Noon deadline looms for defiant Mugabe as Zimbabwe crisis deepens (M&G)

[Click here to read this message online.]( Free Edition 20 November 2017 [Mail & Guardian Logo]( [Noon deadline looms for defiant Mugabe as Zimbabwe crisis deepens]( [Africa]( | [Susan Njanji]( [People walk past torn billboards of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's Zunu-PF.(Reuters)]( People walk past torn billboards of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's Zunu-PF.(Reuters) In a televised address late Sunday, the 93-year-old defied expectations that he would bring the curtain down on his reign. [ANC has been captured by a dominant faction, says Mbeki]( [National]( | [Tshidi Madia]( Former President Thabo Mbeki has described a political party he once led as captured. [Mugabe defies resignation and lives another day]( [Africa]( | [Staff Reporter]( ​Zimbabwean President Mugabe stressed he was still in power after his authoritarian 37-year reign was rocked by a military takeover. [Five things we learned in the Premier League]( [Sport]( | [Agence France-Presse]( Eden Hazard sparkled for Chelsea, while Arsenal took the north London bragging rights. [​It is not 'anti-African' to call for Mugabe to go]( [Analysis]( | [Mondli Zondo]( From arrests of cabinet ministers to talks of a 'transitional government' led by Mnangagwa, the situation in Zimbabwe has been notably peaceful. [Mnangagwa: Zimbabwe's 'Comeback Crocodile']( [Africa]( | [Agence France-Presse]( On Sunday Mnangagwa was named president of the ruling ZANU-PF in place of Mugabe, putting him one step away from the top job. [Mugabe has been removed as head of ZANU-PF]( [Africa]( | [Susan Njanji]( President Robert Mugabe was dismissed as leader of Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party on Sunday in a move to force a peaceful end. Premium content from M&G's Daily Edition: [Subscribe to access this content]( [Unsubscribe]( [View online]( [View PDF]( [Pause Subscription]( [Unsubscribe]( • [Update Profile]( • [View PDF]( • [Pause Subscription]( • [View Online]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} on 20-11-2017 [Mail & Guardian]( is intended for opt-in communication only. If you feel this email is unsolicited please [report it]( to us Email Powered By [Mail & Guardian](