ED frets over  July 31 protests

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned against what he described as destabilising elements threatening Zimbabwe’s peace, security and national unity, calling for their exposure and rejection.

The ZANU-PF First Secretary said counter-revolutionary and retrogressive forces, regardless of the platforms they use, must not be allowed to undermine national stability.

Addressing the party’s Politburo meeting, President Mnangagwa said divisive narratives, hate and attacks on national institutions had no place in Zimbabwe’s constitutional democracy.

“Divisive narratives, hate and denigration of our national institutions, including machinations of whatever form, have no place in our modern and maturing constitutional democracy,” he said.

The remarks come ahead of planned  July 31 protests linked to opposition against the recently enacted Constitutional Amendment Act Number Three.

President Mnangagwa said those seeking to destabilise the country must be exposed and rejected.

“Counter-revolutionary and retrogressive elements, on whatever platform, must be exposed and rejected,” he said.

He called on citizens to remain vigilant in protecting peace, security, unity and development, saying safeguarding national stability was a collective responsibility from households to villages.

“Preserving, safeguarding and protecting our peace, security, unity and development remains our collective moral and sacred duty; household by household and village by village,” he said.

President Mnangagwa added that the party and government remained alert to developments affecting national stability.

“Ngatingwarire vane mweya waLegion. Isu seMusangano nehurumende takasvinura, tirikukuonai,” he said.