Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has openly challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's grip on the ruling ZANU PF party, triggering an intense factional showdown just days before a decisive vote on Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 (CAB3). The move has exposed the deepest internal rupture since the 2017 military-assisted transition that brought Mnangagwa to power, and threatens to derail a bill that would extend presidential term limits and reshape the country's judiciary.
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The timing could not be more critical. Parliament is expected to vote on the second reading of CAB3 within the next two weeks. If passed, the bill would: