{"podcast":{"title":"DW AfricaLink","slug":"dw-africalink-200114","podcast_index_feed_id":200114,"rss_url":"https://rss.dw.com/xml/podcast_africalink","website_url":"https://www.dw.com/en/africalink/program-17270580?maca=en-podcast_africalink-8027-xml-mrss","image_url":"https://static.dw.com/image/74973914_7.png","author":"DW","episode_count":100,"summary":"DW AfricaLink is packed with news, politics, culture and more — every weekday. From combating health issues and freedom of expression to finances, tolerance and environmental protection, we have it covered.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-24T14:26:11.633282+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dw-africalink-200114"},"episode":{"title":"Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa tightens his grip on power","slug":"zimbabwe-mnangagwa-tightens-his-grip-on-power","published_at":"2026-07-07T15:16:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dw-africalink-200114/zimbabwe-mnangagwa-tightens-his-grip-on-power","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dw-africalink-200114","url":"https://www.dw.com/en/zimbabwe-mnangagwa-tightens-his-grip-on-power/audio-77866027?maca=en-podcast_africalink-8027-xml-mrss","audio_url":"https://radiodownloaddw-a.akamaihd.net/Events/podcasts/en/8027_podcast_africalink/40C894AD-podcast-8027-77866027.mp3","summary":"Zimbabwe's parliament has approved constitutional amendments extending presidential terms from five to seven years, and replacing direct presidential elections with a parliamentary vote. Host Lucy Riley speaks with DW's Privilege Musvanhiri and Chiedza Mlingwa, deputy spokesperson for the Constitution Defenders Forum, about the implications of the changes, and what they mean for the future.","meta_description":"Zimbabwe's parliament has approved constitutional amendments extending presidential terms from five to seven years, and replacing direct presidential elec…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1517,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dw-africalink-200114/episodes/zimbabwe-mnangagwa-tightens-his-grip-on-power/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dw-africalink-200114/zimbabwe-mnangagwa-tightens-his-grip-on-power.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}