Panic in Mugabe’s bunker

His plans to kill or discredit his critics destroyed by leaks, Zimbabwe’s dictator is losing his grip

The First Post's exclusive reports of Robert Mugabe's plots - first to assassinate his critics, including ex-Archbishop Pius Ncube, then to destroy Ncube with charges of sexual misconduct - have enraged Zimbabwe's President. But publication has caused him temporarily to call off the conspiracies.

Scenes reminiscent of the last days of Hitler were witnessed at a late-night meeting at State House, called by Mugabe on Monday. The President raved and screamed at his top security men, threatening to sack some of them, including Central Intelligence Organisation boss Happyton Bonyongwe, unless they put a stop to the damaging leaks.

Bonyongwe confessed to the president that the latest plots