President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, did not announce his resignation as was expected in a Sunday-evening speech, according to New Zealand's Stuff website. instead he said, "The pillars of state remained functional" amid the crisis, in which Zimbabweans rallied by the tens of thousands against him and ruling party leaders told him to step aside or face impeachment.
Mugabe did say he was aware of a "whole range of concerns," including the economy, which is going through "a difficult patch." Before the speech, he shook the hands of the military leaders who put him under house arrest just days ago. The army commander who took Mugabe under house arrest helped him to turn the pages of his speech. His party has given him until tomorrow to resign but in his speech he talked as if he will still be in office in two weeks.