Call for Mugabe resignation

Harare - The former Rhodesian leader, Mr Ian Smith (81), returned to Zimbabwe from Britain yesterday, dismissing threats he would…

Harare - The former Rhodesian leader, Mr Ian Smith (81), returned to Zimbabwe from Britain yesterday, dismissing threats he would be arrested and calling on President Robert Mugabe to resign over a deepening political and economic crisis.

"He must heed calls from his own people because he has destroyed this country. We cannot afford him any more," Mr Smith said. He said he did not think Mr Mugabe would remain in power "past Christmas".

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