War veterans sue Mnangagwa over term-extension bill

A direct legal strike has landed at the Constitutional Court, with six war veterans trying to block President Emmerson Mnangagwa from locking in a term extension through Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3.

Urgent bid against Mnangagwa

• Emmerson Mnangagwa faces an application over Amendment Bill Number 3.
• Six veterans filed papers at the Constitutional Court.
• Professor Lovemore Madhuku represents the applicants.
• They want the Cabinet approval declared invalid.

Alleged breach of constitutional duties

• Reuben Zulu leads five other named applicants.
• Court papers cite Section 90 1 of the Constitution.
• Applicants argue Mnangagwa ignored liberation struggle ideals.
• Filing also references Section 90 2 b and 196 2.

Push to block term extension

• Veterans say presiding over the Cabinet tainted the process.
• The application seeks to stop him from signing the bill.
• They want any self-benefiting amendment ruled void.
• Section 328 7 gets flagged in their argument.

Procedural route to the Constitutional Court

• The case relies on Section 167 2 d provisions.
• Rule 32, 1 of the 2025 Rules, is invoked.
• Statutory Instrument 19 of 2025 is cited.
• Applicants confirmed they are not pursuing costs.