Three Midlands State University students are set to stand trial on charges of subverting constitutional government after they allegedly distributed fliers inciting resistance against reported manoeuvres to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s presidential term from 2028 to 2030.
The students, 21-year-old Milton Muchayana, 22-year-old Anenyasha Moyo and 22-year-old Langton Muhoma — were arrested on 8 August 2025 by Zimbabwe Republic Police officers at the MSU Gweru campus. They are charged under section 22(2) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, or alternatively with incitement to commit public violence under section 187 as read with section 36(1) of the same Act.
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Prosecutors told the Gweru Magistrates Court that the trio conspired to produce and circulate 12 fliers carrying messages urging fellow students to rebel. Among the alleged slogans were: “Call for rebellion against 2030 vision” and “If humanity must thrive, then individuals are compelled to outmanoeuvre others.”
According to the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, two mobile phones, an HP laptop and an Epson printer allegedly used in producing the material were seized and will be tendered as evidence during the trial. Prosecutors argued that the students “had no lawful right to act in the manner they allegedly did.”
The three were initially held for 14 days before Masvingo High Court Judge Justice Regis Dembure granted them bail. They are represented by lawyer Reginald Chidawanyika of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights.
Muchayana, Moyo and Muhoma are expected to return to court on 9 October 2025.
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