Zimbabwe after Mugabe

Published: Aug. 5, 2016, 9 a.m.

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Zimbabwe\\u2019s economy is in severe crisis and President Robert Mugabe\\u2019s opponents are growing increasingly bold with widespread public sector strikes and protests on the streets of the capital Harare and other cities. As ever, Mr Mugabe remains defiant, and has recently made it clear he intends to be president of Zimbabwe until he dies. He\\u2019s now 92 and has led the country since independence in 1980 so it\\u2019s hardly surprising that even his most loyal allies are starting to look to the future. In this week\\u2019s programme, Rebecca Kesby and her guests discuss who might take over as Zimbabwe\\u2019s next leader and how the country can escape from its latest economic crisis.

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