Can Zim’s New Youth Strategy bridge the chasm of despair?

ZIMBABWE’S latest attempt at youth empowerment, the National Youth Empowerment Strategy (NYES) 2026-30, emerges at a critical moment when nearly half of the nation’s youth find themselves trapped in an economic limbo.

Announced in the wake of International Youth Day, the strategy emerges from the 24th Cabinet meeting as a testament to what Information minister Jenfan Muswere characterises as the government’s renewed commitment to youth development.

“The National Youth Empowerment Strategy aims to create an enabling environment to promote youth participation in the mainstream formal economy,” declared Muswere, outlining an ambitious framework built upon five foundational pillars: economic empowerment, technology and digital transformation, education and skills development, governance, and health and well-being.

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