Robert Mugabe Part 4: A Game of Thrones

Real Dictators

NOISER

History, Fiction, Drama

4.8 • 8.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

At the age of 93, Mugabe’s days in office are numbered. But the succession crisis threatens to tear Zimbabwe apart. In South Africa, exiles hatch an extraordinary plan to oust him. And when the dictator’s own wife throws her hat into the ring, Mugabe’s house of cards will begin tumbling down… A Noiser production, written by Duncan Barrett. This is Part 4 of 4. For ad-free listening, exclusive content and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Now available for Apple and Android users. Click the Noiser+ banner on Apple or go to noiser.com/subscriptions to get started with a 7-day free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Best gift I've ever received has to be a bike when I was younger, a pedal bike.
0:07.0	It was a sort of slick little road bike and I remember it was all like, it was so, it was all wrapped up,
0:13.0	it was so obvious what it was obviously because nothing's shaped like a bike and I had a little ribbon on it and I was so
0:17.0	a guest. For that was a life changer and I'm still sort of big on cycling around my area now so, for that one change me a little.
0:24.0	Enjoy in every sip with red carp snout back at Starbucks.
0:31.0	It's November the 7th, 2017, a little after midnight.
0:37.0	We're on the border of Zimbabwe and Mozambique, a desolate scrubby wasteland littered with landmines.
0:47.0	A 73 year old man is about to attempt an illegal crossing. If he fails, it will almost certainly cost him his life.
0:57.0	In one handy clutches a Louis Vuitton briefcase. It's critical that the contents of the bag make it over the border with him.
1:06.0	His two grown-up sons are with him and also a guide in dispensable given the minefields all around.
1:15.0	They follow a narrow dirt path into the bush, scrambling on his belly to avoid the glare of police searchlights.
1:22.0	The man is living up to his old wartime nickname, the crocodile.
1:29.0	He can scarcely believe it's come to this after decades at the heart of government.
1:35.0	48 hours ago, Emma and Minnan Gagwa was the vice president of Zimbabwe. Now he's fleeing for his life.
1:45.0	But he has a plan. Once the crocodile and his sons make it to safety, a letter will be released.
1:52.0	Officially it's addressed to President Mugabe, but the message is clearly intended for the Zimbabwean people.
2:00.0	Let us bury our differences and rebuild a new and prosperous Zimbabwe when a gagwa will tell them.
2:08.0	A country that is tolerant to divergent views. A country that respects opinions of others.
2:15.0	A country that does not isolate itself from the rest of the world because of one stubborn individual who believes he is entitled to rule this country until death.
2:26.0	He signs off, I will be communicating with you soon and shall return to Zimbabwe to lead you.
2:34.0	It's a bold claim, wildly optimistic, but as it turns out, accurate.
2:42.0	Within a few weeks, Minnan Gagwa will be back in Zimbabwe to take up the mantle of president.
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