Zimbabwe has made former president Robert Mugabe’s
birthday a public holiday, a state daily reported Monday, nearly a week after
the long-time ruler stepped down.
“It is hereby declared that February 21 of every year henceforth shall be a public holiday to be known as the Robert Mugabe National Youth Day,” The Herald newspaper reported, citing a government gazette.
“It is hereby declared that February 21 of every year henceforth shall be a public holiday to be known as the Robert Mugabe National Youth Day,” The Herald newspaper reported, citing a government gazette.
The move follows intense lobbying by the ruling
ZANU-PF party’s youth league and came weeks after the country’s biggest airport
was renamed after the veteran politician
