HARARE — Former Zanu‑PF legal affairs secretary and ex‑minister Paul Mangwana has said President Emmerson Mnangagwa will not benefit from an additional full presidential term under the constitutional amendments now before the country’s courts and political forums. Mangwana, who co‑chaired the 2013 Constitution Parliamentary Select Committee (Copac), argued the changes alter the length of a presidential term but do not increase the number of terms a president may serve.

HARARE — The Prosecutor General has granted a request by Walter Magaya, leader of Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries, to remove Harare Provincial Chief Director Tendai Shonhayi from prosecuting his ongoing rape trial, after defence lawyers raised concerns about alleged religious bias.

A legal challenge to a Zanu PF resolution that seeks to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term to 2030 received a procedural win on Monday when the Constitutional Court granted applicants Mbuso Fuzwayo and Ibetshu likaZulu leave to approach the apex court directly, their lawyer said.