Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe cried and lamented "betrayal by his lieutenants" when he agreed to step down last week under pressure from the military and his party after 37 years in power, the Standard newspaper said in its Sunday edition.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former Mugabe loyalist, was sworn in Friday and attention is focused on whether he will name a broad-based government or select figures from Mugabe's era.
The newspaper quoted sources within Mugabe's inner circle as saying the devout Catholic held a rosary as he told his close associates and a team of negotiators at his Blue House Harare mansion that he was resigning. He announced the decision as parliament heard a motion to impeach him.