2030: UK says watching Zim chaos

THE United Kingdom Parliament has said the mission in Harare is closely monitoring reports of harassment, torture and arbitrary arrests targeting individuals opposed to Constitutional Amendment No 3 Bill. 

The proposed amendment seeks, among other provisions, to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term of office and that of Parliament by two years without a referendum. 

The remarks were made by Baroness Jenny Chapman of Darlington in response to questions posed to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office by Lord David Patrick Paul Alton of Liverpool regarding the political and governmental climate in Zimbabwe. 

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