Zimbabwe Coup: What Are People Saying On Social Media?

By Felix Ugboja

Following media reports that the military of Zimbabwe has deployed armed vehicles to the streets of the country’s capital, Harare, and has taken over the national broadcast station as earlier reported that  Army take over Zimbabwe national TV many people accross the continent and the world has been reacting on whether Robert Mugabe who has remained President of that country since it gained independence from the UK in 1980 has finally been toppled or not.

According to South African President Jacob Zuma, Zimbabwe’s military has placed President Robert Mugabe under house arrest in the capital Harare after speaking with him, and claims to be ‘fine.

The move may have been triggered by Mr Mugabe’s decision to sack his sacked deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa, and put his wife Grace in a better position to succeed him.

Many are tweeting with the hashtag #Zimbabawe and #Mugabe as well #GraceMugabe.

On twitter, the publisher of AFRICAPEDIA, Charles Onyango-Obbo, insists that in spite of the military’s statement that their action wasnt a coup, it most likely is.

”Morning # Zimbabwe military; if it looks like a coup, walks like a coup and quacks like a coup, then it’s a coup.” his tweet read.

See more reactions below:

Groove Sejabanatota(@sejabanatota): ” # Zimbabwe This thing of presidents wanting to hand over power to their wives or ex wives should not be tolerated. A country is not a tuckshop where immediate family members should take over.”

Biko Bigger (N_many_mo): ”Cowards are those who could not beat me when I was young but have decided to do when I am 93 years”- Latest quote from Mugabe lol # Zimbabwe.”

Carl Anhaeussuer (@kalahari2): ”All Grace# Mugabe bank accounts should be frozen worldwide, and funds returned to the people of # Zimbabwe to help rebuild the nation.”

Mwala Owini (@aporeteco):” # Zimbabwe To rephrase Vladimir Lenin “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are days where decades happen.”

Brighton (@brighto33486541): ” # Zimbabwe if this is a coup then Chiwenga deserves a Noble peace prize .no blood shed,no women abuse by soldiers ,business as usaul etc.”

America has had seven Presidents since Mugabe took over in 1980 after Zimbabawe’s independence from UK and this picture illustration below has also become popular on social media.