JUST IN: Mnangagwa will be sworn in as Zimbabwe president: ZANU-PF

Zimbabwe’s former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa will be
sworn in as president on Wednesday or Thursday, ZANU-PF legal
secretary Patrick Chinamasa told Reuters, after the resignation of
Robert Mugabe.

Separately, ZANU-PF chief whip Lovemore Matuke told Reuters that
Mnangagwa would be sworn in within 48 hours and that he would serve
the remainder of Mugabe’s term until the next general elections,
which must be held by September 2018.

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Zimbabwe’s former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa will be
sworn in as president on Wednesday or Thursday, ZANU-PF legal
secretary Patrick Chinamasa told Reuters, after the resignation of
Robert Mugabe.

Separately, ZANU-PF chief whip Lovemore Matuke told Reuters that
Mnangagwa would be sworn in within 48 hours and that he would serve
the remainder of Mugabe’s term until the next general elections,
which must be held by September 2018.

More Details Later