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The ZiG plot exposed. @IMFNews @SADC_News @CyrilRamaphosa @DIRCO_ZA @Chrispin_JPhiri @helenzille @MmusiMaimane @EFFSouthAfrica @duma_boko @HHichilema @_AfricanUnion @BBCAfrica @iNdaba_ youtu.be/n-JguNix5PY?si…

@BenObeseJecty @KemiBadenoch In the practice of African customs & spirituality the aggrieved don't demand reparations. It's the perpetrator who seeks ways of settlement after certain experiences at home. If the perpetrators are not forthcoming so be it. Time will tell but we can see what's happening already

Britain should not pay reparations. We abstained from voting against paying reparations for the transatlantic slave trade in yet another egregious example of this Labour Government’s desperate attempt to curry favour. The transatlantic slave trade was a deplorable and horrific period of history, but it was just that, history. I vehemently disagree with these calls. If we are to be held to account by the UN, so too should those tribes who participated in capturing and selling their enemies and rivals into slavery in exchange for trade, wealth and weapons.

@nickmangwana Very predictable Nick. 👇🏿 @SajeniMapuranga @MJairosi @kerinamujati

ZANU PF Women’s League breaks into song to welcome First Secretary, H.E President Mnangagwa, at the 130th Central Committee Session. #CentralCommittee #ZANUPF

@nickmangwana @edmnangagwa must bring sanity in the country by sticking to his earlier position which he pronounced three or more times, that he is a Constitutionalist & will not seek a term extension. He is already trapped by @ZANUPF_Official mafia but he can still save the country & himself.

His Excellency, the President, and First Secretary of the ruling Party ZANU PF, Cde Emmerson Mnangagwa, has arrived at the party headquarters. #CentralCommittee #ZANUPF

@bbmhlanga With @ZANUPF_Official govt it's not about having committed a crime, you are currently facing charges for just doing your job. 👇🏿

I am going back to Zimbabwe- it’s my home and I love it. I have done nothing wrong. I belong to this lovely country and am never going to run away from my own country.

@XEng @grok @elonmusk I can't get access to all my posts, replies and likes. They have all just vanished. May you please assist.

During today's CC meeting they will apply the same old strategy of using the @ZANUPF_Official women to sing derogatory songs denouncing the likes of you. The worst they can do is to stop you from attending the meeting. @edmnangagwa @ChinamasaPA @oczmk @SADC_News @CyrilRamaphosa

@ZANUPF_Official @marapira_farai @SajeniMapuranga resisted the artificial illusions of rank &wealth but refused to believe that he is different from the ordinary human being. He is in a class of men, the truly great in spirit. Nothing shows more conclusively a small mind than little politibro members silence now

Quotable Quotes by ZANU PF President Cde Emmerson Mnangagwa from the 391th Ordinary Session of the Politburo held at ZANU PF Headquarters today. ___________________________ Distributed by ZANU PF Headquarters:: *INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT* Follow us: Website: zanupf.org.zw Facebook: *ZANU PF PARTY* X: *@ZANUPF_Official* Tiktok: *Zanu.pf.official* Instagram: *Officialzanupf* Telegram: *ZANU PF Official* Youtube: *ZANU PF Official*

@SajeniMapuranga @LynneStactia @Jamwanda2 @noto2030 @kaviya_otilia @mawarirej @HMviringi @MJairosi You don't share the artificial illusions of rank & wealth but refuse to believe that you are different from the ordinary human being. You are in a class of men, the truly great in spirit. Nothing shows more conclusively a small mind than a little politibro member's silence now.

I attended today's Politburo sitting as usual, as a man of conscience, not as a creature of convenience.Let me speak plainly, as soldiers do. Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 this instrument dressed in the language of national necessity I rejected it. I sat in that chamber, I heard the arguments, and when the moment demanded that I stand on the side of the people and the Constitution, I did not flinch. This Bill, in its present form and intent, is not a democratic exercise. It is a constitutional manipulation designed to serve the ambitions of a few at the expense of the many. I took an oath to defend this nation not a political faction, not a personal agenda, not a timeline invented to extend the tenure of any single man, however powerful. What I find most troubling is not the Bill itself. It is the silence of those who know better and say nothing. That silence, comrades, is a form of betrayal. Now, to those who insist this amendment is the will of the people I issue a straightforward challenge: prove it. Go to the people. Call a referendum. Let the citizens of Zimbabwe the farmer in Uzumba, the vendor in Mbare, the teacher in Gwanda, the elder in Lupane let them speak. Not delegates. Not district coordinators with envelopes. The people.If Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 truly carries the democratic mandate its proponents claim, they should have no fear of a referendum. The only people who fear the people's voice are those who already know what the people will say.I am a retired soldier. I have no seat to protect, no ministry to lose, no patronage to guard. What I have is my name, my record, and my conscience. And on those foundations, I say this without hesitation No to Bill Number 3. Yes to a referendum. Let the people decide. Zimbabwe belongs to Zimbabweans not to a committee, not to a faction, and not to a calendar. Rtd. Lt. Gen. Winston Sigauke Mapuranga. Former Senior Officer, Zimbabwe National Army.

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15 Zimbabweans die fighting for Russia in Ukraine war: minister ♦️Zimbabwe engages Russia over the return of 66 others who are still alive zimlive.com/15-zimbabweans…

@ercafrica @nangozimbabwe @OpenParlyZw Show me a dictator who didn't leave office unceremoniously and I will with immediate effect support the proposed term extension. @ZANUPF_Official @edmnangagwa @acielumumba @matinyarare @eddiemahembe @hbanhire @iNdaba_ @MJairosi @nickmangwana @ProfJNMoyo @NicolaWatson13 @zimlive

@ProfJNMoyo This is one of the reasons I miss Twitter limits, we enjoyed simplicity which is a sign & symbol of depth of thought. Yet simplicity is the most difficult thing to achieve in scholarship & writing. When a professor belabouring an idea it's certain that the idea is belabouring him

ConCourt’s Benign Mupungu Oversight: Including Section 95(2) in Its List of 10 Term-Limit Examples Proves It’s Not One: Since the gazetting of the Constitution of Zimbabwe (Amendment No. 3), H.B. 1, Bill, 2026 on 16 February 2026, a thoughtful and sometimes passionate public conversation has unfolded about the proper way to amend the supreme law of the land. At the centre of much of the debate stands section 95(2), the provision that simply sets the length of each “Term of office of President” at five years and makes it coterminous with the life of Parliament. Some commentators have argued forcefully that any change to this provision would amount to altering a “term-limit provision,” thereby automatically requiring a national referendum under section 328(7). This view, though sincerely held, rests on a single sentence in the Constitutional Court’s 2021 judgment in Mupungu v Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs & 6 Others (7 of 2021) [2021] ZWCC 7. A careful and respectful reading of the text of that judgment shows that the claim cannot be sustained. The Constitutional Court did include section 95(2) in an illustrative list of ten examples of term-limit provisions. That inclusion was a benign and entirely understandable oversight — a minor slip in an otherwise meticulous and persuasive analysis. Far from proving that section 95(2) enjoys referendum protection, the Court’s own definitions and logic demonstrate the opposite with compelling clarity. Section 95(2)(b) is not a term-limit provision within the meaning of subsections (1) and (7) of section 328. Amending it is a permissible ordinary constitutional amendment under section 328(5), which does not require a referendum. This conclusion is not a technical or political quibble. It goes to the heart of how the Constitution balances two vital democratic goals. On one hand, it erects strong safeguards against the indefinite concentration of power by protecting genuine term limits with the solemn requirement of a referendum. On the other hand, it rationally allows Parliament to amend the electoral cycle and governance without triggering a referendum. Misclassifying a simple term-length provision as a protected term limit provision upsets the balance. The framers of the Constitution understood this distinction. The Constitutional Court’s reasoning in Mupungu reinforces it. Section 95(2) is the odd one out in the Court’s list; the outlier whose place should logically have been occupied by section 91(2), the actual term limit provision that caps any individual’s tenure and total service as President. To understand this, requires an examination of the Court’s judgment in detail, beginning with reproduction in full of the very passage that has given rise to the misunderstanding, at paragraph 50, p. 50 of the Mupungu judgment: “By way of contrast, the Constitution abounds with a myriad of provisions that unquestionably constitute specific term limit provisions within the parameters of s 328. First and foremost, there is s 95(2) which expressly stipulates that the term of office of the President is 5 years and coterminous with the life of Parliament. Then there is s 197 which provides that an Act of Parliament may limit the terms of office of chief executive officers or heads of government-controlled entities and public enterprises owned or wholly controlled by the State. Again, in terms of s 205(2), the term of office of a Permanent Secretary is a period of up to 5 years and is renewable once only. As regards the Defence Forces, s 216(3) states that the Commanders of the Defence Forces and their services are appointed for a term of not more than 5 years, up to a maximum of two terms. With reference to the Police Service, the intelligence services and the Prisons and Correctional Service, s 221(2), s 226(2) and s 229(2) provide that the respective heads of these services are appointed for a 5-year term which may be renewed once only. Next there is s 238(5), which stipulates that members of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission are appointed for a 6-year term and may be re-appointed for one such further term. Similarly, by virtue of s 259(4), the term of office of the Prosecutor-General is a period of 6 years and is renewable for one further such term. Finally, s 310(3) provides that the term of office of the Auditor-General is a period of not more than 6 years, up to one or more periods not exceeding 12 years”. ConCourt’s Application of Dictionary Meaning of “Term Limit” in Mupungu Although the inclusion of section 95(2) at the head of the list was a benign oversight, Patel JCC’s reasoning rests on firm foundations. The judge deliberately chose the ordinary, grammatical meaning of the words “term limit,” drawing directly from authoritative dictionaries, especially the Oxford English Dictionary. This approach is both accessible and constitutionally sound. It avoids judicial invention and anchors the interpretation in language that every citizen can understand. According to these standard dictionaries, a “term” is a fixed or limited period of time for which something lasts — a president’s term in office, a school term, a pregnancy reaching full term. It is a defined interval with a clear beginning and a determinable end. A “term limit,” by contrast, is not merely the length of one term; it is “a legal restriction on the number of terms, or consecutive terms, that the holder of a particular office may serve.” The essential ingredient is restriction — an enforceable rule that sets a maximum limit on how long any one person may occupy the office. This dictionary definition aligns perfectly with the Constitution’s own wording in section 328(1): “‘term-limit provision’ means a provision of this Constitution which limits the length of time that a person may hold or occupy a public office.” Section 328(7) adds a crucial restriction for sitting office-holders: any amendment to a genuine term-limit provision that would extend personal tenure cannot apply retroactively to those already in office. From this foundation the Court drew a bright line. Only provisions that genuinely cap or limit a person’s total service qualify. Section 91(2) meets this standard with unmistakable clarity: it disqualifies any person who has already served two terms as President, treating “three or more years” as a full term. This is a true cumulative limit — an ironclad boundary that no individual may cross. It promotes renewal, prevents entrenchment of power, and embodies the democratic ideal that no one is indispensable. Section 95(2)(b), however, falls on the other side of the line. Its text is straightforward: “The term of office of the President extends until—following an election, he or she is declared to be re-elected or a new President is declared to be elected; and, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, his or her term of office is five years and coterminous with the life of Parliament.” This provision performs a different function entirely. It is contingent — its exact end date cannot be known in advance with certainty until an election occurs. Most importantly, it does no more than fix the length of each single term. It contains no disqualification, no renewal cap, no total-service ceiling, and no restriction on the number of terms or length of time one person may serve. Standing alone, section 95(2)(b) would permit indefinite re-election. Only when read together with section 91(2) does the Constitution create an overall term limit on personal tenure. The Court’s dictionary-driven distinction is therefore decisive. A provision that merely amends the duration or length of the electoral cycle does not “limit the length of time that a person may hold or occupy” the office in the sense required by section 328. Amending the five-year period in section 95(2)(b) changes the electoral timetable; it does not extend any individual’s personal tenure. The Constitution itself insists on this rigorous textual clarity. To treat section 95(2) as a protected term limit provision would stretch the referendum safeguard beyond the clear intention of the framers and would blur the very distinction that section 328 is designed to maintain. Applying the Aristotelian Method of Genus and Differentia For readers familiar with the great works of political science, the Court’s approach echoes a classical method of logical definition refined by Aristotle more than 2,000 years ago. In the “Politics” and other works, Aristotle taught that true understanding comes from identifying the broad genus (the general category to which something belongs) and then the differentia (the specific features that distinguish it from other members of the same genus). This method brings unmatched precision and has guided scientific thought ever since. Applying it here confirms the conclusion with the force of finality. Under section 328(1), the genus is simple and uncontroversial: “a provision of this Constitution.” The differentia, however, is demanding: the provision must actively limit or cap the length of time that a person may hold or occupy a public office through disqualification, renewal caps, or a cumulative or maximum ceiling. The resulting test is biconditional: common genus plus similar differentia equals a term-limit provision. If the differentia is missing, the provision cannot qualify as a term limit, however much it might resemble other provisions in the broad genus. Section 91(2) perfectly satisfies both elements. It belongs to the Constitution and supplies the required differentia by expressly disqualifying persons who have served two terms. Section 95(2)(b) meets only the genus. Yes, it is a constitutional provision, but it offers no differentia at all — no limit, no disqualification, no cumulative or maximum service cap. It simply defines the length of each term. Under the Aristotelian logical framework, it therefore falls outside the protected class. This is not abstract theory. The Aristotelian method protects the Constitution from over-expansion of the referendum requirement. Without it, every amendment to parliamentary sessions, judicial retirement ages, or electoral timetables could be argued to need a national referendum. The Aristotelian lens ensures that only provisions genuinely aimed at preventing indefinite personal tenure receive the referendum protection. Essential Features of a Term Limit Provision Three essential features flow directly from the Court’s reasoning and the constitutional text. Every genuine term-limit provision shares them: First, a “term limit provision” must concern the personal tenure of the individual office-holder, not an office’s electoral cycle which can be served by successive officeholders; tenure measures the total time a person may lawfully occupy an office. Second, it must expressly state a maximum or cumulative length of time a person may occupy an office. Third, it must contain disqualifying language — like “non-renewable,” “renewable once only,” “not more than,” “not exceeding,” or equivalent — that creates a clear, enforceable boundary. At paragraph 51, p. 51 of the Mupungu judgment the Court itself emphasised this “tenure” point when it held, regarding its 10 examples of term limits, that: “As is self-evident, the tenure of all of the aforementioned public offices is undoubtedly subject to a specific “term-limit provision” within the meaning of s 328(1).” The word “tenure” is decisive. It refers to one person’s total service. Nine of the 10 provisions listed in paragraph 50, p. 50 of the Mupungu judgment satisfy all three features. Section 197 authorises Parliament to impose limits on chief executives. Sections 205(2), 221(2), 226(2) and 229(2) each allow renewal “once only.” Section 216(3) caps defence commanders at “a maximum of two terms.” Sections 238(5) and 259(4) permit “one such further term.” Section 310(3) limits the Auditor-General to “not exceeding 12 years” total. Each uses clear disqualifying language and caps personal tenure. But section 95(2) alone does not, (see Second Attachment, left to right). It addresses only the institutional five-year cycle and contains none of the required limiting features of term limit provisions. That is why the Attorney-General’s authoritative list of 15 genuine term-limit provisions (see First Attachment, on the left) correctly excludes section 95(2). The ConCourt's benign oversight now stands revealed. When the Court moved from listing examples to speaking of “tenure,” section 95(2) no longer sat comfortably. A more internally consistent list would have begun with section 91(2). The Court’s inclusion of section 95(2) was a small classificatory slip — understandable in illustrative obiter dicta, but legally inconsequential. It cannot transform a straightforward term-length provision into a referendum-protected “term limit provision” that the framers never created. Conclusion Drawing together the Constitutional Court’s dictionary-based method, the classical Aristotelian logic of genus and differentia, the three essential features that define authentic term limits, and the Attorney-General’s careful classification [x.com/AGZim_Official…], the conclusion is clear, logical, and compelling: Section 95(2)(b) is not a term-limit provision within the meaning of subsections (1) and (7) of section 328. As a provision that does nothing more than prescribe the length of a single term of office — an electoral cycle — section 95(2) does not regulate any person’s personal tenure. It imposes no restriction, no disqualification, no non-renewal rule, and no total service ceiling. Amending it is therefore an ordinary amendment to the Constitution under section 328(5) and does not require a national referendum. Zimbabwe’s Constitution is a carefully crafted instrument of democratic governance. It wisely protects genuine “term limit provisions” with the safeguard of a referendum because those limits are fundamental to preventing the indefinite hold on power. At the same time, the Constitution treats practical provisions about the duration or length of parliamentary and presidential terms of office as matters that Parliament may adjust through the normal amendment process. Section 95(2)(b) belongs squarely in this second category. Most democratic constitutions wisely separate the two categories which serve complementary but fundamentally different functions: one defining the term of office and electoral cycle (such as section 95(2)(b)), and the other imposing term limits with disqualification mechanisms (such as section 91(2)). These must never be conflated, for each fulfils a unique and critical role in democratic governance. Notably, other jurisdictions integrate the two categories elegantly. For example, Chile’s Article 25 states: “The President of the Republic shall hold office for a term of four years and may not be re-elected for the following period”; France’s Article 6: “The President of the Republic shall be elected for a term of five years by direct universal suffrage. No one may carry out more than two consecutive terms of office”; while South Korea’s Article 70 provides: “The term of office of the President shall be five years, and the President shall not be re-elected.” Zimbabwe separates the two categories. The separation is an act of fidelity to the supreme law of the land. It honours the precise design of the framers, strengthens the meaningfulness of the referendum safeguard for the provisions it was truly intended to protect, and ensures that Zimbabwe’s democracy remains both stable and adaptable. The constitutional text, the Court’s own reasoning, and simple logic all point in one direction. No national referendum is required. The Constitution itself demands nothing less than this honest, text-based reading!

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Deeply concerning development in neighbouring Zimbabwe. Will @PresidencyZA or @RonaldLamola condemn this assault on democracy? Zimbabwe’s decline has the greatest impact on South African, and regional security as a whole. As a constitutional democracy, we cannot tolerate this.

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I have significant concerns about apparent efforts to stifle public debate and discussion surrounding CAB3. A recent example of this is Hon. Tsvangirai's failure to convene a public consultative meeting with the residents of Norton. If an MP is unable to engage with their constituency over such an issue, what then is their function? This situation is indeed problematic, as the entire endeavour to amend the Constitution takes on the semblance of a dubious undertaking when discourse is curtailed. Regerai vanhu vataure. As a nation, we increasingly attract negative headlines as a result of such actions. Let the citizens express their views; if they devolve into violence, that is a separate issue altogether. It is imperative that individuals feel free to engage and exchange ideas, as these changes represent a critical aspect of national governance. We can't have ZRP complaining about lacking manpower every time, yet we had situations in Mash West where Commissioner Nyazema could muster battalions of officers for dubious excursions against legitimate companies.

@GodfreyMatadi2 The questions is should people participate in any of the illegal programs and processes? Politicians must give guidance.

The Bill is fatally Flawed in both genesis and its contents. It represents a self-serving attempt to subvert the supreme Law of the Land & undermines the foundational principles of democractic governance. 1. Bill arises from an unconstitutional conflict of interest.

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Chief of the 🇿🇦SA National Defence Force Easter Service 2026. 📅01 April 2026 ⏲️10:00 to 12:00 📍Thaba Tshwane City Hall, Pretoria, Gauteng. 🇿🇦#SANDF #ChaplainServiceDivision #EasterService2026

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A dignified display of youth leadership and national pride 🇿🇦 Young brigades from Bloemfontein, Free State, had the distinct honour of ushering His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa and Minister @GaytonMcK during the Human Rights Day Commemoration — exemplifying discipline, service and an unwavering commitment to the values of our democracy. Their role on this significant day reflects the vital contribution of young people in advancing the ideals of human dignity, unity and active citizenship, as we continue to build a nation rooted in equality and shared purpose. #HumanRightsDay #GovZAUpdates #MinisterGaytonMcKenzie

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@nickmangwana Nick is very predictable 👇🏿 youtu.be/n-JguNix5PY?si…

Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 gets serious public support. #CAB3

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Planning a Petition in the UK shortly after 18th April 2026 - laughingly known as 'Independence Day' - We have to challenge our passive FCDO to actually act. Zanu Pf are illegally occupying the role of a government via rigging practically every election over the last 46 years. #WhatIndependence zhro.org.uk/human-rights-u…