Zimbabwe’s government spokesperson Ndabaningi Mangwana criticises former Botswana President Ian Khama after Khama comments on Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 (CAB3). According to the reports, Mangwana describes Khama as a “washed-up has-been,” responding to Khama’s criticism of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s proposed amendments.
The coverage links CAB3 to changes that would affect the timing and structure of political offices in Zimbabwe. Sources state that the bill seeks to extend Mnangagwa’s time in office, lengthen the life of Parliament, and eliminate presidential elections by replacing them with a system in which legislators would select the president. The reports present Mangwana’s remarks as part of the government’s response to external and political criticism of CAB3.
Both outlets focus on the personal response to Khama and the described aims of CAB3, without adding further detail on Khama’s specific statements or the government’s legislative justification beyond the bill’s stated objectives.
