Anonymous22 days ago
Former Zimbabwean legislator Prince Dubeko Sibanda has filed an urgent constitutional court challenge against two key provisions of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Bill, which would extend presidential and parliamentary terms from five to seven years, effectively keeping President Emmerson Mnangagwa in power until 2030. The legal battle centers on Section 328(7) of the constitution, which prohibits sitting officeholders from benefiting from term-extension amendments, while a broader pattern of violence and intimidation against opponents — including the beating of constitutional lawyer Lovemore Madhuku by masked men in the presence of police — has drawn condemnation from Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International.