Comrade Bob to some ... how SA leaders saw Robert Mugabe

  • 📰 SundayTimesZA
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 25 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 13%
  • Publisher: 51%

South Africa Headlines News

How SA leaders saw Robert Mugabe

Robin Renwick, facilitator of the 1979 Lancaster House deal that led to Zimbabwe's independence, describes how SA's three democratic presidents felt about Robert MugabeNelson Mandela, as he told me on more than one occasion, could not stand Robert Mugabe, who he regarded as totally uninterested in the welfare of his people and responsible for most of their suffering. He was in the habit of referring to him derisively as"Comrade Bob".

Asked, when he was no longer president, what should be done about Mugabe, Mandela said that he should be removed. When asked how, he replied:"If necessary, take up arms!" This earned him a rebuke from the Mbeki government, intent on pursuing"quiet diplomacy"...A subscription gives you full digital access to all Sunday Times content.Registered on the BusinessLIVE, Business Day, Financial Mail or Rand Daily Mail websites? Sign in with the same details.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 47. in ZA

South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Robert Mugabe 1924 – 2019: Mugabe as reviled and revered in death as in lifeRobert Mugabe, first leader of a democratic Zimbabwe, has died aged 95 in a Singapore Hospital, as he lived, highly divisive.
Source: dailymaverick - 🏆 3. / 84 Read more »

A look at the life of Zimbabwe's late president Robert Mugabe | IOL NewsHere are key milestones in the life of Zimbabwe's former leader Robert Mugabe.
Source: IOL - 🏆 46. / 51 Read more »

Zimbabwe after Robert Mugabe: Dashed hopes and economic crisis | IOL NewsThe country, now led by Mugabe's long-serving security chief Emmerson Mnangagwa, is grappling with its worst economic crisis in a decade.
Source: IOL - 🏆 46. / 51 Read more »

Zimbabwe leader Mnangagwa declares Robert Mugabe a national heroZimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially declared his predecessor Robert Mugabe a national hero
Source: TimesLIVE - 🏆 28. / 59 Read more »

Zimbabwe leader Mnangagwa declares Robert Mugabe a national heroZimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially declared his predecessor Robert Mugabe a national hero, saying the country will mourn him until he is laid to rest.
Source: SowetanLIVE - 🏆 13. / 63 Read more »

The late Robert Mugabe failed Zimbabwe appallingly | Saturday StarHistory will remember Robert Gabriel Mugabe as a man who promised much, but failed appallingly, both inextricable from systems ...
Source: IOL - 🏆 46. / 51 Read more »