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Sunday, 05 May 2013 14:03
HARARE - A youth leader in Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC will appear in court tomorrow charged with telling a rally that President Robert Mugabe was a "limping donkey." MDC Youth Assembly chairman Solomon Madzore has been held at Bindura Police...Read More
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Wednesday, 01 May 2013 14:22
HARARE - Youths are outraged at the enactment of a new statutory instrument which forces them to pay hefty annual fees to the Zimbabwe Youth Council (ZYC) and could be used to close down pro-democracy youth groups. “The statutory instrument makes...Read More
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Monday, 22 April 2013 11:00
MATOBO - A group of Zanu PF youths led by war veteran Soul Ndlovu on Friday allegedly hijacked the government’s grain loan scheme and barred non- Zanu PF members from getting anything. The incident took place at Bidi Business Centre under...Read More
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Tuesday, 09 April 2013 12:06
HARARE - As Zimbabwe heads towards harmonised elections, we call on all youths who have in the past been used as merchants of violence by politicians to desist from such heinous acts. Youths must understand that engaging in violence will come...Read More
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Thursday, 28 March 2013 12:13
HARARE - A bold decision taken by youths in rural Lupane to rebury exposed remains of Gukurahundi victims buried in a mass grave at Silwane Primary School, should inspire others. The achievement reflects immeasurable courage for the youth group to repudiate...Read More
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Sunday, 24 March 2013 13:26
BULWAYO - A Lupane-based youths civic group has reburied the protruding remains of suspected Gukurahundi victims who were buried at a mass grave at Silwane Primary School in Lupane, Matabeleland North in defiance of government directives. Mid last year the minister...Read More
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Sunday, 24 March 2013 13:22
MASVINGO - Youth rights groups in Masvingo have expressed panic and fear following recent reports of violence and intimidation. They are warning of a bloodbath in the forthcoming general election if the situation remains volatile without intervention. Speaking during a youth...Read More
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Tuesday, 05 March 2013 10:20
HARARE - If the youths are to avoid curses of posterity and being branded generational failures, it is time they should embrace a democratic leader. Democracy casts a mirror on human rights, equality, constitutionalism, transparency and accountability among young leaders. Since...Read More
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Tuesday, 05 March 2013 10:18
HARARE - Platform for Youth Development (PYD) is demanding to be involved in the drafting of the Joint Venture proposal for Chisumbanje Ethanol Project. PYD says taking note that Green fuel has been given five percent mandatory blending with conditions of...Read More
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Wednesday, 27 February 2013 12:01
HARARE - Indigenisation minister Saviour Kasukuwere appears undaunted by the overwhelming failure of his ministry’s dysfunctional youth empowerment programme. The programme, which rides on the back of elusive bank loans for youth self-help projects, has become a source of consternation and...Read More
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Tuesday, 26 February 2013 11:51
HARARE - In another breathtaking exercise, the Constitutional Select Committee (Copac) coupled with the political principals President Robert Mugabe, Professor Welshman Ncube and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai have ironed out all outstanding issues in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Arthur...Read More
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Monday, 18 February 2013 12:21
HARARE - Zimbabwe's political field took a spin at the turn of the new millennium after the emergence of MDC, a new vibrant player born in 1999. Before that, Zanu PF had monopolised the political platform, threatening to make Zimbabwe a...Read More
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Friday, 15 February 2013 11:48
HARARE - Close to 75 percent of the festive season accidents were caused by drivers between the ages of 26 and 45, according to the Traffic Safety Council. Speaking to the Daily News recently, managing director of the Traffic Safety Council,...Read More
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Tuesday, 12 February 2013 10:11
HARARE - Youths in Mudzi have demanded that the coalition government institute measures to ensure that young people are protected from violence that has haunted successive elections in Zimbabwe. They say areas such as Uzumba, Maramba and Pfungwe are particularly volatile,...Read More
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Thursday, 07 February 2013 10:56
BULAWAYO - Police have raided a youth civic society organisation on allegations the group is conducting illegal voter registration and keeping subversive material. Four detectives from Bulawayo Central Police Station’s Law and Order section pounced on National Youth Development Trust (NYDT)...Read More
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