The president and his cronies face a humiliating end THE president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, has been warned by Thabo Mbeki, the South African president, that he faces prosecution for crimes he has committed during his 28 years in office unless he signs a deal to give up all effective power. Mbeki, who has done all he can to shield and support Mugabe for the past eight years, has come under overwhelming western pressure and has had to tell Mugabe that he could no longer protect him and key cronies from being charged by the International Criminal Court (ICC). The...