The ruling ZANU PF party has indicated that its upcoming October annual conference will provide clarity on the much-debated 2030 political roadmap, amid increasing speculation over Emmerson Mnangagwa’s future beyond his current term.
Party spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa told reporters that the conference will help “clear the fog” around the controversial 2030 agenda seen by many as an implicit effort to extend Mnangagwa’s rule beyond the constitutional two-term limit, which ends in 2028.
However, his comments arrive against a backdrop of intensifying factional battles, with insiders acknowledging that efforts are already underway to persuade a reluctant Mnangagwa to stay in office. Sources within the party suggest a resolution to support a constitutional amendment similar to previous attempts under Robert Mugabe may be on the table.
The debate was reignited recently when liberation war stalwart Rugare Gumbo publicly urged the party to manage its succession politics more carefully, warning that unresolved leadership questions could destabilize ZANU PF in the long term.
The October conference is expected to bring these tensions into the open.
