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International Relations dept to study Grace Mugabe’s judgment

The International Relations department says it will study the judgement of the South Gauteng High Court before deciding on the next course of action. The court has ruled that the 2017 decision by then International Relations minister, Maite Nkoana-Mashabe to grant diplomatic immunity to Zimbabwe’s former First Lady, Grace Mugabe, was unconstitutional. Mugabe was accused of assaulting model Gabrielle Engels and two others at a Sandton Johannesburg hotel in August […]

31 July 2018

International News

Zimbabwe investigates Grace Mugabe for illegal ivory smuggling

Zimbabwe has launched an investigation into the country's former first lady, Grace Mugabe, over her alleged involvement in an ivory smuggling ring. The probe was opened after a three-month undercover mission by Australian wildlife photographer Adrian Steirn. Speaking exclusively to Al Jazeera, Steirn said he uncovered the poaching and smuggling syndicate when he began looking into the illegal ivory trade in December. "Ivory was being sourced either from the national […]

24 March 2018

Local

‘I want Grace Mugabe handed over for prosecution’ – SA model

The South African model, who says she was whipped by Zimbabwe former president Robert Mugabe’s wife, now says she wants Grace Mugabe prosecuted. Gabriella Engels told Zimbabwe’s private Standard newspaper that she would like the new president Emmerson Mnangagwa to hand over Grace Mugabe to face the charges in a South African court. Pictures of Engels with an injury to her forehead allegedly inflicted by an electric-cable-wielding Grace last August […]

29 January 2018

International News

Robert Mugabe resigns as Zimbabwe’s president

BREAKING NEWS: Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has submitted his resignation after nearly four decades as the country's leader. Mugabe defied demands to step down for almost a week after a military takeover and expulsion from his own ruling ZANU-PF party but stepped down on Tuesday, hours after parliament started an impeachment process. Cheers broke out in the parliament after speaker Jacob Mudenda read out Mugabe's resignation letter. "I Robert Gabriel […]

21 November 2017

Opinions

Mugabe: Between the wife and the loyal lieutenant

OPINION by Alex Magaisa After 37 years in power, the curtain is surely closing on Robert Mugabe's long reign as president of Zimbabwe. Today, although they insisted that they were not carrying out a coup, the military generals effectively took control of state power. This came just two days after the top military leader, General Constantino Chiwenga issued a statement that was highly critical of the Mugabe regime declaring that it […]

16 November 2017

Local

Zim embassy takes on AfriForum as Grace Mugabe saga unfolds

Should Zimbabwean first lady Grace Mugabe be served court papers at the Zimbabwean embassy in South Africa or in person in her home country? That's what acting judge Harshila Kooverjile must decide after several factors were raised during argument on Tuesday. The embassy has applied to become an intervening party in AfriForum's application to see a decision by International Relations and Co-operation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane to grant Mugabe diplomatic immunity […]

20 September 2017

Local

‘Respect women,’ Grace Mugabe says in first public statement after SA assault saga

Zimbabwean First Lady Grace Mugabe has reportedly urged young men to treat women with respect, especially as rape cases remained high in the southern African country. According to the state-owned Herald newspaper, Grace said this in her first public statement since she left South Africa following allegations that she assaulted a young model at a Johannesburg hotel. Grace told journalists while touring various stands, including the Adult Rape Clinic, at […]

29 August 2017

Local

Grace Mugabe under fire for ‘assault’

Zimbabwe first lady Grace Mugabe still hopes for diplomatic immunity as pressure grows for her to be charged with assault. Legal and professional opinion agreed on the irregularity of Mugabe's claims for diplomatic immunity on an assault charge. Former state prosecutor Gerrie Nel and lobby group AfriForum stepped in to support the complainant, 20-year-old model Gabriella Engels, and her family. Nel, who heads AfriForum's private prosecution wing, said he would […]

18 August 2017

Grace Mugabe

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