Chiwenga decisively halts President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s 2030 agenda, shuts down the push for an extended presidency beyond 2028
President Mnangagwa and his deputy, Chiwenga.
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has decisively moved to halt President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s 2030 agenda, shutting down the push for an extended presidency beyond 2028.
This follows intense party pressure and a direct confrontation where Chiwenga reportedly warned Mnangagwa against clinging to power in the manner of former President Robert Mugabe.
Sources say Chiwenga’s warning came with a clear message: any attempt to extend his rule would meet a similar fate to Mugabe’s forced exit.
Subsequently, Zanu PF’s Secretary for Legal Affairs, Patrick Chinamasa, publicly stated that Mnangagwa has no intention of pursuing a mandate beyond 2028.
“His Excellency had a role in drafting the current Constitution,” Chinamasa relayed, marking a stark shift that surprised many Mnangagwa supporters who, until Friday, had openly endorsed the 2030 Agenda at Zanu PF’s National People’s Conference in Bulawayo.
Support from powerful provincial leaders, such as Harare’s Godwills Masimirembwa, had solidified Mnangagwa’s push, with calls for constitutional amendments to grant either a third term or indefinite tenure.
These endorsements sidelined succession talks, further escalating tensions with Chiwenga’s camp.
Despite Mnangagwa’s calls for “unity and discipline” at the conference, his remarks appeared to reflect deepening concerns over internal factionalism.
His call to safeguard Zanu PF’s “supreme Party Constitution” was seen as a veiled rebuke to those questioning his authority.
Meanwhile, allies of Chiwenga—already frustrated by Mnangagwa’s extended ambitions—have reportedly intensified discussions around potential countermeasures, evoking memories of Chiwenga’s role in Mugabe’s ouster in 2017.
Analysts say the conference served as a “rubber-stamp” for Mnangagwa’s 2030 plan, sidelining the succession debate and leaving Zimbabwe’s political future in precarious balance.
With factional whispers of potential action growing, the question remains whether Chiwenga will once again leverage his military influence to counter Mnangagwa’s bid to extend his rule.
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