Opposition Vows to Fight Constitutional Amendment in Showdown

Civil society organisations and opposition leaders pledged to vigorously campaign against Constitutional Amendment Act Number 3, setting the stage for a major political showdown, the Daily News reported. The amendment, which delays elections and extends presidential terms, has galvanized a broad coalition of critics who accuse the ruling party of a constitutional coup designed to entrench Mnangagwa. The resistance comes as ZANU PF’s Harare province openly calls for President Mnangagwa to remain in power until 2037, intensifying internal party pressure. Legal challenges and planned street protests are testing the government’s tolerance for dissent, with security forces on high alert and civil society warning of a crackdown. The strategic vulnerability is the regime’s shrinking political space, which risks turning legal opposition into a broader, uncontrollable legitimacy crisis.