President Mnangagwa, 83, ⁠is currently meant to step down in 2028 after serving two five-year terms. Zimbabwe’s ‌cabinet backed draft legislation that would change the constitution to extend presidential terms from five years to seven, allowing President Emmerson Mnangagwa to stay in office until 2030. Other proposed changes in the bill presented to the cabinet on Tuesday include ⁠a provision that the president be elected by parliament rather than through a direct popular vote. Others include allowing the president to appoint 10 more senators, boosting the Senate to 90 seats. Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi told a news conference the bill will be sent to the speaker of parliament and published in an official gazette before lawmakers consider it. A cabinet statement said the amendment...