Zimbabwe government spokesman George Charamba made it clear Thursday that any plan to keep President Emmerson Mnangagwa in power beyond 2028 has been completely scrapped. His comments followed concerns from Catholic bishops who complained about politicians focusing on extending presidential terms instead of fixing the economy.
Charamba seemed puzzled as to why church leaders kept talking about something he saw as already decided. He explained that Mnangagwa has firmly turned down any offer to stay longer than the constitution allows. Charamba pointed out that even if people want to change the rules, the president must actually want to keep serving, which Mnangagwa does not.
These statements directly clash with what some of Mnangagwa's biggest fans claim. They still think they can convince him to support changing the constitution either for two extra years or to let him run as many times as he wants. They keep pushing this idea despite what the spokesman said about the president's lack of interest.
The Catholic church leaders asked the ruling Zanu PF party to pay attention to everyday problems facing citizens instead of wasting time on term-limit talks that just create fights. They also blasted the government for letting corruption run wild, saying corrupt people face no punishment and even get rewarded as the country falls apart. Charamba responded by claiming that fighting corruption remains very important to the government.
Charamba seemed puzzled as to why church leaders kept talking about something he saw as already decided. He explained that Mnangagwa has firmly turned down any offer to stay longer than the constitution allows. Charamba pointed out that even if people want to change the rules, the president must actually want to keep serving, which Mnangagwa does not.
These statements directly clash with what some of Mnangagwa's biggest fans claim. They still think they can convince him to support changing the constitution either for two extra years or to let him run as many times as he wants. They keep pushing this idea despite what the spokesman said about the president's lack of interest.
The Catholic church leaders asked the ruling Zanu PF party to pay attention to everyday problems facing citizens instead of wasting time on term-limit talks that just create fights. They also blasted the government for letting corruption run wild, saying corrupt people face no punishment and even get rewarded as the country falls apart. Charamba responded by claiming that fighting corruption remains very important to the government.
