Mukanya blasts Mngangawa's government

Chimurenga music maestro Thomas Mapfumo on Tuesday took a dig at the change of guard at Munhumutapa Building saying the ouster of former president Robert Mugabe and his replacement with President Emmerson Mnangagwa only ushered in "cosmetic changes".

In an interview on Tuesday, the musician was cautiously optimistic about the country's future, saying its prospects were doomed without the youths playing a leading role in its affairs.

Mapfumo, 72, said this was time for the youths to rise. He said it was not possible for the current crop of politicians, who are in the twilight of their careers, to clean the mess they created in nearly four decades.