And in his first 100 days, Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa spoke of re-engaging, forgiveness, democracy and unity. But though words matter, so does the survival of a system that destroyed the hopes ...

Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, the man known as "the crocodile" because of his political cunning, achieved a long-held ambition to succeed Robert Mugabe as Zimbabwe's president in November last year.

“I, Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, by the powers vested in me by the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act 2013, do hereby appoint Tempter Paul ...

"His Excellency President Putin has given His Excellency President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa a Presidential Helicopter, which will soon be delivered to Zimbabwe," the ministry said on Twitter.