Entertainment lures youths to Independence Day commemorations

Like many other years before, the giant National Sports Stadium (NSS) was on Monday full to capacity as people gathered to celebrate the birth of Zimbabwe on April 18, 1980.

Long, meandering queues could be observed as people jostled to enter the stadium and join the nation in commemorating the 36th Independence anniversary as early as 8am.

Although most observers had accused Zanu PF of stealing the people’s independence saying President Robert Mugabe has continued to enslave the masses economically, thousands turned up for the day and were treated to the usual thrilling displays, most by members of the security forces.

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