ZANU PF’s Harare Province is actively campaigning to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s tenure from 2030 by an additional seven years, which would keep him in power until 2037.
The push to amend the Constitution and extend his presidency involves the following key details:Recent Extension: Barely days after Mnangagwa signed Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Act into law—which postponed the next harmonized elections to 2030—Harare provincial leadership declared that 2030 is “no longer enough”.
Conference Resolution: Harare Province intends to table a formal resolution at the upcoming ZANU PF party conference to retain Mnangagwa as party leader and Head of State from 2030 to 2037.Justification: Provincial chairperson Godwills Masimirembwa publicly cited Mnangagwa’s liberation war credentials and his administration’s recent infrastructural developments, such as the Epworth, Mabvuku, and Trabablas interchanges, as grounds for the extended tenure.
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