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Mnangagwa Extends General Sibanda's Term As ZDF Commander

2 months agoTue, 07 Jan 2025 05:10:35 GMT
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Mnangagwa Extends General Sibanda's Term As ZDF Commander

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended the term of Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) Commander General Philip Valerio Sibanda by one year.

General Sibanda, who reached the retirement age of 70 last month, will now serve until November 23, 2025.

The extension, effective from December 24, 2024, was announced in the Government Gazette on January 3, 2025, by Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Martin Rushwaya. Reads General Notice 15 of 2025:

Extension of Term of the Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the President has, in terms of proviso (i) to the Defence (Regular Force) (Officers) Regulations, 1988, published in Statutory Instrument 152 of 1988, extended the appointment of General Philip Valerio Sibanda as Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces with effect from the 24th December, 2024 to the 23rd November, 2025.

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ZimLive reported sources as saying the extension was against President Mnangagwa’s wishes, as General Sibanda reportedly resisted his retirement bid last week.

The extension came just a week after Mnangagwa retired Police Commissioner General Godwin Matanga and replaced him with Stephen Mutamba.

Mnangagwa also removed Central Intelligence Organisation Director-General Isaac Moyo, appointing former Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority Director-General Fulton Mangwanya in his place.

Prominent lawyer Advocate Thabani Mpofu described the extension of Sibanda’s tenure as “flawed” and an “absurdity.”

He argued that by reaching the age of 70, Sibanda was automatically retired “by operation of law.” Mpofu wrote on X:

A term that has already expired cannot be extended. That’s why there are no oxygen canisters at the cemetery.

General Sibanda has reached the mandatory retirement age of 70. He cannot be retired and in active service at the same time. It is one thing to recycle dead wood, it is quite another to plant a dead log.

Sibanda succeeded Vice President Constantino Chiwenga as Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) following the military coup that toppled the late Robert Mugabe in 2017.

Chiwenga, a key figure in the coup, was appointed Vice President, while Sibanda took over the leadership of the ZDF.

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20 Comments

Anonymous · 2 months ago
Let’s learn from Botswana. They have a 55 year old President and 54 year old Vice President. If we learn from our progressive neighbour, we will know where a 70 year an old man belongs
Anonymous · 2 months ago
Let’s learn from Botswana. They have a 55 year old President and a 54 year old Vice President.
Robert Chinamora · 2 months ago
Tomorrow will always come, December anodvika .Hoza new commander. 🎉🎊🎊🎊
Mp · 2 months ago
ED must also retire heis past 70
Anonymous · 2 months ago
This is shocking do you call retirement at the age of 70 i have never seen something like this 70 come on guys this is a disgrace to the world
gumlaz · 2 months ago
team matsotsi pane vese vakarwa Hondo ndiani wenyu akararama kudarika zana ramakore hakuna saka zviripachena kuti kwakabviwa ndokure pasara ndopedyo chero mukagadzana zvigaro zvese asi maapedyo nekuenda kwakaenda vamwe
bande · 2 months ago
hapa mihwe mihwe unotyohwa tyohwa
Ngwere · 2 months ago
pane kakutya kandiri kuona apa Sekuru vakuvhunduka vhunduka .
Pasi Pamera Ziso · 2 months ago
As long as you can improve the welfare of the army's lower ranks. They are the future. Retirement age extension should go along with improved working conditions or else they will attempt other means to push you or themselves out. Allow them to convert leave days to cash during the time of service. Open up posts for lateral transfers across all government departments and send them to school with benefits.
Timbiriri Gezamuswe · 2 months ago
Pasi pamera Ziso uri musoja chete. Nhau yavataura iyi ndoirikutoitika as it is muarmy. Tayaura wena.
skye · 2 months ago
mutemo wemu zimbabwe unoshanda kune vamwe kuvakuru haushande wakaisirwa isu vepasi
Jonga · 2 months ago
Extension date
Jonga · 2 months ago
Tiri kukuonai varume nguva I chakwana Chete kufa ku chauya Chete ndopatichaona kuti mucha ramba hre kufa
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Legend · 2 months ago
Kuda kuextander team uku tiri kukuonai tsano last week maka chinja mutemo wekuti vanhu vasvitse 70 years kuitira kuti Malaba akutsire kuti muchinje mutemo kuti muedzere imwe team vana Tsotsi aaaaa
P · 2 months ago
For VP
Anonymous · 2 months ago
Ungatiitei tichitonga, muchatongawo mukawana support yakadarika yedu.
Dr · 2 months ago
Mune support ipiko imi. Murikungoba

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