Tsvangirai expresses shock at unemployment levels

MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai has expressed shock at the high level of unemployment among people in the country, particularly the youths saying the matter was a national disaster.

Tsvangirai said many youths he talked to were emotionally distressed because of lack of jobs.

Independent economists put the unemployment rate in the country at over 80% with most people making a living through the informal sector.

Tsvangirai said the purpose of his tours in urban areas was to monitor the MDC-T-dominated councils to see if they were adhering to the party's social democratic values.