One of the poorest countries in Africa, Zimbabwe will be celebrating the birthday of her president in few days from now and Zimbabweans have reportedly been urged to donate at least 150 cattle towards President Mugabe’s upcoming birthday on February 21.
According to the state-owned Herald newspaper, this year’s birthday bash organisers said they aimed at raising at least 150 heads of cattle to feed about 100 000 guests.
A Zanu-PF lawmaker Never Khanye said that the donations were voluntary, but that large-scale farmers in Matabeleland South, where the celebrations would be held, must donate a cow each to show appreciation of the long-time leader.
Chipanga was last month quoted as saying “To us, February 21 is not just a day. To us, it is a special day we treat in the same manner Christians treat December 25, the birthday of Jesus Christ. I don’t want to be blasphemous, but in my humble view, President Mugabe is second to Jesus Christ. He is our saviour, so his birthday means a lot for us the youths of Zimbabwe.” News24 reports.
