16 Nov 2017

Harare 'jovial' in Zimbabwe military takeover

From Morning Report, 8:48 am on 16 November 2017

Analysts, looking at what some are calling a coup in Zimbabwe, are pointing the finger at President Mugabe's sacking of his deputy Emmerson Mnangagwa.

He sacked him at the prompting of his wife, the First Lady Grace Mugabe, who has political aspirations of her own. President Robert Mugabe is being held under house arrest in the capital.

Derek Matyszak who works for the Institute for Security Studies in South Africa tells Kim Hill Lady Grace's actions were a step too far..