{"id":54806,"date":"2026-04-03T03:25:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T03:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=54806"},"modified":"2026-04-03T03:25:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T03:25:04","slug":"mnangagwa-must-serve-37-years-like-mugabe-says-poet-abel-mauchi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/03\/mnangagwa-must-serve-37-years-like-mugabe-says-poet-abel-mauchi\/","title":{"rendered":"Mnangagwa Must Serve 37 Years Like Mugabe, Says Poet Abel Mauchi\u2026 \u2013 Eduzim News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post_data\">\n<p>Mnangagwa Must Serve 37 Years Like Mugabe, Says Poet Abel Mauchi\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tinashe Sambiri\u2013 Masvingo-based poet Abel Mauchi has stirred debate after suggesting that President Emmerson Mnangagwa should remain in office for 37 years, similar to the late former President Robert Mugabe\u2019s long tenure in power.<\/p>\n<p>Mauchi made the remarks during an appearance on the DJ Ollah 7 Podcast earlier this week, where he weighed in on Zimbabwe\u2019s political trajectory and the ongoing discussions around constitutional amendments and leadership continuity.<\/p>\n<p>During the interview, the outspoken poet argued that the country\u2019s Constitution is not rigid and can be reshaped to reflect the aspirations of the people, particularly if there is widespread support for extended leadership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident ED Mnangagwa should serve 37 years like President Mugabe, Constitution is shaped by the people and can be adjusted to match their wishes,\u201d Mauchi said during the interview on the DJ Ollah podcast show.<\/p>\n<p>His comments come at a time when debate continues to intensify around constitutional reforms and the future of presidential term limits, with differing views emerging from across Zimbabwe\u2019s political and civic landscape.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<span id=\"wordads-inline-marker\" style=\"display: none;\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- #comments --><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Mnangagwa #Serve #Years #Mugabe #Poet #Abel #Mauchi #ZimEye<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mnangagwa Must Serve 37 Years Like Mugabe, Says Poet Abel Mauchi\u2026 Tinashe Sambiri\u2013 Masvingo-based poet Abel Mauchi has stirred debate&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":54795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,11],"tags":[10286,6694,9755,973,181,202,10285,10054,81],"class_list":["post-54806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi","category-world","tag-abel","tag-eduzim","tag-mauchi","tag-mnangagwa","tag-mugabe","tag-news","tag-poet","tag-serve","tag-years"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54806"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54807,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54806\/revisions\/54807"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}