Cde Progressive

[Cde Progressive @CdeProgressive]

Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi had to take Parliament back to Constitutional Studies 101 today, patiently explaining the difference between a term length and a term extension during the CA3 debate. In simple terms, changing how long a future term lasts is not the same thing as extending someone's current term. Judging by the confusion that has dominated some of the public discourse, the refresher was probably overdue.😄

[Ministry of Information, Publicity & Broadcasting @InfoMinZW]

Hon. Susan Matsunga, CCC MP for Budiriro North, backed the #CAB3 clause on electing the President through Parliament, saying it helps prevent political instability and infighting within parties. She remarked: “Kunze uku taichema mubati wechigaro tichiti tabirwa ma elections, ngazviuye muno tovhotera muno, tozochema ne Parliament tirimuno.”

[Cde Progressive @CdeProgressive]

CA3 - Clause 3: The Election Method

"The people's voice is not removed by this reform; it travels by a different and steadier route. The people elect Parliament. Parliament, in turn, elects the President and holds the President to account, not once every several years, but continuously, through the confidence of Parliament. Executive authority continues to derive from the people, which is the very principle section 88 of our Constitution lays down. Only the transmission mechanism changes."

"Clauses 11, 12 and 13 carry the same logic into the drawing of electoral boundaries. They establish a dedicated Zimbabwe Electoral Delimitation Commission chaired by a judge of Supreme Court standing and composed of members chosen for defined expertise in law, in administration and governance, and in demography or cartography. Here too there was agreement in this House that crossed the aisle: that the Commission's proper task is to conduct elections, and that the drawing of boundaries, distinct and technical discipline, belongs with a body built for it. The Bill also extends the interval between the drawing of boundaries and the election that follows, from six months to 18, so that no one who runs the race also draws the field, and so that the field is settled well before the contest begins." - Minister Ziyambi.

[VaMabhena @VaMabhena263]

"Clause 20 addresses the appointment of the Prosecutor-General, and here I must correct a misunderstanding directly. At present, the President appoints the Prosecutor General on the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission, a body composed of the most senior judges in the land. But those same judges are the very persons before whom the Prosecutor-General's decisions will come, in trials, in bail applications, in reviews and in appeals. To have the judges who will adjudicate the prosecutor's cases also select the prosecutor is not a safeguard of independence; it is a structural conflict of interest written into the constitutional text. Clause 20 removes that conflict." Ziyambi Ziyambi

[Cde Progressive @CdeProgressive]

Bayamsekela uCA3 abantu.

[👏 @FidelisMatiashe]

@Mathuthu @CdeProgressive @chiheraaa_ So Prof only comes forward to deny, and then retreats? Wow, i mean Wow!

[Otto Von Bismark @OttoVon75005355]

@Mathuthu @CdeProgressive @chiheraaa_ And this one Cde?👇

[Cde Progressive @CdeProgressive]

The liberation struggle was to enact the equal right to vote in any election. #CA3 concurs with this spirit.

[Cde Progressive @CdeProgressive]

After months of speculation, CCC President, Professor Welshman Ncube throws his weight behind CA3. Historic move! Zvinokudzwa izvi mukuru!
#CA3Zvaendwa!

[The Herald Zimbabwe @HeraldZimbabwe]

Harare set for major public transport boost
https://t.co/7Ioyaq2wRN

[Cremora @CremoraOnTop]

@Tinoten53374277 @edmnangagwa It's a very CLEAR vision. #CA3 seeks to feed into this vision by modernizing the gorvanance system.

[Cde Progressive @CdeProgressive]

Hanzi madzimai anoida #CA3.
#PublicHearingsRecap

[Chiheraaa_ @chiheraaa_]

Musanyeperwe nevanhu online. The Minister clarified what this bill does and does not do. Most of the things they tell us online are lies. #CA3 yakanaka zvekuti

[Potifah Zvombo @Potifahzvombo1]

Short election cycles often trap governments in survival mode instead of nation-building mode. By the time long-term infrastructure, industrialisation and institutional reforms begin to take shape, the political clock is already ticking toward the next election.
Professor Jonathan Moyo raises a critical point: sustainable development requires policy continuity, institutional stability and leadership focused beyond immediate political expediency.
When governance becomes dominated by constant electoral calculations, the result is delayed infrastructure, weakened institutions, declining service delivery and erosion of public confidence.
Zimbabwe’s development agenda demands consistency, strategic planning and policies that outlive political cycles. Nation-building is a long-term project, not a seasonal campaign.
#Vision2030 #CA3 #NationalDevelopment #Zimbabwe
@ProfJNMoyo @Bete263 @nelsonchamisa @adv_fulcrum @mawarirej @rutendomati

[Cde Progressive @CdeProgressive]

When generosity meets purpose, lives are touched, institutions are strengthened, and the work of God advances. @wicknellchivayo
#faithinaction

[ZBC News @ZBCNewsonline]

GOVERNMENT REPATRIATES OVER 70 ZIMBABWEANS FROM SOUTH AFRICA

More than 70 Zimbabweans have been repatriated through the Beitbridge Border Post as Government intensifies efforts to assist citizens returning from South Africa. The returnees described the intervention as a welcome relief following difficult experiences in parts of the neighbouring country.

#ZBCNews #Zimbabwe #SouthAfrica #Beitbridge #Repatriation

[Shumbakadzi👑 @shumbakadzi_zim]

I passed through Kuwadzana Roundabout yesterday and this is what caught my attention. Moments like these remind us that there is a lot happening in Zimbabwe that deserves recognition.

One thing we must continue to do is educate people on the history and purpose of our independence struggle. Zimbabwe fought for the right of its people to determine their future through democratic participation. That future can be shaped through different electoral systems, including indirect elections, which are used in many countries around the world.

It is equally important to separate fact from fiction on #CA3. The Bill proposes changes to term length, not term limits. The constitutional limit on the number of terms remains untouched. There is a difference, and public debate should be based on what the Bill actually says, not on misinformation.

[Cde Progressive @CdeProgressive]

#CA3 is a unifying force!
Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda said these remarks at today's second reading of the Bill.

[Cde Progressive @CdeProgressive]

Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi had to take Parliament back to Constitutional Studies 101 today, patiently explaining the difference between a term length and a term extension during the CA3 debate. In simple terms, changing how long a future term lasts is not the same thing as extending someone's current term. Judging by the confusion that has dominated some of the public discourse, the refresher was probably overdue.😄

[Cde Progressive @CdeProgressive]

Hon. S. Mureyami of CCC today expressed her unequivocal support for CA3 in Parliament, demonstrating that serious legislators are engaging the Bill on its merits rather than through partisan lenses. It is refreshing to note that the debate is increasingly becoming about the substance of the reforms and not political slogans.
#CA3 #CA3BHO #ParliamentZW #ConstitutionalReform

[Cde Progressive @CdeProgressive]

CCC Proportional Representation legislator for Harare Hon. Juliana Makuvire backed CA3 at yesterday's Second Reading. She said Harare stands behind the Bill.
#CA3 #Zimbabweparliament
#ConstitutionalReform #CCC