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Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF proposes constitutional amendment to keep Mnangagwa in power
Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF proposes constitutional amendment to keep Mnangagwa in power
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 19, 2025

The announcement was met with jubilation from ZANU-PF members, even though Mnangagwa, 83, is constitutionally required to step down in 2028 after two...

Kirsty Coventry and whiteness in Zimbabwe: How sport can rewrite the political rules
Kirsty Coventry and whiteness in Zimbabwe: How sport can rewrite the political rules
The Conversation  |  Apr 06, 2025

Coventry shows how sport can temporarily transcend racial divides and how politics reframes those divides. Her whiteness was palatable only because it...

Zimbabwe police deploy to block demonstrations against Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe police deploy to block demonstrations against Mnangagwa
Reuters  |  Mar 31, 2025

Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party said in January it wanted to extend Mnangagwa's term in office by two years until 2030.

US slaps sanctions on Zimbabwe President, other senior leaders over abuses
US slaps sanctions on Zimbabwe President, other senior leaders over abuses
AFP  |  Mar 04, 2024

President Emmerson Mnangagwa is the second consecutive Zimbabwean leader to face US sanctions following veteran President Robert Mugabe.

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