Mugabe exit deal sealed

The sources, including those with links to negotiators within the Zimbabwean State House, said a deal had been sealed between Mugabe and the military, through SADC envoys.

According to one version of the deal, Mugabe agreed to hand over power to an interim government led by his deposed deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa, who will in turn by deputised for Joice Mujuru and Morgan Tsvangirai. Mujuru is Mugabe’s vice president fired in 2014 after Mugabe’s wife, Grace, led a campaign accusing her of sabotage and witchcraft.