2030: Are we falling for a Zanu PF distraction, again?

IN Zimbabwe’s political landscape, history has a way of repeating itself—especially when it comes to Zanu PF’s mastery of political distraction and perception management.

As debates intensify around the so-called “2030 agenda,” which allegedly seeks to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s stay in power, one is compelled to ask: are we, once again, falling for a well-orchestrated political diversion?

In 2011, when the opposition was at its most confident and the Government of National Unity (GNU) had somewhat stabilised the economy, Zanu PF launched a campaign to collect two million signatures against sanctions. The move came at a time when the opposition’s credibility was at its peak and the constitution-making process was underway, promising new democratic possibilities.

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