President Mugabe under house arrest in Zimbabwe

A former Zimbabwe finance minister and current activist says of President Robert Mugabe: "The old man should be allowed to rest." Tendai Biti spoke to South African broadcaster eNCA as the 93-year-old Mugabe was said to be in army custody after an unprecedented public rift with the military.
Zimbabweans are hoping that whatever happens next will occur without bloodshed. Biti says that Mugabe is a "very intelligent man who must know the die is cast."
South Africa's president says he hopes Zimbabwe's military will respect the constitution "so the situation will not go beyond the situation where it is now."
President Jacob Zuma addressed the nation on television not long after speaking with Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe. Zuma said Mugabe is "fine" but confined to his home after the army appeared to take control.
Zuma says he hopes the situation in the neighboring country "is going to be controlled." His office has said he is sending his defense and security ministers to meet with Mugabe and Zimbabwe's army.

The head of Zimbabwe's influential war veterans association says they stand with the army and that President Robert Mugabe should be recalled as president and ruling party leader.
Victor Matemadanda told reporters in the capital, Harare, that the country has been sliding into a "state of chaos."
He says the ruling party should establish a commission of inquiry into Mugabe and why he decided to let his wife insult veterans and the armed forces.
South Africa's president says he has spoken with Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and that the 93-year-old leader is confined to his home but is "fine."
A statement by President Jacob Zuma's office continues to refer to Mugabe as Zimbabwe's president.
Zuma is sending South Africa's ministers of defense and state security to Zimbabwe to meet with Mugabe and the military there.
Zuma is calling for calm.