AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoRegional Leadership: Emmerson Mnangagwa took over as COMESA chair at the Harare summit, with Zambia’s Hakainde Hichilema named vice-chair. Leaders are focused on trade, investment and regional integration. Succession Battle: War veterans backed Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga’s call for Zanu PF to return to its founding principles, while the party plans to discipline MPs who missed votes on Constitutional Amendment No. 3. Constitutional Challenge: MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora says his legal challenge to the amendment remains active, with a hearing set for November 25. The law extends presidential and parliamentary terms to seven years and changes how the president is elected. Public Spending: The government is seeking Parliament’s retrospective approval for about US$16.13 billion in unauthorised spending between 2015 and 2023. Overseas Lobbying Allegations: An Al Jazeera investigation alleges a Zimbabwe government-linked campaign paid a UK political figure to organise a sanctions-focused rally; the documentary does not establish that officials knew of alleged paramilitary links.
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