Political analysts warn that resolutions from the ZANU-PF conference in Mutare reveal efforts to concentrate executive authority while promising economic reform. The proposal to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term until 2030 undermines constitutional limits designed to prevent manipulation of power. Party officials must prepare legal changes by next year's gathering to implement the extension.
Critics argue that deploying party loyalists across the civil service undermines administrative effectiveness when technical expertise is most crucial. The plan to make ZiG the exclusive legal tender assumes monetary confidence can be mandated rather than earned through fiscal stability. Women's empowerment pledges align with...
Ntunungwe village in Bulilima District will receive a health facility after officials and residents gathered on Sunday for a groundbreaking ceremony. Legislator Dingumuzi Phuti contributed 50 bags of cement, while party officials and business owners pledged additional materials totaling 193,200 bags needed to reach slab level. The community will provide the bricks, sand, and labor for the construction.
ZANU-PF members from provincial and district levels committed cement donations at the fundraising event held at the site. Richard Ndlovu pledged 25 bags and Nqobizitha Ndlovu offered 51 bags, while local entrepreneurs added smaller amounts. Phuti said the clinic addresses years of inadequate access to medical services for area residents...
Opposition leaders abandoned SAPES Trust director Ibbo Mandaza after police riot units arrived at the facility on Monday night. Tendai Biti, Job Sikhala and Jacob Ngarivhume had gathered to inspect damage from a fire that destroyed the main auditorium. Officers appeared as the politicians addressed reporters about the blaze.
Sikhala entered his Mercedes-Benz while Biti climbed into the rear seat beside him. Ngarivhume ran to his Isuzu vehicle and departed before authorities could respond. Mandaza remained alone and struggled to complete his statement to journalists, repeating one word seven times.
The director eventually explained that his organization shifted meetings to virtual platforms. Suspected state agents reportedly set the...
ZANU-PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa rejected suggestions that Vice President Constantino Chiwenga would automatically succeed President Emmerson Mnangagwa. He told SABC News that Zimbabwe's constitution requires candidates to compete through elections rather than receive appointments. Mutsvangwa compared the succession process to the papal selection and said the country operates as a democracy, where voters decide on leadership.
He said Chiwenga can declare his candidacy and face the electorate either within the party or independently. The spokesman dismissed the idea of anointing any politician to the presidency as contrary to democratic principles. Mutsvangwa questioned why some people focus exclusively on Chiwenga when...
South Africa's Congress of Trade Unions opposes efforts to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's time in office past 2028. The labor federation warned that attempts to extend the leader's term beyond their constitutional limit threaten democracy across the region. ZANU PF delegates passed a resolution at an October conference in Bulawayo, calling for Mnangagwa to remain in office after his term expires.
International Secretary Bongani Masuku stated that the union stands in solidarity with the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions in defending constitutional principles. He noted that leaders who manipulate laws to retain power damage national progress and undermine regional democratic gains. Mnangagwa has stated that he will respect the...
Former legislator Temba Mliswa says ZANU-PF supports businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei as a future presidential candidate. Mliswa told journalist Violet Gonda that party members view Tagwirei as part of a generational shift similar to Nelson Chamisa's rise in opposition politics after Morgan Tsvangirai died. The claim comes as Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and Tagwirei compete to succeed President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Mliswa argued that younger leaders should replace liberation war veterans who failed to deliver economic transformation. He cited Tagwirei's reported financing of the 2017 military takeover and agriculture programs as reasons for backing the businessman. Chiwenga has pushed for corruption charges against his rival but...
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa criticized the government after a power outage interrupted the president's speech to parliament this week. He posted on Facebook that the blackout reflected broader failures across institutions and warned that systemic dysfunction extends from the constitution to the economy. Chamisa used the term "trabablas" to describe what he called a widespread disorder affecting public resources and governance.
The comment sparked reactions from citizens who debated accountability and the performance of leadership. Some supporters endorsed his assessment of state decline while others rejected his statements as political posturing. The incident at the legislative assembly prompted renewed discussion about service...
Zimbabwe's national police force disciplined three officers who assaulted a driver in Budiriro, Harare, after video evidence circulated widely online. The footage shows officers dragging and striking a man who appears not to resist. A female officer repeatedly slaps him as others restrain him by force.
Authorities condemned the behavior on Wednesday, October 29, and stated that the conduct violated professional standards. Officials did not identify the officers or detail their punishments. The statement urged drivers to obey traffic laws and avoid using profane language toward police personnel.
Citizens demanded transparency regarding the disciplinary process and accountability for the use of excessive force. Social media commenters...
Former legislator Temba Mliswa accused Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's wife of deliberately causing a blackout that interrupted President Emmerson Mnangagwa's address to parliament on Tuesday, Oct. 28. Mliswa claimed Colonel Miniyothabo Baloyi Chiwenga used her position in the Military Intelligence Directorate to undermine the president and advance her husband's political ambitions. He said she operates a separate command structure that conflicts with official military leadership.
Parliament Clerk Kennedy Chokuda stated on Wednesday, October 29, that the building had switched to generator power after being disconnected from the national grid. The temporary supply failed when a circuit breaker tripped, and restoration took longer...
