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Return of Zimbabwe youth games

The Zimbabwe National Youth Games will make a much-anticipated return next year, with Mashonaland East set to host the revived interprovincial sporting competition, six years after it was halted due to the Covid-19 pandemic.The announcemen…

Published: 21 Sep 2025 at 08:02hrs | 926 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF youths boo minister

Tensions erupted at the Zanu-PF provincial inter-district conference held at Chinhoyi University of Technology on Sunday, as party youth members vocally expressed their frustration over unfulfilled promises, booing and heckling politburo m…

Published: 17 Sep 2025 at 08:58hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe plans to compel vendors to use POS machines

The government is drafting a legal framework that would compel informal traders to use point-of-sale (POS) machines, in a move aimed at formalising the informal economy and broadening tax revenue collection.According to the Ministry of Ind…

Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:38hrs | 574 | by Staff reporter

Ex-Zanu PF youth leader in court over land grab

Former Zanu PF youth leader Jimu Kunaka and his co-accused, Cuthbert Molisen Finiyasi, will spend the night in Harare Remand Prison after a magistrate deferred their bail application to tomorrow.Kunaka (46) and Finiyasi (71) appeared befor…

Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:37hrs | 637 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo residents protest alleged sale of Youth Sports Field

Residents of New Lobengula in Bulawayo have expressed outrage over reports that a local youth sports field is being sold for development, warning the move could deprive young people of a safe recreational space and push them towards drugs …

Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 22:43hrs | 579 | by Staff reporter

Machakaire leads drug bust in Mbare

Government's anti-drug crackdown intensified in Mbare last week when law enforcement agents raided suspected drug dens, arresting two peddlers in an operation witnessed by Youth Empowerment and Development Minister Tinoda Machakaire.The ra…

Published: 11 Aug 2025 at 08:45hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter

National Youth Empowerment symposium postponed to October

The Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Development and Vocational Training has announced the postponement of the highly anticipated National Youth Empowerment Symposium, initially scheduled for 31 July to 1 August 2025.In a statement issued Mo…

Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 18:03hrs | | by Staff reporter

Gambling is devouring Zimbabwe's youth faster than drugs

Zimbabwe is witnessing a disturbing surge in gambling addiction, a crisis that is fast becoming as destructive as the country's long-running drug epidemic. The explosion of betting, particularly among young people, is emerging as a silent …

Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:42hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabweans struggle to rebuild shattered lives abroad

For many young Zimbabweans, the idea of migrating to foreign lands has long represented hope - a chance to escape crippling unemployment and poverty in pursuit of prosperity. But for a growing number, the lived reality abroad is far from t…

Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 16:13hrs | 927 | by Staff reporter

Surely, what lessons in business success can Tagwirei teach our youth?

Our youth are the greatest asset to our nation's future, and we cannot afford to lead them astray.Zimbabwe is a nation desperate for authentic leadership, especially for its youth. To directly receive articles from Tendai Ruben Mbofan…

Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 11:24hrs | 291 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Supa Mandiwanzira urges youth to Join National Youth Service

ZANU-PF Nyanga South Member of Parliament, Supa Mandiwanzira, has called on Zimbabwean youths to enroll in the National Youth Service (NYS), highlighting the programme's role in equipping young people with vital skills for future employmen…

Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:07hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter

Gwanda shuts down crime infested youth centre

The Gwanda Municipality has officially announced the closure of the Greenland Youth Centre in Phakama Township following years of complaints from residents about rampant drug abuse, violent crime, and illegal activities. Initially establis…

Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 09:25hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean youths struggle for survival

For many young Zimbabweans, the daily grind is no longer about climbing corporate ladders or pursuing dream careers. Instead, it has become a delicate balance between hustling for meager earnings and the constant pressure of supporting fri…

Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 09:59hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter

Obert Mpofu hints that Machakaire acted undemocratically

Zanu-PF Secretary for Administration, Obert Mpofu, has raised significant concerns regarding the recent reshuffle within the Youth League National Executive Council, describing the move as unilateral and a violation of the party's constitu…

Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 14:53hrs | 1638 | by Staff reporter

Trouble in paradise: Zanu-PF Youth League faces internal strife

Tensions have erupted within the ruling Zanu-PF party following allegations of an unconstitutional reshuffle of elected executives within the influential Youth League. Youth Affairs Minister Tino Machakaire, a close ally of President Emmer…

Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 06:42hrs | 1011 | by Staff reporter

MRP targets to recruit 1000 Youth in SA

Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) vibrant youth in South Africa is targeting to recruit over 1000 youth in the neighbouring country as it gears to intensify its efforts to push for a separate Mthwakazi state from Zimbabwe.This is revealed by …

Published: 10 Oct 2024 at 20:32hrs | 855 | by Stephen Jakes

Zanu-PF youth leaders get motorbikes

Zanu-PF youth leaders from Masvingo's seven administrative districts have received motorbikes from President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a move aimed at strengthening party mobilisation efforts and ensuring the ruling party remains the dominant po…

Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 15:22hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter

Rugby returns to Bulawayo

Rugby made a glorious return to the iconic Hartsfield Grounds in Bulawayo on Saturday, marking a revival of the city's rich rugby heritage with Zimbabwe A's emphatic 80-6 victory over a Bulawayo Select team. The match, which drew over 1,00…

Published: 16 Sep 2024 at 07:52hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter

National youth housing scheme launched

President Mnangagwa yesterday officially launched the Munhumutapa National Youth Housing Programme in Victoria Ranch, Masvingo, as the Second Republic continues its efforts to empower Zimbabwe's youth through development-focused initiative…

Published: 16 Sep 2024 at 07:52hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter

'Mentally-ill people also enjoy sex'

HIGH Court judges of appeal have said mentally-ill people also enjoy sex in their own right.The court said it could not be dispelled, where there was no evidence, that the mentally-ill are incompetent to consent and appreciate the nature o…

Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:54hrs | 843 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF youth make outrageous demands

THE Zanu-PF youth league wants teachers and nurses to undergo indoctrination at the Chitepo School of Ideology in one of the outrageous demands made to President Emmerson Mnangagwa this week.This comes as the youth league has resolved that…

Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:53hrs | 682 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF youth league will not betray Mnangagwa

ZANU-PF youth league secretary Tino Machakaire has affirmed that the youth league will not betray President Emmerson Mnangagwa and will continue to support him, even as his term is set to end in 2028. Machakaire emphasized their commitment…

Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 07:15hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF wields axe on young MPs

A faction in Zanu-PF pushing for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to have a third term has come out guns blazing pushing for the ouster of young party parliamentarians whom they accuse of sabotaging the 2030 agenda as well as lacking the party…

Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 15:54hrs | 1695 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa brings back 'Green Bombers'

President Emmerson Mnangagwa officially reinstated the National Youth Service (NYS) program yesterday, encouraging young people to embrace the controversial initiative, which he portrayed as a continuation of the struggle for youth empower…

Published: 25 May 2024 at 11:54hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

30 000 expected at Youth Service launch in UMP

At least 30,000 youths are expected to attend the launch of the new Youth Service Zimbabwe (YSZ) by President Mnangagwa in Uzumba-Maramba-PFungwe, Mashonaland East province, today.The Youth Service Zimbabwe (YSZ) aims to shape young people…

Published: 24 May 2024 at 08:28hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa to launch Youth Service in Zimbabwe programme

President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to launch the Youth Service in Zimbabwe at the Nhakiwa Vocational Training Centre in Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe District in Mashonaland East Province on Friday, 24 May.Speaking at the post-Cabinet media brie…

Published: 22 May 2024 at 11:17hrs | 36 | by Staff reporter

Green bomber enrolment begins

The enrolment of 750 cadres for the National Youth Service in Zimbabwe has started countrywide, with President Mnangagwa expected to officiate at the relaunch of the programme next month.Cabinet announced the relaunch this month, renaming …

Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 07:49hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe National Youth Service back in April

THE National Youth Service (NYS), which seeks to provide a platform to groom youths to uphold Zimbabwean values and identity, is set to resume in April this year, a Cabinet minister has said.Addressing the National Youth Day celebrations a…

Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:07hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

'Violence deters youths from politics'

Violence has lowered the percentage of youth voters in the country, a study by a local non-government organisation has revealed.Project Vote 263, in a study titled Youth Participation in Elections, revealed that the youth is not fully part…

Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 10:00hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF youths invade Harare greenway

A GROUP of suspected Zanu-PF youths has invaded a greenway in Haig Park, Harare and demarcated it into residential stands.The greenway, a corridor of protected open space managed for conservation and recreation purposes, lies along Cerne R…

Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:45hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt to establish special youth economic zones

President Mnangagwa is set to participate in the commemoration of Africa Youth Day on November 22, according to Youth Empowerment, Development, and Vocational Training Minister Tino Machakaire.During a press conference in Harare, Minister …

Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 05:36hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter

Youth vote litmus test for Zanu-PF

THE Zanu-PF-led government faces a litmus test in the August general election, after it failed to deliver on key priority areas affecting the youth over the past years, amid indications of a considerable growth in the young voter populatio…

Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 14:01hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter

Chiwenga addresses sold-out rally

ZANU-PF'S August 23 harmonised election campaign trail is now in full force with the party's Second Secretary and Vice-President Dr Constantino Chiwenga addressing a sold-out rally at Mbare Netball Complex open space yesterday.The rally dr…

Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 07:01hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

How will Zimbabwe implement women, youth quotas in the absence of an electoral law?

On August 23, 2023, Zimbabwe is going to have five elections under the proportional representation even though national focus has been on the directly elected ward councillors and Members of Parliament. Proportional representation is an el…

Published: 21 Jun 2023 at 06:20hrs | 18 | by Phillan Zamchiya

Mnangagwa tells his followers to start their engines

THE Midlands Zanu-PF Convention Centre stood tall and majestic as President Mnangagwa arrived with an unmistakable spring in his step yesterday. Accompanied by the radiant First Lady, Auxillia Mnangagwa, the President greeted party cadres …

Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:23hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF injects new blood, says Bimha

ZANU-PF has embraced new blood to produce a blend of leaders that would propel the country towards inclusive economic prosperity, the ruling party's political commissar, Mike Bimha said yesterday. He was addressing journalists in Gweru soo…

Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:22hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Concern over 3% Parly youth representation in Zimbabwe

A YOUTH advocacy group, WeLead Trust, is disappointed that youths make up 3% of the country's parliamentarians.The civic group expressed concern that the political landscape in the country does not accommodate youth.Urging political partie…

Published: 03 Jun 2023 at 08:18hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter

Demystifying youth participation in Zimbabwe politics

ZIMBABWEAN youth are often accused of being politically apathetic. This article will attempt to separate myths and facts about Zimbabwean youth political participation, identify who constitutes youth, and discuss different modes of politic…

Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:43hrs | 15 | by Innocent Mpoki

Youths gather for Zanu-PF Mashonaland West interdistrict

Thousands of youths have gathered at Kutama, Zvimba district for the Mashonaland West provincial youth inter-district meeting amid pledges for unwavering commitment to fight drug and substance abuse.The youths also pledged their total comm…

Published: 20 May 2023 at 20:26hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF youth commissar vehicles torched

TWO vehicles belonging to the Beitbridge Zanu-PF Youth political commissar Lawrence Mbanje were last night torched at his home in Dulibadzimu in a case suspected intra-party violence.This comes hardly a few days after he posted videos in w…

Published: 13 May 2023 at 18:30hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa expected in Bulawayo for youth dialogue

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is expected in Bulawayo today where he will lead deliberation on the inclusion of youth in economic development, while also tackling the topical issue of drug and substance abuse ravaging communities.Today's engagement …

Published: 12 Apr 2023 at 08:05hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF, CCC cross swords over Bulawayo decay

Zanu-PF Bulawayo chairman Jabulani Sibanda has courted the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)'s ire after he blamed the opposition-led Bulawayo City Council (BCC) for the decay bedevilling the city.Last week, Sibanda slammed BCC for lacki…

Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 22:04hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF Young Turks plot surprises

DAGGERS are out in Zanu-PF as aspiring youthful candidates turn on the heat on the party's old guard ahead of the ruling party's primary elections.It appears the ruling party has opened up the floodgates on all aspiring candidates to openl…

Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 22:04hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Meet Kemo Bojang: Africa's rising star

Gambian Youthful politician Kemo Bojang was recently recognised as one of the top 100 influential young persons of Africa. Kemo Bojang has over ten years of experience in advocating for youth participation in politics , leadership and deve…

Published: 09 Feb 2023 at 09:12hrs | 172 | by Khumbu Malinga

Mnangagwa in Lupane on National Youth Day

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is expected to be the guest of honour at this year's National Youth Day commemorations that will be held in Lupane where more than 5 000 youths from across the country will converge, an official has said.The day is comm…

Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 08:26hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF suspends Mashonaland West youth league chairperson

ZANU PF Mashonaland West youth league chairman, Tapiwa Masenda has been issued with a prohibition order following several allegations of misconduct.Tapiwa Masenda will be going through a disciplinary hearing within 14 days after the Provin…

Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 05:47hrs | 1011 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF youths urged to shun corrupt activities

THE Zanu-PF Youth League national executive members have been challenged to exhibit a high level of discipline through shunning corrupt activities that may tarnish the image of the party.Speaking at the Zanu-PF National Executive Council o…

Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:37hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Chinamasa tells Zanu-PF Youth League to be disciplined

Zanu-PF Youth League national executive members have been challenged to exhibit high levels of discipline through shunning corrupt activities that might tarnish the image of the party. Speaking at the Zanu-PF National Executive Counci…

Published: 11 Jan 2023 at 16:46hrs | 28 | by Staff reporter

Diarrhoea outbreak hits Harare

Harare recorded over 1 100 cases of diarrhoea between October 24 and November 20, with the authorities citing the city's failure to provide clean running water, collect refuse and attend to burst sewer pipes as the cause of the outbreak.In…

Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:52hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Gambians prove capabilities of youthful leadership

Young people are driving development in West Africa and demonstrating capacity to lead and transform entire regions and cities.Youthful Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda of Kanifing Municipality is the youngest mayor in the history of Gambia.Bens…

Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 10:01hrs | 535 | by Mandla Ndlovu

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