Zimbabwe unveils generous Mugabe retirement package

Zimbabwe’s ousted president Robert Mugabe will get a residence, a car fleet and private air travel as part of a new government-funded retirement package for former leaders, state media reports.

Mugabe will also be entitled to at least 20 staffers including six personal security guards, all paid for from state coffers, according to details of the benefits published in The Herald newspaper.

The 93-year-old, who quit last month under popular pressure following a military takeover, is the first beneficiary of the generous measures unveiled by new President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Local independent media reported last month that Mugabe was granted a $10 million (8.3 million euro) retirement bonus as part of a deal to persuade him to eventually resign. The government denied the claims.

— AFP