Zimbabwe's military has put President Robert Mugabe under house capture in the capital Harare, South African President Jacob Zuma says.
Mr Mugabe disclosed to Mr Zuma in a telephone call that he was fine, the South African pioneer's office said.
Troops are watching the capital, Harare, after they seized state television and said they were focusing on "lawbreakers".
The move might be an offered to supplant Mr Mugabe with his sacked agent, Emmerson Mnangagwa, BBC journalists say.
Mr Mnangagwa's expulsion a week ago left Mr Mugabe's better half Effortlessness as the president's conceivable successor.
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Following quite a while of strain and talk, officers grabbed the state telecaster ZBC late on Tuesday.
A Zimbabwean armed force officer, Significant General Sibusiso Moyo, went on air and denied there was an overthrow, however said the military was focusing on "offenders" around President Mugabe.
Maj Gen Moyo additionally said Mr Mugabe and his family were "protected and sound and their security is ensured". It isn't clear who is driving the military activity.
From that point forward military vehicles have been out in the city of Harare, while gunfire has been gotten notification from northern rural areas where Mr Mugabe and various government authorities live.
In an announcement, Mr Zuma's office stated: "President Zuma addressed President Robert Mugabe before today who demonstrated that he was kept to his home however said that he was fine.
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