Zimbabwe awaits news on Mugabe's future
Zimbabweans are waiting to see what steps the military will take next after seizing control of the country. President Robert Mugabe is said to be under house arrest but the whereabouts of his wife Grace, who was bidding to succeed him as president, are unknown.
South African ministers have been in the capital Harare meeting the army and political parties. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional bloc will hold emergency talks on Thursday.
President Mugabe, 93, has been in control of Zimbabwe since it gained independence from Britain in 1980. But the power struggle over who might succeed him, between Mrs Mugabe and her rival former vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa, has split the ruling Zanu-PF party in recent months.
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CNN: Zimbabwe: Talks underway to form transitional government, source says
NYT editorial: For Zimbabwe, a Coup Isn't the Answer
Extras from BBC: Zimbabwe: Did Robert Mugabe finally go too far? - BBC News
Zimbabwe latest: How can you tell if a coup is happening?
Update: 'Mugabe Must Go': Thousands in Zimbabwe Rally Against Leader
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF leaders meeting to decide Mugabe future
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Update 2: Zanu-PF has removed Mugabe as party leader, and he may be impeached if he does not resign the Presidency by Monday.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 19 2017, @07:35PM
Culture and genetics are in a feedback loop. Evolution can be weird.
Given a fictional static culture, it should be clear that some people will produce more descendants than others will. This isn't completely random. There are thus some traits that, if inherited, lead to more of the same. These traits spread through the population, so the gene pool isn't static.
Given a fictional static gene pool, it should be clear that culture will change with time. Styles change. Popular ideas spread, so the culture isn't static.
Oh dear. Neither culture nor the gene pool is static, and each influences the other. They're going to change and be changed by each other. We will fail to distinguish them when we compare different groups of people, since one can't change without changing the other.