Impoverished Youth Turn to Crime for Survival – Kubatana.net
For many young people in Matabeleland South, the economic opportunities accessed by their parents in yester-years are a fleeting dream, to make ends, many are crossing lines. Edmore Dube (65) of Habane Township, Esigodini worked for 31 years for several citrus farming companies and had a modest lifestyle. The citrus farm was a thriving business concern that employed scores of locals around Esigodini, youths included. However, the 2000s land reform program that resulted in the invasion of one orange plantation cost many jobs, changing their living conditions forever. “Life was good back then...