AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoConstitutional Showdown: Zimbabwe’s National Assembly passed Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 with 216 votes in favour and 42 against, moving to the Senate next—supporters say it improves governance, while critics call it a democratic rollback. Presidential Power Push: Parliament’s vote is widely seen as paving the way for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to stay in office until 2030, with dissent growing inside and outside ZANU-PF. Local Government Crackdown: Local authorities that miss service delivery targets now face penalties, including suspension of officials and travel bans, as President Mnangagwa rolls out a citizen scoring platform to rate councils on water, roads, health, housing and more. Mining and Jobs: Gold producers forecast about US$5b in export receipts this year as output and earnings rise, while lithium firms plead for more time to finish beneficiation plants ahead of the export ban deadline. Immigration Pressure: In Bulawayo, a Ghanaian woman was fined US$200 for overstaying by 158 days, while in South Africa hundreds of Zimbabweans camp outside the consulate in Cape Town seeking repatriation amid xenophobia fears. Regional Politics and Corruption: Kenya denied links to Wicknell Chivayo’s JKIA airport deal, and the EACC CEO was elected to AAACA’s executive committee, boosting anti-corruption coordination across Africa.
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