave zimbabwe i think you would want to stay in the country one to be able to continue with his life i also think that he would want to secure some guarantees for. people who are working with his wife who are detained and are those who may be threatened i think that you try to secure some positions and also it's also a question of protecting him so from those who are coming in as leaders he may not be comfortable with some of the figures that are being proposed he may have other people in mind and he knows that in the moment he also holds a bit of a trump card and he will try and use that because if the generals and booty to to fire him

certainly morgan tsvangirai does.uite like the trappings of power. i think majora would be happy to go back into fold. he could declare and rule under a state of emergency in a coalition. the west would have a choice to make. what it wants above all and what south africa and china and the business community want is stability, they want the economy rebuilt. his calculation and their calculation may be it is better to have that than pure democracy. they may go along with that, and to get the bailout they will definitely need if he becomes president.“ the bailout they will definitely need if he becomes president. if you we re need if he becomes president. if you were sitting in the foreign office what would your perspective be? pragmatism before principle, a hard one. my guess they will. great to talk to you, thank you very much. you can follow all the latest developments from zimbabwe as it happens on our website. you can get live updates, analysis and much more just go to bbc.co.uk/news. all of the links are there incl

morgan tsvangirai leads the mdc. he isa morgan tsvangirai leads the mdc.me rival to president mugabe. mr mugabe needs to resign, stepped down in line with national sentiment and expectation, taking full regard of his legacy and the contribution to zimbabwe. the baby in negotiated, all inclusive transitional mechanism, —— that there be a negotiated transitional mechanism, we emphasise transitional, and that the nature and character of this mechanism be agreed upon by all national stakeholders. morgan tsvangirai. check out our live web page. we've got lots more to come on outside source including the united nations warning that untold thousands of people in yemen could starve if the saudi led blockade against the country is not fully lifted. the bbc has an exclusive interview with the saudi foreign minister and we will hear from the united saudi foreign minister and we will hearfrom the united nation saudi foreign minister and we will hear from the united nation ‘s secretary general. five months after the grenfell tower fire the metropolitan police believe t

back opposition leader morgan tsvangirai and the head of the new pm u.k. chapter of the politician to raise a major factor u.k. ruling coalition slams lindsay leader for its value and foolishness. fane m.p.'s on the ball he sounds director of elections front see malloy appeals to downing street for the truth about an alleged british coverup over the murder of northern irish politician patsy kelly all this of all coming up with today's going underground but first to the southern african nation of zimbabwe which is being in the news a lot lately here in britain the former colonial master of zimbabwe the statement dated broadcaster is routinely at. the government of the country led by robert mugabe ever since independence in the end of white ruled so called rhodesia. now the silence of mr mugabe it's all right so the africans but what about the white maids remede years care when it comes to countries like zimbabwe or venezuela or iran which seek a future outside the washington consensus some viewers may remember when the b.b.c. routinely attacked this man for

well you know morgan tsvangirai has been here courageous and technicians fighter against the regime of mr mugabe for nearly twenty years he is a towering figure for the opposition he's very well respected both in zimbabwe and across the african continent and also the danish no community is a very respectable figure but why did the m.d.c. throw him out them before the m.d.c. has never thrown out anger and back in twenty four but always been at the helm was an appearance a sort of the i am d.c. and he has never been thrown out there people who have broken away from the m.d.c. that is continuously been the leader of the m.d.c. since ninety ninety nine i think the zimbabwean people will never forgive him for the fact that he supported sanctions against the zimbabwean people well maybe in trying to i has always been on the side of the zimbabwean people he is always down and what is right even when he supported sanctions told the united states and britain the old colonial master keep the sanctions are hurting the population of zimbabwe modern trend i raised attention to the concerns into the

he couldn't take over as president well amid the political uncertainty opposition leader morgan tsvangirai has returned to the capital after receiving cancer treatment abroad reports. said african delegation and the catholic church mediate between the army and president robert mugabe the main opposition leader morgan tsvangirai it is only one way out of the political crisis in the interest of the people of zimbabwe mr robert mugabe must. step down immediately with the national sentiment and expectation to god his legacy. and contribution to. the army seize control on wednesday and confined the ninety three year old his private residence in harare some sources there still insists he is the country's only legitimate leader soldiers in armored vehicles are guarding government offices but harare is calm and quiet civil servants have gone back to work shops and businesses have opened official word of what exactly is happening doesn't come off and people have to lie in social media and speculation which sometimes wasn't here for news of the meeting between the president. getting on with their li

we did hearfrom mugabe's long—time rival, the opposition leader morgan tsvangirai.mbabwe, mr robert mugabe must resign, step down immediately, in line with the national sentiment and expectation, taking full regard of his legacy and the contribution to zimbabwe. mr mugabe's zanu—pf party has promised free and fair elections, but not until next august. they are scheduled then. we'll hear first from shingai nyoka who's in harare. i began by asking her what the atmosphere was like in zimbabwe this evening? they are waiting for an announcement. today, president robert mugabe met with the generals as well as with south african envoys and on social media there was a flurry and people were wondering whether at the end of those negotiations there would be some kind of announcement about what the future holds. we understand that those talks were done but it is not clear whether president mugabe made any kind of agreement with the generals but the pictures appeared of him with one of the commanders who many believe has led this takeover, and they shook hands and they were smi

backed by itself africa a powerhouse in the region and you mentioned the opposition leader morgan tsvangirai that for me to are just reading the state run zimbabwean herald newspaper really expressing openly how they feel now. about politics in zimbabwe saying the importance of the presidential term limits must now be brought in and zimbabwe's will never again go back into a box of silence and i think that is i suppose really what the people are looking for that this new dawn willing democratic principles of freedom of speach. that certainly would be the hope for many people given that they haven't had that freedom in the past and that was what was quite a. few days and that people were able to take to the streets express what change and criticize. the they ultimately are looking for some level of political steps debility from this new leader given the repression experienced for four decades now and this is what amos and when i go away might represent a lot of focus will be placed on exactly what he says are going forward if they will be that openness and also if there will be a focus on the

that was morgan tsvangirai.servers outside, they are saying it's not an old—fashioned african coup where they force out the leader at gun point. that's why the generals have been very keen here to try to persuade mr mugabe to resign, which so far he's resisted, or through constitutional means, through constitutional means, through constitutional means, through constitutional proceedings, to force him out of office that way. let me show you pictures of the crowds demonstrates outside the parliament building here right in the heart of harare at africa unity square. they've been coming in a carnival atmosphere, just as they did over the weekend, to demand that mr mugabe resigns, or is it peached, putting pressure on those mps in the parliament to impeach him. they have been dancing. we saw a group of demonstrators carrying a mock coffin with robert mugabe's name on it. they believe the end of his 37—year rule is close, but exactly how close it's hard to tell because some people are saying that this impeachment proc

alex magaisa is the former adviser to morgan tsvangirai, the mdc opposition leader. since the news broke. i went to see him 15 years ago and the time he had been beaten, he was ona the time he had been beaten, he was on a charge of trying to assassinate robert mugabe. it is sad actually, at this point when the country is rejoicing, to see him in poor health ata time rejoicing, to see him in poor health at a time when he could have a big role to play. absolutely. he has been a courageous fighter. he has been a courageous fighter. he has been a courageous fighter. he has been a hero for the people of zimbabwe for even the war veterans in zimbabwe who pay tribute to him, he is one of the few people who stood up against mugabe to take a leading role. but we must not forget that people have died trying to get rid of mugabe, people who lost limbs and property. on this day, while people celebrate, it is important to remember that there are families and people who have lost loved ones as a result of this person who has left office after so much pressure. you we re office aft

is widely expected to take over from the opposition leader morgan tsvangirai has been expressing his views on modern god well let's listen to what he had to say. isn't that is an unknown. product and they will need their product that is to that defines him assumes that. comes under very strong personality. of it on the compromises but with a little twist. and i don't think that's what we need to do is currently so years making that kind of. institute if they'd read. the ad that you made to the bridge you had to move as a human. opposition leader morgan tsvangirai there speaking about emerson milling gargoyle who could take over in zimbabwe describing him as ruthless it seems the opposition is not really happy with who might replace mugabe christine. sorry why go so that's what the opposition is supporting for at this point in time is the constitutional country out now what that dictates is that innocent should stay thin and take over got the full the remaining to offer that comes to an end next year and the country is due to hold a general election so the opposition they say what he

he will try to mr morgan tsvangirai. will he go? what will happen to him?|j potential to survive. where will he go? what will happen to him? i would like to think he would not leave the country. he is a very power —— proud man. if you'll is that he is entitled to zimbabwe and feels as he is entitled to do as he wishes. i think the longer he stays and love he tries to resist, he is reducing his options to stay in zimbabwe. whoever takes over, will they be happy for robert mugabe to live safely in zimbabwe in the future? icho said even those behind this military —— option do have sympathy and respect for him. these are people that have been together for more than 50 years. i suspect that some of them might want to give him that dignified exit and have the continued negotiation. they think maybe they will keep him inside the country that he is reducing his opportunities that because of the stubbornness he is exhibiting. it's 6:45am, and you're watching breakfast from bbc news. here's philip with a look at this morning's wea

that was the birth of the opposition mdc, led by trade unionist morgan tsvangirai, who later enteredollowing a disputed election. the economic climate was unbearable, something it is still struggling to recover from. millions of zimbabweans crossed the border into neighbouring south africa, looking for a better life. he tried to pave the way for his wife, grace mugabe, to be his successor. the army found that unacceptable, saying that "this is not a dynasty". milton nkosi, bbc news, south africa. we have been talking to milton with his thoughts about robert mugabe, milton met robert mugabe and i asked him whether he thought it would be incredible to mr mugabe to see now how he's been dumped by his own party zanu—pf. this must be deeply painful for robert mugabe. remember, he only had one thing in mind. he wanted to die in office. and now this plan is crumbling right before his eyes. robert mugabe loved leadership, one of his oldest comrades told me once, james chikerema, that when they grew up during their childhood days, that when they played games, if they played the church, for ex

and former adviser to morgan tsvangirai. thank you for being here on this momentous day. just a quick reaction, a headline thought from you both on the developments today. well after 37 years and the rule of one man, it is important for people to look to the future. 1980, we had independence day and today is freedom day and i think this is the thing that has united the country and we should take advantage of this moment and move zimbabwe forward. alex, we surprised, we have seen is edging towards this moment but in the end we surprised that the facade drop so quickly crumbled. absolutely. president mugabe has beenin absolutely. president mugabe has been in charge for a long time and presided over zimbabwe and ruled with an iron fist. many people ended up with an iron fist. many people ended up believing he would stay forever. the way in which his regime crumbled in the past seven days was incredible. i thought he would put up incredible. i thought he would put up more resistance. of course he tried to fight, he is a stubborn man but in the end the so much against him that

build our country but zimbabweans should remain cautious according to opposition leader morgan tsvangirai . be seen to be perpetuating this both in terms of culture and in depth of practice. unfortunately we know it was a louis estate this is a. bit of the legacy. emerson and guy was welcomed back to zimbabwe on wednesday as a hero in an emotional speech he asked his people to help him improve the economy create jobs and stop. the final preparations are being made ahead of a man going swearing in ceremony on friday zimbabweans will see a new president for the first time in thirty seven years. christine one we're joined us now from harare christine you just heard that report the first new president in almost four decades how has money managing expectations there and zimbabwe sara amos in the designate president has evolved he has been saying all the right things last night when he addressed a huge crowd outside the posse's headquarters he told the support of his that he was going to bring jobs to this economy he told people that he was in touch with with regional neighbors as well as inter

that was the birth of the opposition mdc, led by trade unionist morgan tsvangirai, who later enteredputed election. the economic climate was unbearable, something it is still struggling to recover from. millions of zimbabweans crossed the border into neighbouring south africa, looking for a better life. he tried to pave the way for his wife, grace mugabe, to be his successor. the army found that unacceptable, saying that "this is not a dynasty". milton nkosi, bbc news, south africa. just speaking about grace mugabe, in a sense for the whole crisis, zanu—pf not only stripping her husband of the party leadership, also accusing her of provoking hate speech and divisiveness, saying she should be investigated and prosecuted as well. zanu—pf also saying they want to amend the constitution of the country to remove what they say the notion of one centre of power. it is not quite clear what that means, whether it means that, in future, there could not be a dictatorial figure like mugabe. for the moment he has lost his party leadership after four decades. but he is still technically president

mediate between the army and president robert mugabe some of his main opposition leader morgan tsvangirai say it is only one way out of the political crisis in the interest of the people of zimbabwe mr robert mugabe must resign step down immediately in line with the national sentiment and expectation dignity for all the gods over his legacy. and a contribution to zimbabwe. the army seize control on wednesday and can find the ninety three year old has private residence in harare some sources there still insists he is the country's only legitimate leader soldiers in armored vehicles are guarding government offices but harare is calm and quiet civil servants have gone back to work shops and businesses have opened official word of what exactly is happening doesn't come off and people have to rely on social media and speculation which sometimes cause panic wasn't his way to hear the news of the meeting between the army president robert mugabe and the south african delegation getting on with their lives but his calls for the president to step down grow louder zimbabweans are talking about a pos

morgan tsvangirai has urged him to resign immediately.old the bbc it was taking the breach "extremely seriously" and had reported it to the information commissioner. now, gkn, the share price announced today. a remarkable announcement made by them this morning? they had a new boss about to start on the #1s of january but has been axed before day one. he was head of the aerospace division and he had to write that off. write it off? what happened? he had to write it down because of auditing problems, and he is vague about that. we can make what we want from that. but lawyers are watching so we better not. yes. so, royal mail, the share price is all over the place? we have seen it fluctuate a bit today it started off well, even though the profits were down about 30%. that was better than expected. so it started 40% higher, then dropped, now it is hovering at 196. then dropped, now it is hovering at 1%. not too bad. but they warned that the christmas period could be tough. me are in dispute with workers over pension and pay. so it is not look

in that case there would be a transitional government and morgan tsvangirai, the leader of the oppositionrobert mugabe for seven years, would step in for prime minister, and oversee the restoration committee would hope, of the economy and also fresh elections. this report on the days events from another correspondent in zimbabwe. it looks like normal life. the daily commute to work, children going to school. but look more closely. tanks on street corners, and what you can't see behind closed doors, delicate and intense horse—trading over zimba bwe‘s future is taking place. and here is the evidence — the first images of robert mugabe since he was placed under house arrest. it has to be said that the 93—year—old still looks in charge. one of the people in the shot is an envoy from south africa, and here he is with constanino chiwenga, the general that many believe ordered the takeover. loyalty has been a tradable commodity within zanu—pf for many years, and in these uncertain times, that loyalty is shifting rapidly. representatives from neighbouring african states have arrived in zimbabwe t

its own problems in fighting and trying to just recruit after all these events and also morgan tsvangirai is sick he has cancer so there is some concern about whether he'll be able to challenge him assuming that way and make sure his election but that's it all eyes will be on zanu p.f. they have shown that they are trying to regroup they purged out all the old members who are aligned to grace mugabe and her husband and they will try and forge ahead to the party conference and then the elections and hopefully they saying that they hope that they will be able to be a united party that goes ahead into the eighteen as a strong party also interesting to know the whereabouts and opinions of grace mugabe she's the factory being thrown out of the zanu p.f. party she is the one who's being blamed for having introduced what they were describing as a cabal around robert mugabe do we know anything about where grace is. we're told she is in or is she staying at the private residence with the husband president mugabe she has been blamed for the downfall of what used to be a great man that's a lot of pe

widely expected to take over from robert mugabe the you were there with opposition leader morgan tsvangirai just as mugabe's resignation was announced today and you you asked him for his views on him are saying winning god what listen listen to what he had to say to you. is in that is an unknown. caracter will only cut into the stick that defines him a certain is that. he comes under very strong personality. that i'm a compromising but listen. and i don't think that's what we need to lose currently so years making that kind of thing to institute if they did that. to create that image to be good to have to move as a unit. and christine it sounds like what we're hearing there from mr. john you're right and the opposition is they're worried that mugabe is going to be replaced with something someone who could be just as authoritarian as the president was. essentially and this is why full well the opposition the emphasis is to say follow the constitution this involve the constitution says that if it takes over from a president who has stepped out on his side needs to only hold that position for

the catholic church media and president robert mugabe some of his main opposition leader morgan tsvangirai see it is only one way out of the political crisis in the interest of the people of zimbabwe used to robert mugabe in my city. step down immediately with the national sentiment and expectation degree of god's will for his legacy and contribution to zimbabwe. the army seize control on wednesday and can find the ninety three year old whose private residence in harare some sources there still insists he is the country's only legitimate leader soldiers in armored vehicles are guarding government offices but harare is calm and quiet civil servants have gone back to work shops and businesses have opened official word of what exactly is happening doesn't come off and people have to lie and social media and speculation which sometimes cause panic wasn't his way to hear the news of the meeting between the army president robert mugabe and the south african delegation getting on with their lives but his calls for the president to step down grow louder zimbabweans are talking about a post era and

so was chief advisor to morgan tsvangirai when he was prime minister and his mugabe will not step aside without first shoring up protection for his allies. he's been one of the most deceptive villian figures you know politics and it's very hard to tell what he's thinking and ways going there's lots of information some of it is quite frankly speculation and doesn't really give the true picture of what's going on behind the scenes i don't think that mugabe who agreed to leave zimbabwe i think you would want to stay in the country one to be able to continue with his life i also think that he would want to secure some guarantees for these are there people who are working with his wife who are detained and others who may be threatened i think that you try to secure some positions and also it's also a question of protecting himself from those who are coming in as leaders he may not be comfortable with some of the figures that are being proposed he may have other people in mind and he knows that at the moment he also holds a bit of a trump card and he will try and use that because if the gener

refusing to step down but mugabe is under pressure to resign zimbabwe's opposition leader morgan tsvangirai said the president in power since one nine hundred eighty should go quietly in the interest of the country and elections should be called. transitional mechanism. and. since the nature and character of that mechanism be agreed upon by all nationalistic. that is the reforms who are free and a fair and credible election to be heard rumors have been flying about whether mugabe's wife grace is with him or whether she managed to flee the country before the military action on wednesday. grace's ambitions to succeed her husband are said to be behind the current turmoil last week mugabe sacked his vice president the army potentially saw this as paving the way for grace to take over the military's actions though have put a stop to her hopes for now the second vice president emerson or non-god why is tipped to head a transitional government backed by the military an option the african union said it wouldn't support. it if indeed we in the african union are against any violent government overthr

the opposition leader, morgan tsvangirai, has called on mr mugabe to resign immediately.a correspondent andrew harding is in zimbabwe. his report contains some flashing images. here's a frail 93 rolled under house arrest. but tonight you photos of president robert mugabe do not show a broken man, farfrom it. the generals may have seized power in zimbabwe, but now they want mr mugabe's lessing. it is time for a troubled country. on the streets of the capital we found only a few kids of yesterday's military coup. and for the most part an anxious calm. —— few hints. so what's going on? in a sense this is all about mrs mugabe. the army intervened here purely to stop her from succeeding her husband as president. a dramatic —— dramatic move in a power struggle that has steadily intensified as mr mugabe has grown older. today, the aim is to cut a deal that sidelines grace mugabe and allows the president to step down with at least some dignity. mugabe needs to be persuaded to resign. that's the obvious route to take. if one starts to ta ke obvious route to take. if one starts to

we speak to morgan tsvangirai, the opposition leader and one—time prime minister, who battled mugabew birth, i think the celebration represents a new... a new feeling. and i think it will go down like in 1980, when we got our independence, as a very memorable occasion. also tonight... ahead of the budget, the chancellor will be dotting the is and crossing the ts.

he was a chief advisor to former zimbabwean prime minister morgan tsvangirai.r before agreeing to join mr mugabe's government for a time. just tell us who is in charge tonight, is it mugabe or the army? that is the question that we are all asking right now. and today there's very little information on what going on. the latest we have is that from facebook, twitter post that the military has taken over the state broadcaster and surrounded the residents of the president. but that is not substantiated. so right now there is a lot of information floating around but without any official statement. were hoping to hear from the military, if they have taken over the state broadcaster but so far no statement has come. so until that time there will be this tension and lack of information. what is on television at the moment, what is the state broadcaster saying? it is carrying on as if nothing has happened. i think for the benefit of listeners, there was a statement from the ruling party. they're condemning the military for interfering in politics. and insinuating that

when he lost the election, tsvangirai and emmerson mnangagwa reinstalled him.s playing with danger anyway. he was never on his own, ever. the guys who are sitting there are the ones in charge of this country, of the estate. from the war vetera ns country, of the estate. from the war veterans there has been a call for more demonstrations on wednesday, an attempt to use people power of the kind we saw yesterday, to try and force him out of office. you don't think that will be successful? i'm rather cynical, because these other people... never before. three or four days people were rather removed from the scene, because they fear the army. it required mobilisation on friday night to get them on the streets. people are nervous. people know, it's beginning to think now that really they are dealing with the same problems that they thought was over. what is the future for zimbabwe now, more generally? people obviously had great hopes yesterday, those hopes, have they been dissipated? i don't think so. on the positive side, the mugabe era is over. that is the positive.

food ran scarce and opposition leader morgan tsvangirai threatened mugabe's grip on power.eaten up but then the old dictator proved his cunning by taking the opposition leader into his tent and sidelining him. but the great hero of the freedom struggle — whatever happened to him? he was seen as the new zimbabwean leader, part of the freedom struggle, suffered in prison terribly, suffered very grievous family loss as well. were you foolish to think that? in retrospect, if you look at what happened to mugabe, he went seriously bad. notjust with his genocide in matabeleland, that genocide was the start of actually mugabe becoming a growing monster. to that, one could add that zimbabwe is a wonderful country brought low by corruption, hate and paranoia. robert mugabe is not dead but few will mourn his passing from power. john swinney. joining me now, rory stewart, minister of state for africa. from the british government's perspective, is this a good thing? we don't normally think of military intervention as good but does britain think so? a lot will depend on what happens next

build our country but zimbabweans should remain cautious according to opposition leader morgan tsvangirai. be seen to be the bridge with this both in terms of culture and in depth of practice. unfortunately we know it was the louis est this is. it's also a bit of his own legacy. emerson unknown guy was welcomed back to zimbabwe on wednesday as a hero in an emotional speech he asked his people to help him improve the economy create jobs and stop. the final preparations are being made ahead of a man going swearing in ceremony on friday zimbabweans will see a new president for the first time in thirty seven years. christine one we're joined us now from harare christine you just heard that report the first new president in almost four decades how has money managing expectations there and zimbabwe sarah innocent was the designate president has evolved he has been saying all the right things last night when he addressed a huge crowd outside the posse's headquarters he told the support of his that he was going to bring jobs to this economy he told people that he was in touch with with regional n

opposition leader morgan tsvangirai joined the military as call for the president to leave office also a delegation from south africa is in the capital harare trying to reach a deal on mugabe's and the country's future the u.n. says at least a million children in yemen are at risk of contracting to theory a because urgently needed vaccines are being blocked from entering the country the heads of three u.n. agencies have pleaded with the saudi led coalition to fully lift its blockade on monday saudi arabia's that it would reopen some new many ports and airports but that doesn't include who data port which is the entry port for most a humanitarian groups say were handed children fleeing man maher have seen massacres multiple rapes and people being burned alive save the children has released a report detailing the experiences of the children who left their homes and rakhine state those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after witness keep it or. nothing level health care eighty two on time. to get some of these films reinforce unhealthy towards women. i mean that it w

zimbabwe's main opposition leader morgan tsvangirai said he was about mugabe's failing to step down as were many ordinary citizens. all this week to this week's nation. despite everything that is done to be with dignity and to just walk away. and we just. do that try to be so stubborn with the confusion following mugabe's speech the way forward for zimbabwe suddenly seems unclear. and for more from the zimbabwe capital harare we're joined now by journalist ray. ray you've been out on the streets gauging the mood in the capital what have people been telling you about mugabe speech. thank you very much for having me well people . at the moment got to be sort of. stunned at the moment with the speech that was delivered by prison record mugabe about two hours ago live to the nation they're not sure what to make of it where basically he's insisting that he's going to preside over the zanu p.f. congress next month and so you know there's a sense of waiting for the next step which is likely to be the impeachment that party's fate will be instituted immediately at. noon today and then that wil