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Zimbabwe crisis: President Robert Mugabe's decades-long grip on power in Zimbabwe has started to fade as the military was in control of the country today. According to report, Mugabe said that he was under house arrest, although generals have denied staging a coup. The capital city Harare today had roads that were blocked by the military vehicles outside the parliament. Major General Sibusiso Moyo on Tuesday during a late-night television address said, "The president… and his family are safe and sound and their security is guaranteed." While talking about the unrest in the city, he added, "We are only targeting criminals around him who are committing crimes… As soon as we have accomplished our mission we expect that the situation will return to normalcy." While reports speculated a military coup, Moyo said, "This is not a military takeover of government." Here are a few pictures that depict the current situation of Harare-
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Major General Sibusiso Moyo's actions posed a major challenge to the 93-year-old Mugabe, who has ruled Zimbabwe since independence from Britain in 1980. [Soldiers stand beside military vehicles just outside Harare, Zimbabwe November 14, 2017. (Photo: Reuters)]
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Neighbouring South Africa's President Jacob Zuma, one of Mugabe's closest allies, said he had spoken to the veteran leader by telephone. [Armed Zimbabwean soldiers sit on top of a military tank in Harare. At least three explosions were heard in Zimbabwe's capital early Wednesday and military vehicles were seen in the streets after the army commander threatened to "step in" to calm political tensions over 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe's possible successor. The ruling party accused the commander of "treasonable conduct." (Photo: AP)]
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Neighbouring South Africa's President Jacob Zuma, one of Mugabe's closest allies, said he had spoken to the veteran leader by telephone. [Armed Zimbabwean soldiers sit on top of a military tank in Harare. At least three explosions were heard in Zimbabwe's capital early Wednesday and military vehicles were seen in the streets after the army commander threatened to "step in" to calm political tensions over 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe's possible successor. The ruling party accused the commander of "treasonable conduct." (Photo: AP)]
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Mugabe "indicated that he was confined to his home but said that he was fine," the South African government said in a statement that called for calm and restraint. [A military tank is seen with armed soldiers on the road leading to President Robert Mugabes office in Harare. (Photo: AP)]
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The ruling ZANU-PF party yesterday accused army chief General Constantino Chiwenga of "treasonable conduct" after he criticised Mugabe for sacking vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa. [Armed soldiers search a vehicle on the road leading to President Robert Mugabe's office in Harare, Zimbabwe. (Photo: AP)]
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As the situation deteriorated overnight, prolonged gunfire was heard near Mugabe's private residence. [Military vehicles and soldiers patrol the streets in Harare, Zimbabwe. (Photo: Reuters)]
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On Wednesday, the TV state broadcaster played liberation struggle songs, while many citizens in Harare shopped at markets, drove to work or queued outside banks despite the turmoil. (Photo: Reuters)
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The ruling ZANU-PF party yesterday accused army chief General Constantino Chiwenga of "treasonable conduct" after he criticised Mugabe for sacking vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa. [Armed soldiers stop and search vehicles on the road leading to President Robert Mugabes office. (Photo: AP)]
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The US embassy warned its citizens in the country to "shelter in place" due to "ongoing political uncertainty". [People queue to draw money outside a bank in Harare. (Photo: Reuters)]
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South Africa urged Zimbabwe to resist any "unconstitutional changes" of government, and said it was sending envoys to Harare on behalf of the SADC bloc of southern African nations to help resolve the impasse. [Soldiers stand on the streets in the capital. (Photo: Reuters)]
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President Mugabe and Grace made no public comment and their exact whereabouts was not known, while government and army spokesmen were not available to comment. [Youth washes a minibus adorned with picture of President Robert Mugabe at a bus terminus in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 15, 2017. (Photo: Reuters)]
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"The government's silence on the military deployments seem to confirm that President Mugabe has lost control of the situation," Robert Besseling, of the London-based EXX Africa risk consultancy, said. [Armed soldiers stand by an armored vehicle on the road leading to President Robert Mugabe's office in Harare. (Photo: AP)]
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Mugabe is the world's oldest head of state, but his poor health has fuelled a bitter succession battle as potential replacements jockey for position. In speeches this year, Mugabe has often slurred his words, mumbled and paused for long periods. [An armored military vehicle is parked outside the state-run Zimbabwean Broadcasting Corporation building in Harare. (Photo: AP)]
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Mugabe's lengthy rule has been marked by brutal repression of dissent, mass emigration, vote-rigging and economic collapse since land reforms in 2000. Speculation has been rife in Harare that Mugabe had sought to remove army chief Chiwenga, who is seen as an ally of ousted Mnangagwa. [Military vehicles and soldiers patrol the streets in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 15,2017. (Photo: Reuters)]
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