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| Robert Mugabe set to resign as president of Zimbabwe – live | Robert Mugabe set to resign as president of Zimbabwe – live |
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| Sky News is reporting that Mugabe’s resignation statement is pre-recorded and has already been prepared. | |
| Chris Mutsvangwa, head of Zimbabwe’s liberation war veterans, earlier on Sunday vowed to “bring back the crowd” if Robert Mugabe did not step aside, but said he was concerned that the military would end up opening fire to protect Mugabe from protesters. | |
| “We would expect that Mugabe would not have the prospect of the military shooting at people, trying to defend him,” Mutsvangwa said. “The choice is his.” | |
| ITV correspondent Richard Gaisford has tweeted there may be a delay to Mugabe’s speech amid chaos inside State House. | |
| Am told there may be a delay to #Mugabe speech - because he is refusing to show it to anyone before he delivers it. Chaos inside State House #Harare apparently. | |
| Guardian and Observer correspondent Emma Graham-Harrison tweets from Harare: | Guardian and Observer correspondent Emma Graham-Harrison tweets from Harare: |
| New Era for #TeamZanuPF — (they had the T-shirts out before Mugabe was) pic.twitter.com/xEU8kHnVnS | New Era for #TeamZanuPF — (they had the T-shirts out before Mugabe was) pic.twitter.com/xEU8kHnVnS |
| Comrade Bob and Grace may go, but little good will come if power is retained in the hands of Zanu-PF septuagenarians, writes our Africa correspondent. | Comrade Bob and Grace may go, but little good will come if power is retained in the hands of Zanu-PF septuagenarians, writes our Africa correspondent. |
| Reuters is reporting that Robert Mugabe has agreed to resign as Zimbabwe’s president, citing a source familiar with the negotiations. | Reuters is reporting that Robert Mugabe has agreed to resign as Zimbabwe’s president, citing a source familiar with the negotiations. |
| The ruling ZANU-PF party had given the 93-year-old less than 24 hours to quit as head of state or face impeachment, an attempt to secure a peaceful end to his tenure after a de facto coup. | The ruling ZANU-PF party had given the 93-year-old less than 24 hours to quit as head of state or face impeachment, an attempt to secure a peaceful end to his tenure after a de facto coup. |
| The source said the military was working on a resignation statement by Mugabe, without giving details. | The source said the military was working on a resignation statement by Mugabe, without giving details. |
| State broadcaster ZBC said Mugabe would address the nation shortly. | State broadcaster ZBC said Mugabe would address the nation shortly. |
| Earlier on Sunday, pictured were published by the official Herald newspaper of Mugabe meeting top generals at his State House offices. | Earlier on Sunday, pictured were published by the official Herald newspaper of Mugabe meeting top generals at his State House offices. |
| Robert Mugabe is expected to address Zimbabwe to announce his resignation as president after the ruling party gave him until noon on Monday to step down or face impeachment. | Robert Mugabe is expected to address Zimbabwe to announce his resignation as president after the ruling party gave him until noon on Monday to step down or face impeachment. |
| In an extraordinary meeting in Harare, the capital, on Sunday morning more than 200 Zanu-PF leaders voted to sack Mugabe as the party’s leader and demanded that the 93-year-old resign as head of state. | In an extraordinary meeting in Harare, the capital, on Sunday morning more than 200 Zanu-PF leaders voted to sack Mugabe as the party’s leader and demanded that the 93-year-old resign as head of state. |
| Here is our live coverage of Mugabe’s departure after 37 years as Zimbabwe’s leader, the only one the country has had since gaining independence from Britain. | Here is our live coverage of Mugabe’s departure after 37 years as Zimbabwe’s leader, the only one the country has had since gaining independence from Britain. |