‘He is dreaming’: Former Zimbabwean minister Kasukuwere on President Mnangagwa’s 2030 bid

Former Zanu PF bigwig and cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere has rubbished the former liberation movement’s bold plans to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term of office to 2030, warning that the move will end badly for both the president and Zimbabwe.

Speaking to IOL, Kasukuwere said: “He (Mnangagwa) is dreaming and he has set himself up for a gigantic failure. Greediness knows no boundaries, and this will lead to a huge disaster for the country.”

Earlier this week, IOL reported that Zanu PF has emboldened its move to push through a proposal allowing Mnangagwa to remain in power beyond his current constitutional term, which ends in 2028. The party recently adopted a resolution at its annual conference backing the extension to align with the government’s so-called “Vision 2030” development agenda.

Kasukuwere, once a senior figure in the Zanu PF government led by Robert Mugabe before going into exile during the 2017 military intervention, became one of the most prominent former insiders to condemn the party’s Mnangagwa plan publicly.

Zanu-PF party has announced plans to begin the process of extending Mnangagwa’s term of office by two years — a move that, if successful, would keep him in power until 2030.

The proposal was formally endorsed at the party’s annual national people’s conference in the eastern city of Mutare over the weekend. Delegates instructed government structures to start work on legislation to amend the constitution.

According to State-owned The Herald, delegates argued that the extension would allow Mnangagwa to “complete ongoing national development programmes” aligned with the government’s Vision 2030 agenda.

The conference adopted the resolution unanimously, describing it as a step toward ensuring policy continuity and consolidating the gains made under Mnangagwa’s leadership.

Zanu-PF’s acting political commissar, Munyaradzi Machacha, told The Herald that the resolution formed part of the official conference outcomes and would be referred to the party’s central committee for consideration.

“Our president has demonstrated exceptional leadership in driving national development. The conference agreed he should be supported to continue implementing Vision 2030,” Machacha said.

jonisayi.maromo@iol.co.za

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