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A report by the Zimbabwe Independent had speculated that weeks before this announcement, the War Veterans League — an influential part of Zanu PF- had clashed over his future in government
President Emmerson Mnangagwa said that he planned to quit when his term ended, as party outfits fronted by various factions in the war veterans league clashed over his future, according to reports.
The ruling party Zanu PF’s Constitution says that every five years, there should be a congress to choose a President who is supposed to be at the helm for two terms of five years each. Mnangagwa clarified that the present term was his last since it is his second term.
A report by the Zimbabwe Independent had speculated that weeks before this announcement, the War Veterans League — an influential part of Zanu PF- had clashed over his future in government.
A faction of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) fronted by Andreas Ethan Mathibela, which is angling to control the influential body, had said it would not endorse any manoeuvres meant to extend Mnangagwa’s rule beyond 2028.
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This effectively set the Matibela-led group on a collision course with two other factions battling to control the group of former fighters in Zimbabwe’s 1970s war of liberation. These include a grouping fronted by Zanu PF’s spokesperson Chris Mutsvangwa and another chosen at an elective congress held on May 4 in Chegutu led by Ellias Moffat Marashwa whose legality is being contested. According to a High Court order issued on June 21, the Marashwa group is the legitimate body.
