AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoCAB3 and power politics: Zimbabwe’s lower house has passed Constitutional Amendment Bill 3 to extend presidential terms from five to seven years, clearing the way for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to stay in power until 2030; 216 MPs backed it and the bill now heads to the Senate. Diplomacy and loss: Zimbabwe mourns the death of Ambassador Victor Matemadanda, envoy to Mozambique and Eswatini, aged 66. Migration pressure: Zimbabwe is coordinating support to repatriate citizens affected by xenophobic attacks in South Africa, including food, temporary shelter and transport, as deportations of undocumented Malawians continue through Beitbridge. Women and justice: Traditional leaders in Mashonaland West accuse police of stalling child marriage and statutory rape cases through alleged corruption. Economy and policy: The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe cut its bank policy rate from 35% to 30%, while analysis warns borrowing costs are still heavily shaped by global dollar rates. Sports: Bangladesh’s Litton Das is ruled out of the one-off Test vs Zimbabwe in Harare, with Mahidul Islam called up.
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