Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party plans to amend the constitution to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term by two years to 2030, a move widely condemned by opposition politicians as unlawful. The proposal, adopted at a party conference, would prolong the 83-year-old president’s second five-year term, which is currently set to end in 2028.

• The resolution comes amid a succession battle within ZANU-PF, with Mnangagwa’s main internal rival, former army general Constantino Chiwenga, accused of treason.
• Minister of Justice Ziyambi Ziyambi stated the party directs the government to initiate legislative amendments to effect this resolution for “continuity, stability and the sustained transformation of the nation.”
• Jameson Timba, a senior leader in the opposition, called for formal clarification and urged “civic vigilance and peaceful defence” of constitutionalism, stressing Zimbabwe is a constitutional democracy.