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Zimbabwe military denies takeover in state TV address

Reagan Mashavave writes in Mail & Guardian: " Military vehicles took to the streets of the Zimbabwean capital and prolonged gunfire was heard near the presidential residence early Wednesday as questions mounted over Robert Mugabe's grip on power, even as the army denied a coup in a state broadcast. Tensions between the 93-year-old leader and the military that has helped prop up his reign have intensified in recent days, with Mugabe's Zanu-PF party on Tuesday accusing army chief General Constantino Chiwenga of "treasonable conduct". ...".