Whatever Happens In Zimbabwe Stays In Zimbabwe ( A Romantic Coup d’tat)

Zimbabwe has been a very interesting country right from the time I started comprehending issues on the international scene, especially on African affairs. This week, the world watched with bated breath as tanks rolled into the capital, Harare in a show of force by the Zimbabwean Defence Forces to purge criminal elements (alleged) around the President, Robert Gabriel Mugabe.  The military command claimed these criminal elements were the ones who were ill advising the president to take certain decisions that seemed to be detrimental to the fundamentals of the Zimbabwean revolution and the survival of the country. Indirectly, they were saying that the soul of the nation has been kept in limbo for a long time.

These all started when the Vice President, Emmerson Mnangagwa sacked by the President allegedly based on the advice of Grace Mugabe, the wife of the president. Several reasons were given as to why the veep was given the sack. One of the most absurd reasons was that it was to pave way for the President’s wife, Grace Mugabe to become vice president and later succeed his husband. Now it seems the old man is not willing to budge and hand over power to an interim president. The military is also running out of time and the opposition is now mounting pressure on the President to resign. The opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai who was being treated for cancer in Britain quickly rushed back to Harare to mount pressure on the incumbent to resign and hand over power peacefully. Meanwhile, there were conflicting reports of the whereabouts of Grace Mugabe, with some reports suggesting that she fled to South Africa, other reports said she was in Namibia and others saying that she was holed up at her residence in Harare being protected by her loyal supporters in the ZANU-PF party. The main actors in this political crisis are Grace Mugabe, Emmerson “The Crocodile” Mnangawa, General Constantino Chiwenga of the Zimbabwean Defence Forces and Reverend Father Fidelis Mukonori ( A Zimbabwean Catholic Priest who is said to be a long time friend of Robert Mugabe and he is leading the mediation efforts for a peaceful transition of power.)

Meanwhile the military have been holding talks with President Robert Mugabe at his residence. The initial reports suggested he was under house arrest, but the pictures showed otherwise as they were rather engaged in frank and cordial discussions. The embattled president even had the opportunity to attend a graduation ceremony at one of the universities in the capital, Harare. Is this a house arrest? Not to mention the western media that has sharpened their teeth waiting to devour Mugabe once he has been kicked out of power. At this moment, we don’t need any pretentious statement from the toothless African Union (AU), the ever hypocritical United Nations and the South African Development Commission (SADC). I believe his enemies, especially the west are surprised as to why the country has not degenerated into chaos and civil strife, and they are confused why the military is refusing to call the situation a coup. Zimbabweans themselves will solve their problems and no life will be lost. Robert Mugabe will not go into exile but live out his days in Zimbabwe. Now to avoid a constitutional crisis in the country, Mugabe will have no option than to reappoint his vice president and hand over power to him. Since the army does not want the Speaker of the parliament to act as president. Robert Mugabe has so far refused to resign his position until the ZANU-PF hold their congress to impeach him or officially sack him as the party leader.  I will call this situation a “Romantic Coup”. Whatever happens in Zimbabwe will definitely stay in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe will remain peaceful and normal activities will go on. Long live Zimbabwe, long live Africa.