At
its
21st
National
People’s
Conference
in
October
2024,
ZANU
PF
passed
Resolution
Number
One,
which
proposed
extending
Mnangagwa’s
term
beyond
its
current
expiration
in
2028
to
2030,
a
move
that
has
sparked
divisions
within
the
ruling
party.
In
an
interview
with
the Zimbabwe
Independent,
Mutsvangwa
said
the
party’s
rank
and
file
are
supportive
of
the
proposal
to
extend
Mnangagwa’s
term.
Said
Mutsvangwa:
“The
organs,
the
provinces
and
the
party
membership
are
quite
happy
with
His
Excellency’s
stewardship
of
the
party
and
membership.“Their
dictum
is:
‘If
it
ain’t
broke,
why
try
to
fix
it?’
The
delegates
have
expressly
and
vehemently
resolved
to
continue
with
His
Excellency
till
2030.“They
have
drowned
out
other
noises
of
unbridled,
undeserving
and
self-centred
ambition.“The
cacophony
of
social
media
trolling
has
no
resonance
in
the
closed
membership
of
the
organs,
provinces
and
membership
of
ZANU
PF.”
The
conference
is
scheduled
to
run
from
next
Friday
until
18
October
at
the
Mutare
Polytechnic
Pavilion
Grounds,
following
politburo
and
central
committee
sessions
in
Harare.
Around
4,000
delegates
are
expected
to
attend,
including
foreign
guests,
down
from
nearly
7,000
participants
in
previous
years.