By a Correspondent- Zanu PF Youth League has joined progressive youths in the world in celebrating the 29th edition of the Day of the African Child.

Addressing the media, Zanu-PF Acting Deputy Secretary for Youth Affairs Tendai Chirau said the onus is on the current generation of Zimbabwean children and youths to recalibrate their minds and step forward in creating and sustaining a heritage.

“We must never forget that the main beneficiaries of Vision 2030 are today’s children and the onus is on all Zimbabweans to make this vision 2030 a reality. Success requires focus as well as resilience and we must never waver in the face of local and foreign retrogressive forces who are desperate to reverse our independence,” he said.

Chirau said the carnage from the Soweto uprising must forever remind all citizens that independence was not served on a silver platter.

“As ZANU-PF youth we continue to draw from the Soweto uprising, important lessons on the critical role youths in the struggle for Africa’s socio-economic and political liberation. It is the responsibility of the current generation of young Africans to consolidate the gains of the Soweto Uprising and not only defend the continent but advance it,” he said.

The 29th Day of the African Child is being held under the theme “Access to a Child-friendly Justice System in Africa.

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