Youths get stands for backing Mnangagwa

Nearly 60 ZANU PF youths in Bikita were allocated residential and commercial stands after publicly endorsing President Mnangagwa's term extension. According to ZimEye, the allocation was confirmed by local party officials. Opposition groups and civil society organizations condemned the move as blatant patronage, accusing the ruling party of using state land to buy loyalty. The beneficiaries are mostly unemployed youths, raising questions about the politicization of land distribution. The core vulnerability is the weaponization of land as a political tool, deepening inequality and undermining property rights for ordinary citizens.