South African journalist Redi Tlhabi has been speaking to CNN about the ongoing political crisis in Zimbabwe.

She said that people "must not breathe a sigh of relief" that Mr Mugabe will soon be replaced, possibly by former Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Mr Mnangagwa was sacked last week, leading to Wednesday's military takeover.

Ms Tlhabi added that she had interviewed Mr Mnangagwa several time and warned that "he is no democrat":

Read more: Emmerson Mnangagwa: The 'crocodile' who snapped back

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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe conferred degrees on more than 3,300 students at the Zimbabwe Open University, including the wife of the general who detained him on Wednesday.

Marry Chiwenga obtained an MBA , the state-owned Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation reported.

However our reporter Shingai Nyoka, who was at the event, says she didn't turn up.

A faction of Zimbabwe's war veterans, which is holding a press briefing in the capital Harare, has been giving more details about tomorrow's planned rally.

An Al Jazeera journalist tweets that the group is calling on Zimbabweans to come out, and demand President Robert Mugabe's resignation:

The war veterans have also called on the diaspora community to send money to their families so that they can travel to the capital for tomorrow's event:

Covering the military takeover in Zimbabwe has had its fair challenges as journalists try to report factually.

There have, predictably, been several attempts, especially online, to misinform.

The BBC's Reality Check has been looking into the the fake news shared online including a misleading picture of stash of cash found in a minister's house.

Read the full article on the BBC website.

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Zimbabwe's President Robert has left a university in the capital, Harare, after conferring degrees on students.

He did not speak, in his first public appearance since the military took him into its custody on Wednesday.

Read: 'Any change will do in Zimbabwe'

A leader of war veterans in Zimbabwe says that President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace are "finished", and the veteran leader should resign.

At a press conference in the capital, Harare, Christopher Mutsvangwa, said the military had arrested the "rot that was led by Grace Mugabe and her husband".

Here are some tweets from the press conference:

Mr Mutsvangwa leads a faction of war veterans who are allied with Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose sacking as vice-president led to Wednesday's military takeover

A regional branch of Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party has called on President Robert Mugabe to resign, a Zimbabwean journalist has tweeted:

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has conferred degrees on students at a university in the capital, Harare, in his first public appearance since the military took power.

Zimbabwe's state broadcaster has tweeted photos of the event:

A rally in support of the military takeover in Zimbabwe is being planned for tomorrow in the capital, Harare.

Zimbabwean media mogul, Trevor Ncube, has shared the event's poster on Twitter.

It says the event is about expressing solidarity with the military and veterans of Zimbabwe's war for independence.

The poster adds that the rally is also about pushing for a "new Zimbabwe" after 36 years of President Robert Mugabe's rule.

"We demand a leadership that will relieve us of the suffering we have endured for too long," it says.

President Robert Mugabe is expected to confer a degree on the wife of Constantine Chiwenga, the general who detained him on Wednesday after taking power, a Zimbabwean journalist has tweeted:

General Chiwenga took power on Wednesday to end what he called the "treacherous shenanigans" in Zimbabwe's ruling party - an apparent reference to Mr Mugabe's plan to install his wife, Grace, as deputy president.

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe will break with tradition if he speaks at the university graduation ceremony in the capital, Harare, according to this tweet:

If veteran Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe is under siege, he's clearly not showing it.

He has been slouched in his seat and he has been caught on camera with his eyes closed.

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Mr Mugabe's spokesman has previously said that the veteran leader is not asleep when he closes his eyes for long periods during meetings but is resting them

"The president cannot suffer bright lights," George Charamba was quoted in May by the state-run Herald newspaper as saying.

Mary Harper
Africa editor, BBC World Service

Mr Mugabe's appearance at the graduation ceremony made it look like business as usual.

But it is not. It has simply added to the confusion about his future.

The military has essentially been in control for three days and, with the help of South African envoys, has been in talks with Mr Mugabe.

This cunning and experienced leader has resisted the push to go immediately. But he is facing unprecedented pressure to step down after nearly four decades in power.

Andrew Harding
BBC News, Johannesburg

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has walked slowly along a red carpet, wearing an academic gown and hat, then joined the crowd of graduates singing Zimbabwe's national anthem.

This is an annual tradition for Mr Mugabe, but one few expected to see after the military placed him under house arrest on Wednesday.

The generals are still negotiating with the president about his possible resignation and an end to Zimbabwe's increasingly bizarre political stalemate.

Earlier today, the army said it was making significant progress in targeting criminals around Mr Mugabe.

Some observers believe that the 93 year old is still hoping to cling on to power.

The obvious deference with which the military are now treating him is an indication of how slow, and complicated the negotiations could well prove to be.

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is seated in a large wooden chair after his dramatic appearance at a university graduation ceremony in the capital, Harare, Reuters news agency reports.

The president declared the ceremony open, amid ululations from the crowd, it adds.

First Lady Grace Mugabe and Education Minister Jonathan Moyo are not present.

A video of the event has been shared by the Reuters Africa bureau chief:

South African comedian Trevor Noah has given his take on the military seizure of power in Zimbabwe on The Daily Show.

He joked:

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's attendance at a university graduation ceremony the capital, Harare, is a defiant display of his refusal to resign, AFP news agency reports.

He is wearing a blue academic gown and hat, it adds.

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has started speaking at a university graduation ceremony in the capital, Harare, to cheers from the crowd, a witness is quoted by Reuters news agency as saying.

This is his first public appearance since the military put him under house arrest on Wednesday.

A Twitter account monitoring the Zimbabwean media has tweeted:

A CNN journalist has shared a video on Twitter of today's newspaper headlines in Harare.

A tabloid, H-Metro, thought it was far more important to lead with a story about bursting condoms, than the military takeover.

President Robert Mugabe has arrived at a university graduation ceremony in the capital, Harare, in his first public appearance since Wednesday's military seizure of power, Reuters news agency reports.

Earlier, the Al Jazeera correspondent in Harare tweeted: