The decision by Robert Mugabe to step down as president of Zimbabwe has been widely welcomed by statesmen, organisations and political parties and players in South Africa and across the border. Mugabe resigned as Zimbabwe’s president on Tuesday shortly after parliament began an impeachment process to end his nearly four decades of rule. "My decision to resign is voluntary on my part … my desire is to ensure a peaceful nonviolent transition‚" Mugabe said about his resignation. The 93-year-old leader clung on for a week after an army takeover and expulsion from his own ruling Zanu-PF party, which also told him to leave power. The army seized power after Mugabe sacked his deputy and Zanu-PF’s favourite to succeed him‚ Emmerson Mnangagwa‚ to smooth a path to the presidency for his wife Grace. Mnangagwa‚ a former security chief known as The Crocodile‚ will take over as president, Zanu-PF said on Tuesday. Earlier on Tuesday Mnangagwa had implored the statesman to step down. "The people of...
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