Zanu PF Rolls Out New Arguments to Back Mnangagwa Term Extension

Zimbabwe: Former COPAC Chairperson Mangwana Says Proposed Constitutional Amendment Does Not Require a Referendum, Can Pass With Parliament Majority

Former Zanu PF Legal Affairs Secretary Paul Mangwana says the proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill (No.3) is consistent with the provisions of Zimbabwe's Constitution and does not require approval through a referendum.

Zanu PF rolls out new arguments to back Mnangagwa term extension

Source: Zanu PF rolls out new arguments to back Mnangagwa term extension -Newsday Zimbabwe HARARE, Mar. 11 (NewsDay Live) – Zanu PF on Wednesday advanced fresh legal arguments to justify a proposed constitutional amendment that could allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in office beyond 2028. The arguments were presented at a party press conference in Harare, where Zanu PF politburo member and lawyer Paul Mangwana offered a new interpret…

Proposed Constitutional Amendments Don’t Require Referendum, Says Former COPAC Co-Chair

Speaking at a ZANU PF press conference at the party headquarters in Harare on Wednesday, 11 March 2026, Mangwana, who co-chaired COPAC during the drafting of the 2013 constitution, said no referendum would be required for the proposed constitutional amendments. Said Mangwana: “The question is whether the incumbent should benefit from the current amendment. Yes, there is that provision. If they are a term limit provision, then the current preside…