Munhumutapa Day celebrates youth empowerment in Zimbabwe
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Thousands of Zimbabwean youths are travelling to Mvurwi, in Mashonaland Central Province, to commemorate the third annual Munhumutapa Day, viewing the event as a celebration of economic gains made since 2017.
Young people across the country’s provinces expressed excitement about the holiday, which they associate with direct benefits delivered by the government. ZANU PF organised over 260 buses to transport delegates from all ten provinces to the event, making it the largest youth gathering in recent Zimbabwean history.
Youth leaders from Matabeleland North, Bulawayo, and Matabeleland South provinces reported receiving significant resources for young people, including tractors, trucks, heifers, and ten-hectare plots of land. These provisions, along with a new housing scheme, are shifting young people from seeking employment to creating their own businesses. The province of Mashonaland Central received the largest share of transportation, 100 buses, to reflect its strong capacity for mobilising participants.
Tendai Chiwetu, the ZANU PF National Youth League secretary for administration, invited all Zimbabwean youth, even those from opposing political parties, to join the celebration. Chiwetu stated that the day also marks achievements like the introduction of the Zimbabwe Gold currency and large-scale infrastructure projects. The event follows previous Munhumutapa Day commemorations held in Masvingo and Zvishavane.
