An Interview with Robert Mugabe (1998) | Foreign Correspondent

Foreign correspondent Jonathan Holmes sits down with Robert Mugabe in this exclusive 1998 interview to discuss the changing political landscape of Zimbabwe.
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[@sirajiali7493]

If there are investors who are freighted that people are been empowered then they can keep out......

[@SashaRaymondMunyanyi]

The epitome of Zimbabwe, intelligent and eloquent. Always on point. Highly answered Jonathan in a lukewarm but highly responsive manner. Mugabe is truly displaying the knowledge he has in economics and explaining from 1980, 18 years going, he expressed charisma and virtue of love for the country. Thank you Bob. RIP

[@rafaelaraujo.10]

Sasha Raymond Munyanyi Wrong. Robert Mugabe confiscated the whites' farm and gave it to the ZANU party. If Mugabe wanted to do some charity for the people, he would have allowed the white people to go about their business, as what he did was bankrupt an ENTIRE COUNTRY, including the Hyperinflation that practically eroded the value of the currency and the purchasing power of the population, apart from the corruption that drastically increased during his government. To support and praise the Mugabe government is to be as genocidal as the government itself was!!!

[@lordprivateer4965]

Wow, you are a pathological individual

[@n02hbby16]

What happened 😢😢 guys zim

[@amorettique]

Hey look Aussie politicians, even Mugabe didn’t keep dodging a journalist's pointed questions and actually answered them

[@f2t2r37]

Brilliant interview. The interviewer tried his best to air his concerns and deliver his questions objectively. Unlike the clearly predisposed journalist in the It's our land interview.

[@InitialRelic593]

Especially that Amanpor lady. She is very rude and doesn’t listen. She is racist and thinks Africans are beneath her.

[@lm_b5080]

history proved the journalist right...

[@f2t2r37]

@@lm_b5080 we can't have accurate history when the storytellers and journalists base their narratives on feelings

[@victorrusike8152]

The idea of blacks owning land was the best mugabe did bt us zimbabweans we ddnt wat to accept the offer since our fore fathers were used to work for whites yet the whites were getting everything

[@augustuschoruma1106]

Respected

[@speakthetruth795]

RIP Pres. Mugabe I trusted him even in his grave he never fails ❤️

[@simba8665]

Brainwashed

[@speakthetruth795]

@@simba8665 how ?

[@wezite1983]

Ah yes, what a great Presidente! He was the first leader to make everyone in his country multi Trillionaires.

[@dingahaban2288]

@@wezite1983 Economic sabotage through illegal, unilateral sanctions is not a laughing matter. Only Europeans seem to have this capacity, laughing while children die of hunger and curable diseases from a crisis they created. What is your secret Europeans? How do you demonstrate such hard heartedness so casually?

[@svenvanzyl9188]

You are brainwashed

[@enockmahogo4062]

The government doesn't easily fall, intelligent!

[@brucemclaren-]

This was just before they snitched us

[@mosesmajok6220]

Very good way Robert did

[@nyamedilangi-jetchri7842]

Intelligent man had had a lot unnecessary pressure from the Imperialist

[@chrisv.noire.6388]

He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth, wore expensive Italian suits and was driven in German made luxury cars. He was more European than African. Our streets and schools are still named after white men some of whom died killing our people.

[@klaaslesibaramphisa7819]

That moment was very clear that zim is gping dpwn the drain

[@sinethembasibiya4327]

It’s should’ve emerged invest into infrastructure projects railway infrastructure, airports, education, health & housing ⬆️ moves with the times in every sense 🙏🏾

[@chrisv.noire.6388]

100%. I was there. I'm a witness. Over 3 million people are now in the diaspora and its their remittances that are holding up the economy...we all had to become our parents' medicaid and pension. People are not scattered because they love being away from home.

[@sibusisobhekuzalophakathi5715]

Mgabe was a really leader for Africa people

[@TBOTSS]

Who turned the bread basket of Africa into a basket case.

[@paulkach2275]

@@TBOTSSthrough economical sanctions!😀

[@nayanacouture3523]

@@paulkach2275 sanctions from the colonisers who didn’t want Zimbabwe to succeed

[@humanchannel7825]

@@nayanacouture3523 not just that. Ian smith had sanctions but they managed to have a stable economy essentially because it was run by white people who had the necessary skills. That was the whole reason behind the separation. Now look at Zimbabwe. A shit hole

[@H2K___]

Ahh yes, we do need more dictators here in Africa

[@greatafricanone]

the late Joshua Nkomo wanted land to the people as early as the 80s, this was too little too late

[@BigMeech1]

But as a signatory of the Lancaster agreement he was simply going to invite sanctions straight away. You do know that right?

[@TheZuluman7]

@@BigMeech1 true that

[@mwapechitupa367]

That's the reason we took up arms.

[@wisemashekendhlovu4227]

My inspiration, rest in power Robert Mugabe

[@rafaelaraujo.10]

Wrong. Robert Mugabe confiscated the whites' farm and gave it to the ZANU party. If Mugabe wanted to do some charity for the people, he would have allowed the white people to go about their business, as what he did was bankrupt an ENTIRE COUNTRY, including the Hyperinflation that practically eroded the value of the currency and the purchasing power of the population, apart from the corruption that drastically increased during his government. To support and praise the Mugabe government is to be as genocidal as the government itself was!

[@enockmahogo4062]

Very intelligent, gifted leader

[@rafaelaraujo.10]

enock mahogo Wrong. Robert Mugabe confiscated the whites' farm and gave it to the ZANU party. If Mugabe wanted to do some charity for the people, he would have allowed the white people to go about their business, as what he did was bankrupt an ENTIRE COUNTRY, including the Hyperinflation that practically eroded the value of the currency and the purchasing power of the population, apart from the corruption that drastically increased during his government. To support and praise the Mugabe government is to be as genocidal as the government itself was!!!

[@kulanimabale2348]

The war continued till death

[@jimmymshali6661]

the son of the soil

[@wellingtonmagarasadza9540]

RIP RGM

[@jeremiahmadzikiti9655]

Zimbabwe people are very good they unite but with no progress no good promise and they are easy to listen and cheated

[@peterncube2127]

Backyard of southafrica?

[@jealousmuganda5709]

Apa apa hanzi no one party state Why do we forget that we said: Pamberi ne one party state hama loooolest hahahhaahaha

[@fl_alpha_miles]

Factually, when did Zimbabwe had 1 party. Zim was never a 1 party state

[@krishnan-resurrection714]

Robert we miss you ........

[@swishersweetprofessional8286]

Burn in Hell Mugabe

[@lordprivateer4965]

watch?v=m1-eHFHTcGY Are you proud of this ?

[@mavivierazz9710]

You'll don't know how Zimbabwean people suffered under this man's leadership, mugabe was bad bad bad,

[@luutuhenry4406]

They might have suffered but he has put alot on that country s government

[@OhyesSofresh]

I’m from America and I think he is a great leader, however it seems the Zimbabwe people are lazy and want everything handed to them

[@kelvinmusango7263]

Speak for yourself your wife and children not for us partriotic citizens

[@davidselm8197]

Yes, he was a murder 6:10

[@frontlineshopping3802]

They suffered because of imperial sanctions. Read books 📚.

[@bigoahthanor2457]

R.I.P

[@user-pb6gb4cg4u]

❤ HERO

[@UnitedAfricans]

Hero!

[@morgandube4319]

Migabe

[@guydaines6916]

Savage

[@eziasmabasa965]

Wafa wanaka

[@TheZuluman7]

Mugabe should have retired at his prime he became too intoxicated with power and that young wife 40years his junior was prepared to see him die in office than retiring at that stage for self enrichment purpose of course. The rest is now history ! RIP Bob

[@spacelion6318]

He was too blunt for white race to swallow..