Zimbabwean Military Generals Urge Referendum on Proposed Constitutional Amendment

HARARE — A group of retired Zimbabwean military commanders and senior civil servants who are liberation war veterans have formally petitioned Parliament to submit the proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 of 2026 to a national referendum, arguing that any major constitutional change must be decided directly by the people. In a letter dated 12 […] The post Zimbabwean Military Generals Urge Referendum on Proposed Constitutional Amendment appeared first on The Zimbabwe Mail.


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