Zimbabwe: President Mnangagwa's Views On Term Limits Do Not Matter Says Chinamasa As Zanu-PF Forges Ahead With Constitutional Amendment Bill

Zimbabwe: President Mnangagwa's Views On Term Limits Do Not Matter Says Chinamasa As Zanu-PF Forges Ahead With Constitutional Amendment Bill

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's stance on upholding the constitution and having no appetite to rule beyond the constitutionally stipulated has been set aside as ZANU PF is stopping at nothing, pushing the Constitutional Amendment Bill, a ruling party top official has said.

Mahiya Says ZANU-PF Is The Majority And Does Not Have To Listen To The Minority

The political discourse surrounding Zimbabwe’s proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 intensified this week as ZANU PF Secretary for War Veterans in the Politburo, Douglas Mahiya, publicly endorsed the legislation. Speaking at the party’s headquarters, Mahiya offered a robust defense of the bill, framing it not as a mere administrative change, but as a “strategic milestone” in the nation’s revolutionary journey. Mahiya’s statement sough…

Why tinkering with term limits demands extreme caution

The Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment Bill (No. 3), 2026 seeks to introduce several changes, including altering the method of electing the President and revising the composition of the Senate. Some legal analysts argue that the proposals risk undermining key provisions of the 2013 Constitution, while government officials maintain that the reforms fall within Parliament’s constitutional mandate. Constitutional law scholar and human rights lawyer…