A fallout over a leaked audio where former cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo is heard discussing strategies to ensure that the controversial Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 succeeds has escalated with two lawyers disputing that they were part of the conversation.
The 10-minute audio went viral on social media, with the former minister outlining a strategy to influence processes around the proposed constitutional changes to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term of office.
Moyo confirmed he was the one speaking in the recording, which he described as a “desperate hoax,” accusing lawyers Method Ndlovu and Zibusiso Ncube of illegally recording and maliciously sharing a private conversation.
Posting on X, Moyo described the allegations as “pure fabrication” based on an “illegally recorded and surgically edited audio.”
He claimed the call was made on December 16, 2025, during a discussion initiated by Ncube “in cahoots” with Ndlovu.
He alleged that the clip in circulation was strategically cut from a longer legal discussion and weaponised for personal and political gain.
In a statement dated February, Ndlovu rubbished Moyo’s claims as "absurd."
He described the allegations as “categorically and irrefutably false” and challenged Moyo to release the full, unedited recording if he possessed it.
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“If Professor Moyo is genuinely in possession of a recording that places me at the scene of the alleged conversation, I call upon him to produce that recording in its entirety,” Ndlovu said.
"I further demand to know the identity of the individual who made the recording that Professor Moyo now leverages for public consumption.
"He has been conspicuously and deliberately silent on this point. That silence is not innocuous.
"Professor Moyo must name the person who recorded him. The public deserves to know."
Ndlovu said Moyo's reasoning defied logic.
"The timeline offered by Professor Moyo is not merely inconsistent; it is irreconcilable with the factual record," he said.
"On this basis alone, the allegation that I was a party to the recording cannot withstand scrutiny. I was not party to that recording.
"I bear no responsibility for its creation, nor for its circulation, however wide and however damaging."
He also accused the exiled minister of desperation and lying.
"I do not believe, for a single moment, that Professor Moyo commands the access he claims," he said.
"On the contrary, the desperation that permeates his narrative suggests that he is far more in need of assistance than he would have the public believe.
"What is most troubling, however, is not the specific content of the allegations but the reckless and cavalier manner in which Professor Moyo has chosen to cast aspersions upon my professional reputation without a scintilla of credible evidence, without the courtesy of prior engagement, and without any apparent regard for the gravity and irreversibility of reputational harm."
He also threatened to sue him.
"I have dedicated my professional life to the rigorous, ethical, and conscientious practice of law before the highest courts of this republic. That record does not bend to the winds of social media innuendo," he said.
The proposal to extend Mnangagwa’s term in office has even divided Zanu PF with Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga known to be against the move.
