Balance of Power: Curtain Draws on Mugabe Era With Zimbabwe in Ruins
Magaisa Says Mugabe Will Be Treated Humanely
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Robert Mugabe’s four-decade grip on Zimbabwe is nearing its end, at the hands of the same soldiers who hoisted him to power after the war against the white-minority regime of Rhodesia.
The military takeover carried out early today is a coup in all but name — parliament is closed, soldiers are in the streets and the army says Mugabe’s safety is “guaranteed,” under house arrest.