Gen Constantine Chiwenga, 61, is being hailed as a political saviour after he led the military takeover in Zimbabwe, however he is under sanctions from the European Union and the US - for his role in a brutal crackdown on the opposition, and over the seizure of white-owned farms.

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has resigned, parliament speaker Jacob Mudenda says.

ROBERT Mugabe has vowed to stay on as Zimbabwe President, despite being sacked by his own party.

Zimbabwe's ruling party has sacked President Robert Mugabe as its leader, officials say.

One analyst said he believed the negotiations "have pretty much reached an end point" to get Mugabe to step aside and that it was a "matter of hours or days."

L'armée du Zimbabwe a pris le contrôle de la radio-télévision d'État et bloque les accès aux principales institutions d'Harare. Les officiers refusent toutefois de parler d'un coup d'État et assurent que le président Mugabe est sain et sauf.

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 President Robert Mugabe's possible successor.

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe fired Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday, the government said, as the battle between Mnangagwa and Mugabe's wife Grace to succeed the veteran leader intensified.

The World Health Organization has revoked the appointment of Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador following a widespread outcry.

Attempts to give the maximum level of international protection to all African elephants have foundered at a key species conference in Johannesburg.

Zimbabwe is about to start using its own version of the U.S. dollar.

Several people have been beaten by police and at least one of the protesters sustained deep cuts on the head.

Prisons are congested and running low on food and uniforms in the troubled African nation.

The Zimbabwe Parks & Wildlife Management Authority, known as Zimparks, said that “in light of the drought… [the Authority] intends to destock its park estates through selling some of the wildlife,” in a statement reported by Reuters on Tuesday.