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#AMessageToPresidentEDMnangagwa This is what Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa really needs to hear, not what his self-serving close political allies and hangers-on are telling him for self-interest - that he is the only one who can run the country and needs to stay on to complete his Vision 2030. That is misleading and unhelpful. It's an authoritarian mindset, not a democratic perspective on how a country is run. Development visions, which are long-term, strategic goals aimed at creating a desired future for a nation, can't be tied down to one person and be completed in one or two terms; they are not an event, but a process which needs to be continued beyond a leader and his limited tenure. In a landmark 2015 speech at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, former United President Barack Obama strongly urged African leaders to respect term limits and step down, declaring that "nobody should be president for life". He argued that changing rules to stay in power risks instability and hinders democratic progress. Key points from Obama's address on African term limits: Respect for constitutions: Obama stated that leaders who change rules to stay in office, citing examples like Burundi, risk instability and conflict. "President for Life" Criticism: He criticised leaders who refuse to step aside, noting his confusion as to why they cling to power. Personal Example: He highlighted that despite enjoying his job and believing he could win a third term, he would abide by the US constitution's two-term limit, stating, "the law's the law". Call to Action: He urged the AU to uphold democratic principles and encouraged leaders to focus on building their nations rather than maintaining personal power. Obama's remarks were aimed at promoting democratic, peaceful transfers of power across the continent, emphasising that true leadership involves allowing new leaders to emerge.

The controversial Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment Bill (No. 3), 2026, which seeks to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term by an extra two years to 2030, has now been officially tabled in Parliament after being approved last week Tuesday by Zimbabwe’s Cabinet. The Bill seeks to extend Mnangagwa’s term of office, remove the direct election of the President by citizens and transfer that power to parliamentarians, extend the presidential term to seven years from the current five-year term, among other sweeping changes. It also seeks to remove constitutional restrictions that bar traditional leaders from being partisan. If the law passes, traditional chiefs will be able to openly support ZANUPF without constitutional sanction or risk of being taken to court, fundamentally altering the political neutrality that traditional leaders are currently required to uphold. The Bill also proposes far-reaching institutional changes that restructure how Zimbabwe will be governed. They include transferring control of voter registration and the voters’ roll from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission to the Registrar-General, expanding the Senate through additional presidential appointees, creating a new Electoral Delimitation Commission, and altering judicial appointment processes by removing interviews of prospective judges. It will also remove the constitutional mandate of the defence forces by changing their obligation to uphold the Constitution, and abolish key independent commissions such as the Zimbabwe Gender Commission and the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission, with some of their functions reassigned elsewhere. Amendment Bill No. 3 is being pushed by ZANUPF to manage its internal succession politics, particularly to block Vice President General Constantino Chiwenga, while also entrenching its long-term hold on power by removing citizens’ direct right to elect a president. It is designed to ensure that it could take a generation or more for any opposition leader to ascend to the presidency, by transferring presidential election powers from the electorate to Parliament. The Bill is widely expected to sail through Parliament without difficulty amid allegations that some opposition leaders and Members of Parliament have been offered financial inducements to support it, and assurances that the presidential term extension will equally prolong their own parliamentary tenure, meaning there will be no election in 2028. Other opposition figures are also alleged to have been promised executive appointments should Amendment Bill No. 3 pass. Find the full document via this link which takes you to my Telegram Channel; t.me/informationhub…

GOVERNMENT yesterday gazetted the Constitutional Amendment No. 3 Bill of 2026, kickstarting a 90-day public consultation period, which will culminate in Parliament deliberating the proposed draft law and its passage into law. heraldonline.co.zw/bill-to-amend-…