Legal threats are flying because politicians refuse to quit when their time is officially up. Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi faces personal lawsuits if he keeps pushing to lengthen President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s reign past the agreed finish line. Anadi Sululu, a former lawmaker from Silobela, served the official a final warning to stop messing with the laws or prepare for court battles.
Sululu, who leads the E Movement, initially gave a seven-day deadline for Ziyambi to publicly reject the controversial 2030 plan. The minister, who also handles legal stuff for Zanu PF, ghosted that request completely. Now the challenger demands a written promise by January twenty-third, or he will seek a prohibitory interdict from the Constitutional Court.
The dispute centers on whether current leaders can tweak rules to stay in power longer. Sululu argues that section 328(7) specifically prevents incumbents from benefiting when term limits get adjusted. He warned that silence implies Ziyambi intends to proceed with illegal drafting, which violates the contract made with citizens.
While Mnangagwa claims he follows the book and wants to retire in 2028, his party adopted a resolution last October to keep him seated until 2030. Observers suspect this maneuver is actually designed to block Deputy Constantino Chiwenga from taking the throne next. The E Movement insists they will make officials pay personal costs for disrespecting the supreme law.
Sululu, who leads the E Movement, initially gave a seven-day deadline for Ziyambi to publicly reject the controversial 2030 plan. The minister, who also handles legal stuff for Zanu PF, ghosted that request completely. Now the challenger demands a written promise by January twenty-third, or he will seek a prohibitory interdict from the Constitutional Court.
The dispute centers on whether current leaders can tweak rules to stay in power longer. Sululu argues that section 328(7) specifically prevents incumbents from benefiting when term limits get adjusted. He warned that silence implies Ziyambi intends to proceed with illegal drafting, which violates the contract made with citizens.
While Mnangagwa claims he follows the book and wants to retire in 2028, his party adopted a resolution last October to keep him seated until 2030. Observers suspect this maneuver is actually designed to block Deputy Constantino Chiwenga from taking the throne next. The E Movement insists they will make officials pay personal costs for disrespecting the supreme law.
