By Ndaba Nhuku| In what loudly spells drama between two civilisations, it has emerged Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi (54), is younger than Zanu pf’s youth league Chairman Pupurai Togarepi (57) – who is just 2 years from dying according to the latest published mortality rate stats.

They say age is not necessary when it comes to leadership – but who can society accurately describe as youth; can a 57 year old man be labelled a youth leader? I did a search and found out that Zimbabwe is the only country in the world with a youth leader who is less than 7 years from the retirement age mark line and just two years left to live on earth.

Zimbabwe/Life expectancy age marker is 59.16 years.

What does this say then about our politics and our principles as a nation? Could we in anyway say that we are somewhere near social and institutional reform? Are the political leaders of this great country Zimbabwe open and happy to be seen internationally with a ruling party youth leader who is encroaching the mortality line?