ZANU-PF Stands Firm on Vision 2030 Agenda

ZANU-PF Secretary for Information and Publicity, Christopher Mutsvangwa, on Thursday said the ruling party’s position on Vision 2030 remains clear, describing President ED as central to the fulfillment of the country’s long-term development agenda.

Speaking during a press conference at the party headquarters in Harare, Mutsvangwa said Vision 2030 is a structured national development programme designed to transform Zimbabwe into an upper-middle-income economy by the end of the decade.

He said the agenda is anchored on economic reforms, infrastructure development, rural industrialisation and youth empowerment initiatives being implemented under the leadership of His Excellency Emmerson Mnangagwa.

“Vision 2030 is a national mission which requires unity, discipline and policy consistency,” Mutsvangwa told journalists.

The press conference comes amid growing national debate over proposals within some party structures to amend the Constitution in a manner that could extend President Mnangagwa’s tenure beyond 2028.

Zimbabwe’s 2013 Constitution limits a President to two five-year terms. President Mnangagwa, who assumed office in November 2017 and was elected in 2018 before winning re-election in 2023, is currently serving his second and final term under the existing constitutional framework.

In recent months, some ZANU-PF provincial structures have publicly endorsed continued leadership up to 2030, arguing that stability and continuity are necessary to fully implement Vision 2030.

The discussion has triggered debate in political and legal circles. Constitutional experts note that any amendment to presidential term limits would require a two-thirds majority in Parliament and could necessitate a national referendum, depending on the scope of the proposed changes.

Opposition parties and civil society organisations have raised concerns over the implications for constitutional governance, saying term limits were introduced under the 2013 Constitution to strengthen democratic accountability and prevent prolonged incumbency.

President Mnangagwa has previously stated that he is a constitutionalist and respects the provisions of the Constitution.

Mutsvangwa maintained that the party’s primary focus remains the successful implementation of Vision 2030, describing it as a people-centred development blueprint requiring collective national effort.

As debate continues, ZANU-PF’s message at Thursday’s briefing was that Vision 2030 remains the guiding framework for the country’s socio-economic transformation.