President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe has been sacked by his party the Zanu PF as its leader after the party leadership passed a resolution on Sunday in Harare.
His wife, Grace has also been expelled from the party putting pressure on President Mugabe to exit power.
Although President Mugabe has been removed as leader of the Zanu PF he still remains President of the country.
The sacked vice President, Emmerson Mnangagwa has been chosen to replace Mr. Mugabe is leader of the Zanu PF.
On Saturday there was a major street rally by Zimbabweans demanding that he steps down.
President Mugabe has refused to step down peacefully insisting on ending his tenure as negotiations continue with mediators and military leaders.
This action by the Zanu PF could be seen as a humiliation for Mr. Mugabe who led the country to independence in 1980 and has been the country’s leader since then.
Reuters reported that on Saturday that one of Mugabe’s nephews, Patrick Zhuwao has said that the 93-year-old leader and his wife Grace are “ready to die for what is correct”.
Zhuwao is reported by Reuters to have said that President Mugabe believes stepping down would only legitimise military takeover.
The military has placed Mr. Mugabe under house arrest but there are no signals of where his wife is currently.
Mugabe is reported to have had little sleep since the military seized power on Wednesday but was in good health.
Further talks are still expected this weekend.
Source: Africafeeds.com
