ZANU PF Harare Province Pushes To Extend Mnangagwa’s Presidency To 2037
Just days after President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Act, 2026, into law, the ruling party’s Harare Province has made a startling new demand. They are now pushing to extend his tenure beyond 2030, all the way to 2037. This latest call comes as the party celebrates the controversial amendment that already postponed the next harmonised elections from 2028 to 2030.
Harare Province Tables New Demand For Extended Rule
Speaking at a “Thank You” rally in Epworth over the weekend, ZANU PF Harare Province chairperson Godwills Masimirembwa made the province’s intentions clear. He said Harare Province would table a resolution at the party’s next conference seeking to retain Mnangagwa as party leader beyond the newly established 2030 deadline.
“We still want him for an additional seven years, from 2030 to 2037. He must lead the party, that is what the party is saying,” said Masimirembwa.
Masimirembwa argued that Mnangagwa’s leadership is crucial for the country’s development. He said the recent constitutional changes would allow the President to complete Vision 2030, but Harare Province was already looking beyond that milestone. He also cited Mnangagwa’s status as the senior surviving member of the liberation struggle as justification for his continued leadership.
“The people are saying, ‘What happens to him beyond 2030?’ So the people of Harare, as we go into resolutions for the next conference, are saying His Excellency should remain the party President and First Secretary of ZANU PF at the 2030 congress,” he said.
Constitutional Changes Face Court Challenge
While ZANU PF celebrates the enactment of Constitutional Amendment No. 3, the legislation is facing legal challenges from opposition parties.
The amendment extends presidential and parliamentary terms from five years to seven years, postpones the next harmonised elections from 2028 to 2030 and introduces changes to the way future presidents are chosen. Opposition parties have filed applications at the Constitutional Court seeking to have the amendment declared invalid, arguing that both its content and the process leading to its enactment violate the Constitution.
Critics have also argued that the constitutional changes weaken democratic safeguards and could reduce public confidence in Zimbabwe’s constitutional order.
As legal proceedings continue, ZANU PF Harare Province is preparing to table its proposal seeking to keep Mnangagwa as party leader until 2037, setting the stage for another major political debate in the months ahead.
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