Chiwenga weaponizes scripture to signal dissent over Mnangagwa's term extension

Vice President Constantino Chiwenga deployed a cryptic biblical allegory to criticize the lack of a public referendum on Constitutional Amendment Bill No.3, deepening the succession rift at the apex of Zimbabwe's ruling party. A video circulating on social media captured Chiwenga telling ZANU-PF supporters that the people should have directly participated in the constitutional overhaul, a move that directly undercuts President Mnangagwa's fast-tracked assent process. The public signaling exposes a volatile power struggle within the party, as Chiwenga leverages popular sentiment to position himself against a legislative maneuver designed to entrench Mnangagwa's incumbency beyond constitutional limits.