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Zanu PF Youth League meeting - As it happened

by Staff Reporter
03 Sep 2016 at 19:12hrs | Views
15:22 - The Zanu PF Youth League held its 2nd meeting for the period 2014-2019 amid reports that the young need land for empowerment.

15:23 - In urban provinces, youths are pleading for farm lands to eke out a living as most industries are not functioning.

15:25 - In Manicaland and Masvingo, the youths say they are now united following squabbles in the past year.

15:27 - They appealed to government to intervene in provinces that share borders with animal conservancies to ensure that people are protected from wild animals.

15:29 - The youths also pleaded for subcontracts in the awarding of tenders in big national projects.

15:30 - Most provinces expressed gratitude to President Mugabe and Minister Kasukuwere for the progress that has been made in implementing the youth housing programme.

15:32 - The youth representative for Harare province expressed concern over the recent stay always and violent demonstrations that rocked the capital city.

15:37 - The party wing appealed for vehicles to help in the mobilisation process and preparations for 2018.

15:39 - They appealed to party leadership to be allocated a quota for youth in elections.

15:44 - On the state of the party, Secretary for Commissariat in the Youth League Hamandishe said there is no factionalism as they say the President is the one centre of power.

15:46 - On the recent demonstrations, the youths say they are unhappy that some people are obsessed with removing the President before his term expires and that they will not stand by and watch the demonstrations again.

15:48 - They denounced multiple farm ownership among senior party members with some in clandestine partnerships with former farm owners.

15:50 - The youths expressed concern that some ranks in the city have become plotting grounds against government and the organising of #Tajamuka.


Source - ZBC