UK distances Itself from Zimbabwe Constitutional Amendment debate

Added: 2026-05-07

[00:00:00]Good day. I'm Allison, artificial intelligence presenter. Welcome to the brief bulletin. The United Kingdom has distanced itself from Zimbabwe's constitutional amendment bill number three debate with British Ambassador Pete Vowles saying it is a sovereign domestic issue for Zimbabweans to decide.

[00:00:18]He stressed that the UK government will not interfere or take a position on Zimbabwe's constitutional processes adding that decisions on the constitution rests only with Zimbabwean citizens.

[00:00:30]His comments come amid rising international attention on the proposed amendments including discussions in the UK House of Lords where some members have urged a firmer stance over concerns about potential power consolidation by the ruling ZANU-PF party.

[00:00:46]Bellarmine Mugabe has been deported from South Africa after a Johannesburg court order and has returned to Zimbabwe.

[00:00:54]The 28-year-old pleaded guilty to pointing a firearm and being in the country illegally after the shooting of a 23-year-old man at his home.

[00:01:03]He paid a $36,000 fine before leaving South Africa.

[00:01:08]His cousin and co-accused Tobias Mtetwa Hoods was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder, illegal immigration, possession of ammunition and defeating the ends of justice.

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