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White sungura musician to represent Zanu-PF in 2013 elections
07 Jul 2013 at 14:33hrs | Views
White sungura musician and farmer, Joshua Sacco, the first white Zimbabwean to hold a position in the Zanu-PF Youth league will contest the 2013 Chimanimani East parliamentary seat.
Sacco, who was elected the deputy secretary for production in the Zanu-PF youth league four years ago, beat the incumbent MP Samuel Undenge, the Zanu-PF deputy Minister of Economic Planning and Investment Promotion.
Sacco is a long standing member of the ruling party's youth wing.
Sacco is in a class of his own as he is the only white musician in Zimbabwe who sings in the local Shona language while playing traditional music.
Born in 1979 in Zimbabwe, Sacco grew up in typical African environments, made friends with black youths and his band is made up of black youths.
That experience brought him closer to Zimbabwean traditions and culture.
He passed Shona language at Grade seven and obtained a C grade in the language at Ordinary Level.
Sacco was once described by Robert Mugabe as being the last white man standing in Zanu-PF.
Sacco, who was elected the deputy secretary for production in the Zanu-PF youth league four years ago, beat the incumbent MP Samuel Undenge, the Zanu-PF deputy Minister of Economic Planning and Investment Promotion.
Sacco is a long standing member of the ruling party's youth wing.
Sacco is in a class of his own as he is the only white musician in Zimbabwe who sings in the local Shona language while playing traditional music.
That experience brought him closer to Zimbabwean traditions and culture.
He passed Shona language at Grade seven and obtained a C grade in the language at Ordinary Level.
Sacco was once described by Robert Mugabe as being the last white man standing in Zanu-PF.
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