ED extends Gen Sibanda’s term of office

STAFF WRITER

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended the term of office for the Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF), General Philip Valerio Sibanda, by one year to November 2025.

This was announced by the Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Dr Martin Rushwaya, in a notice published in the Government Gazette dated 3 January 2025.

“It is hereby notified that His Excellency the President has, in terms of proviso (i) to the Defence (Regular Force) (Officers) Regulations, 1988, published in Statutory Instrument 152 of 1988, extended the appointment of General Philip Valerio Sibanda as Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces with effect from the 24th December, 2024 to the 23rd November, 2025,” reads part of the notice.

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