While Zimbabwe's ruling elite secures its grip on the presidency for years to come, the country's domestic workers have been handed a $5 raise, a juxtaposition that captures, almost too neatly, the asymmetry between political entrenchment and economic precarity in Harare today.

The proposal defers elections due in 2028 by two years, effectively extending Mnangagwa’s term to 2030

Zimbabwe’s lower house has approved constitutional changes that would delay elections and extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s tenure by two years.