The major developments that have taken place in Zimbabwe through Wednesday night and Thursday afternoon, have been given.
Robert Mugabe
* On Wednesday evening, Zimbabwe state media urged all civil servants, business owners and traders to go to work on Thursday.
* The mood on Thursday morning, according to Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa in Harare, was “calm and quiet” with “some people already heading to school and work”.
* Catholic priest Fidelis Mukonori, the man who acts as chaplain to Mugabe and his family, is attempting to negotiate the “political exit” of the 94-year-old leader. But Mugabe insists he can only be removed through a party leadership vote.
* Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party, has returned to Harare after reportedly undergoing cancer treatment in South Africa. He is expected to deliver a statement later today.
* No information has been divulged regarding Mugabe’s whereabouts as of Thursday morning.
Aljazeera