Source: Zimbabwe Vigil Diary 4th April 2026
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Meanwhile, it would appear Zimbabwe is under siege from the movers and pushers of the ED 2030 agenda. The agenda seeks to achieve a 2-year extension to the term of President Mnangagwa, water down the ‘upholding the constitution’ role of the military, replace direct election of the president with that of parliament, and get rid of the gender commission by amending the constitution be it by way of referendum or via the current parliament.
The Mnangagwa regime would rather avoid the referendum and railroad the changes through the ZANU PF dominated parliament. They do not expect any resistance from the compliant and compromised Tshabangu led CCC members of parliament.
However, going by scenes at the ongoing tightly controlled ZANU PF led consultation process, where those of divergent views are either booed, ridiculed, silenced, threatened, and, in some cases abducted and tortured, the proposed amendment number 3 has so far proven not only controversial but divisive and toxic as it lays the foundations for brutal warfare and relentless suppression of the masses with impunity.
The divisions between those for and against are evident within the ranks of the ZANU PF party right from the presidium down to ground structures.
The majority of the Zimbabwe voters are clearly against the constitutional changes, which fact the regime is very much aware of. Otherwise, how else would you explain the onslaught by the regime on the people’s freedoms of expression, assembly, association as witnessed at consultation events and the heavy handed approach to the opposition, around the proposed amendment.
How else would you explain the hourly barrage of slogans and promotional music on national radio and television in praise and support of the proposed amendment. In one of the promotional adverts, the proponents argue that it’s not a new term or extension but an extension of the progress by president Mnangagwa.
However, no one in ZANU PF offers any explanation as to why they think the progress will stop with Mnangagwa bowing out at the end of his 2nd 5-year term or why ZANU PF or the whole of Zimbabwe, it would appear, cannot produce another capable leadership.
Then one begins to question what kind of progress it is that only President Mnangagwa can deliver and to whose benefit?
The answer lies in the extractive activities by the first family which has seen them take over the entire gold-rich Boterekwa mountain range, and elsewhere around the country. The mountain range has to a large extent been destroyed, whilst the garbage infested and now dilapidated Shurungwi town (tarred roads now gravel), is now a far cry from its old self.
By seeking an extension of his term of office, it would appear Mnangagwa and those around him are buying for more time, to plunder national resources and enrich themselves even more. That is their ‘progress’ and to their benefit at the expense of genuine national development and improvement of people’s lives.
The 2030 agenda can only be evil and MUST be resisted!
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Events and Notices:
- Next Vigil meeting outside the Zimbabwe Embassy. Saturday 18th April from 2 – 5 pm. We meet on the first and third Saturdays of every month. On other Saturdays the virtual Vigil will run.
- ROHR Fundraising Walk. Saturday 30th May. ROHR UK chapter will embark on a 13-mile sponsored walk, starting at Leytonstone at 9 am and ending at the Vigil.
- The Restoration of Human Rights in Zimbabwe (ROHR) is the Vigil’s partner organisation based in Zimbabwe. ROHR grew out of the need for the Vigil to have an organisation on the ground in Zimbabwe which reflected the Vigil’s mission statement in a practical way. ROHR in the UK actively fundraises through membership subscriptions, events, sales etc to support the activities of ROHR in Zimbabwe.
- The Vigil’s book ‘Zimbabwe Emergency’ is based on our weekly diaries. It records how events in Zimbabwe have unfolded as seen by the diaspora in the UK. It chronicles the economic disintegration, violence, growing oppression and political manoeuvring – and the tragic human cost involved. It is available at the Vigil. All proceeds go to the Vigil and our sister organisation the Restoration of Human Rights in Zimbabwe’s work in Zimbabwe. The book is also available from Amazon.
- Facebook pages:
- Vigil : https ://www.facebook.
com/zimbabwevigil - ROHR: https://www.facebook.
com/Restoration-of-Human- Rights-ROHR-Zimbabwe- International-370825706588551/ - ZAF: https://www.facebook.com/
pages/Zimbabwe-Action-Forum- ZAF/490257051027515
The Vigil, outside the Zimbabwe Embassy, 429 Strand, London meets regularly on Saturdays from 14.00 to 17.00 to protest against gross violations of human rights in Zimbabwe. The Vigil which started in October 2002 will continue until internationally-monitored, free and fair elections are held in Zimbabwe.
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