Zanu-PF Was Outraged by His Disloyal Remarks

Later described as “amounting to treason” – forcing Bombshell into hiding from where, through his representatives, he continues to make taunts via social media, hinting at protests.

He is wanted by the police on four charges, including vehicle theft, undermining the authority of the president and inciting public violence. Blessed Mhlanga, the journalist who first interviewed Bombshell back in November, has also been arrested Digital Marketing Agency In Canada on charges of transmitting a message that incites violence.

Trouble began brewing over Mnangagwa’s ambitions to stay in office during Zanu-PF rallies last year. The president is currently serving his second and final term, which expires in 2028.

The slogan “2030 he will still be the leader” began to be uttered by his supporters despite Zimbabwe’s constitution limiting presidential terms to two five-year terms. They argued that he would need to remain in office to complete his “Agenda 2030” development programme as he was doing such great work.

A motion was then adopted unanimously at Zanu-PF’s conference in December that did not explicitly speak of a third term but sought to extend Mnangagwa’s existing term until 2030.

Despite a recent assurance from Mnangagwa that he did intend to step down in three years, the influential Roman Catholic bishops have become involved.

In a pastoral letter last week, Zimbabwe’s Catholic Bishops Conference warned that the 2030 debate was a distraction from the things that truly mattered – business closures, high unemployment, rampant corruption and economic policies that favour the wealthy at the expense of ordinary Zimbabweans.

Presidential spokesman George Charamba expressed his disappointment about the clerics’ pronouncement, telling the state-run Herald newspaper the matter was now “dead and buried”.

Nonetheless, Bombshell’s message seems to have landed. It has resulted in a purge in Zanu-PF, with the expulsion of Geza and some of his allies.