WATCH LIVE: Prof Jonathan Moyo To Speak On Return To Zimbabwe

Описание: WATCH LIVE: Prof Jonathan Moyo To Speak On Return To Zimbabwe

Prof Jonathan Moyo remains in self-imposed exile (primarily in Kenya, based on reports), There have been recent public discussion and an offer encouraging his return. On February 13, 2026, controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo (a close Mnangagwa ally) publicly offered Moyo a "brand new car of your choice," promised to pick him up from the airport in a 2026 Rolls-Royce, and urged him to "come back home" as a valued strategist.

Moyo has posted extensively on X about the history of Zimbabwe's constitution, presidential term lengths (e.g., distinguishing between "term limits" under section 91(2) — which cap at two terms — and "term lengths" under section 95(2)(b), which define duration as five years concurrent with Parliament).

Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 is "widely believed to be a creation of" Moyo.

1957: Born on January 12 in Zimbabwe (then Southern Rhodesia).
1988–1993: Lecturer in the Department of Political and Administrative Studies at the University of Zimbabwe.
1993–1997: Worked for the Ford Foundation in Nairobi, Kenya (likely in program or research roles related to governance/development).
January 1998 – July 2000: Visiting professor at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa.
Late 1990s – 2000: Served as spokesperson and executive director/chief spokesperson for the government-established Constitutional Commission (appointed December 1999), which drafted a controversial new constitution (rejected in the February 2000 referendum).
2000: Recruited into ZANU-PF as national campaign director for the June 2000 parliamentary elections (amid farm invasions and political violence). Appointed Minister of Information and Publicity (in the President's Office) in July/August 2000.
2005: Fell out with ZANU-PF leadership (linked to the Tsholotsho debacle, where he backed a rival faction to Emmerson Mnangagwa for vice-presidential candidacy). Expelled or distanced from the party. Ran as an independent MP for Tsholotsho North in 2005 elections and won a seat (served as independent MP ~2005–2008/2011).
2008–2013: Rejoined ZANU-PF (reportedly facilitated around 2008). Contested Tsholotsho North in the 2013 elections but lost the seat.
September 2013 – July 2015: Reappointed Minister of Information and Publicity by Robert Mugabe, despite not holding a parliamentary seat.
July 2015 – November 2017: Cabinet reshuffle; appointed Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development. Key figure in the G40 faction (aligned with Grace Mugabe, opposing Mnangagwa's succession). Accused of various controversies, including influence on media and politics.
November 2017: Expelled from ZANU-PF amid the military coup that ousted Robert Mugabe (November 14–21, 2017). Fled into self-imposed exile (primarily in Kenya) to avoid arrest on charges including corruption, abuse of office, and involvement in scandals (e.g., alleged mismanagement of funds).
2017–present (as of February 2026): In exile (mainly Kenya).


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