AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoConstitutional Amendment (CAB3) Drive: Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi tabled the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Bill, aimed at extending President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term to 2030 and shifting presidential elections from direct popular vote to a parliamentary process, with MPs voting by show of hands; Court Challenge Pressure: voters have rushed to the Constitutional Court to stop MPs from benefiting from changes still under debate, while legal battles are also expected to test the bill’s term-limit and referendum safeguards; Succession Tensions in ZANU-PF: retired generals and senior civil servants say Mnangagwa’s response to their warnings was “whoever wins, wins,” deepening fears of a succession fight; UNSC Bid: Zimbabwe is campaigning for a non-permanent UN Security Council seat for 2027-2028, holding high-level meetings in New York as voting begins; Youth Policy Approved: Cabinet greenlit the National Youth Policy (2026–2030), targeting NEETs, young women, people with disabilities, and vulnerable youth; Child Online Protection: Cabinet also approved a National Child Online Protection Policy (2026–2030) to set rules for safer digital spaces; Local Governance & Services: Harare’s Ruwa community commissioned an ECD block to ease early-learning congestion, while Bulawayo traders pushed for CBD decongestion as informal activity grows; Economy & Regulation: grain millers sued government over controversial import levies under SI 87 of 2025, arguing it threatens food security; Livestock Reforms: livestock stakeholders urged ministries to speed up promised levy, licence and permit reforms after some fees were reduced via SI 41 of 2026.
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