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Zimbabwe president refuses to resign

In an unexpected move, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe did not resign Sunday, five days after the army ordered his house arrest and hours after being sacked as party leader. The 93-year-old Mugabe gave a televised speech where he acknowledged “criticism” but did not step down from his post of nearly 40 years. Journalist Tatira Zwinoira joins Hari Sreenivasan from just outside Harare for more.