Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court has received an urgent filing from Moreprecision Muzadzi, a previously little-known applicant, seeking to stop a resolution that would keep President Emmerson Mnangagwa in office until 2030 and halt elections set for 2028. Court papers say the Justice minister read the resolution in the presence of Mnangagwa and the Speaker of Parliament. Muzadzi argues the plan would suspend Presidential, Parliamentary, and Council polls and breach citizens’ political rights guaranteed under Chapter 4, Section 67 of the 2013 Constitution.
The application names the president as the first respondent, the Speaker as the second, and the Justice Minister as the third, alleging they acted together to violate the Constitution. Muzadzi cites Chapter 5, Section 110(e) and Chapter 6, Section 143, which set five-year terms for the presidency and Parliament. He says the proposal conflicts with those provisions and asks the court to block any move that would extend Mnangagwa’s term or delay regular elections.
The application names the president as the first respondent, the Speaker as the second, and the Justice Minister as the third, alleging they acted together to violate the Constitution. Muzadzi cites Chapter 5, Section 110(e) and Chapter 6, Section 143, which set five-year terms for the presidency and Parliament. He says the proposal conflicts with those provisions and asks the court to block any move that would extend Mnangagwa’s term or delay regular elections.
