Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe attended a ceremony re-naming Harare Airport in his honour on Thursday, as his sacking of the vice president fuelled speculation over his succession plans. The 93-year-old president unveiled a plaque at the newly named Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, located 15 kilometers (nine miles) outside the centre of the capital.
The refurbishment of the airport has been condemned by opposition figures as a waste of money. Activists from Mugabe's ZANU-PF party had campaigned for it to be re-named, threatening to bar the transport minister from the president's birthday celebrations in February unless their demands were met.