In the jaws of the crocodile : Emmerson Mnangagwa's rise to power in Zimbabwe / Ray Ndlovu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ndlovu, Ray, author.

Contributor:

Mzilikazi wa Afrika, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mnangagwa, E. D.

Presidents--Zimbabwe--Biography.

Presidents.

Political corruption--Zimbabwe.

Political corruption.

Reporters and reporting--Political aspects--Zimbabwe.

Reporters and reporting.

Politics and government.

Reporters and reporting--Political aspects.

Zimbabwe--Politics and government--21st century.

Zimbabwe.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xix, 206 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cape Town, South Africa : Penguin Books, 2018.

Summary:

eIt is impossible to understand recent political events in Zimbabwe without insight into the role of Emmerson Mnangagwa. The fall of Robert Mugabe and the inauguration of Emmerson Mnangagwa as Zimbabwe's new president in November 2017 were events that no one could have predicted. Just three weeks earlier, Mugabe had sacked Mnangagwa as vice-president, a move that seemd to end the long political career of the man known as "the Crocodile". "In the Jaws of the Crocodile" tells the gripping story of how Mnangagwa fled Zimbabwe in fear for his life, and of his brief exile in South Africa, where he declared to Mugabe that he would return "in a matter of weeks" to take control of the levers of power. It describes the military intervention against Mugabe and his allies, analyses the sudden power shift within Zanu-PF, and gives and eyewitness account of the mass demonstrations as people took to the streets to demand an end to Mugabe's rule. It describes Mnangagwe's return to Zimbabwe to take over the presidency, and concludes with an account of the disputed 2018 election. Drawing on interviews with Mnangagwa, his family, allies and opponents, and key political figures, this book gives unprecedented insights into the momentous events that changed the fate of a nation--back cover.

It is impossible to understand recent political events in Zimbabwe without insight into the role of Emmerson Mnangagwa. The fall of Robert Mugabe and the inauguration of Emmerson Mnangagwa as Zimbabwe's new president in November 2017 were events that no one could have predicted. Just three weeks earlier, Mugabe had sacked Mnangagwa as vice-president, a move that seemd to end the long political career of the man known as "the Crocodile". "In the Jaws of the Crocodile" tells the gripping story of how Mnangagwa fled Zimbabwe in fear for his life, and of his brief exile in South Africa, where he declared to Mugabe that he would return "in a matter of weeks" to take control of the levers of power. It describes the military intervention against Mugabe and his allies, analyses the sudden power shift within Zanu-PF, and gives and eyewitness account of the mass demonstrations as people took to the streets to demand an end to Mugabe's rule. It describes Mnangagwe's return to Zimbabwe to take over the presidency, and concludes with an account of the disputed 2018 election. Drawing on interviews with Mnangagwa, his family, allies and opponents, and key political figures, this book gives unprecedented insights into the momentous events that changed the fate of a nation. - Back cover.

Contents:

Foreword / by Mzilikazi wa Afrika

Acknowledgements

Timeline of key events in November 2017

Abbreviations

Introduction

1. A turning point

2. The president's man

3. A great escape

4. Jumping the border

5. Help me, please

6. Hello, my president

7. A father's daughter

8. This is not a coup

9. Trust no one

10. A perfect plan

11. An emperor without clothes

12. Mugabe's last supper

13. The negotiating table

14. So near, yet so far

15. Life in exile

16. The hangman

17. The voice of the people

18. Meeting Mnangagwa

19. Crocodile vs Cobra

20. What next for Zimbabwe?

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781776093489

1776093488

OCLC:

1078148192