Zim expats: Any change is good change
Zimbabweans living in South Africa have told Jacaranda FM News they are happy the country's military has stepped in to try and bring an end to the country's political crisis.
One man, who prefers to remain anonymous, says the events of the past day come as no surprise.
"I was waiting for this for some time now. This is a better alternative, because the MDC has been very quiet. Any alternative that removes Mugabe, I support it. We just want change, people are tired."
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However, fellow expat Maluleke Mtembu says he is nervous about his country's future.
"I kind of share the same excitement about a possible transition, but I am really nervous about what history has taught us about military take-overs. I think the next few days or hours are important because they will give a sense of what's the intention of the military. I am on the nervous site, but with the hope for a peaceful transition."
Tichaona Mhembere, who resides in Johannesburg, believes the military wants to bring about legitimate change.
"Some people are saying (former Vice President) Emmerson Mnangagwa is going to come back in a few days. Because he did promise that in the statement he issued when he left the country that he is coming back in a few weeks to lead the country. This is probably the plan that they had and they are rolling it out."
Mhembere says elections need to take place as soon as possible.
"I think one thing they are trying to do is not to get to a point where they (the military) are illegitimate. They still want to bring about a legitimate change of government and they now want to direct it. Because the course of direction it has been taking has been from (first lady) Grace Mugabe and the allies in the name of Robert Mugabe, because he really has not been taken charge of the decisions made in the last few weeks or even months."