DURING the commemoration of Youth Day, President Hakainde Hichilema called on youths to embrace the spirit of hard work, urging them to shift from being job seekers to job creators. He said it is difficult to develop a country without the full participation of youths in various sectors. President HICHILEMA: “No meaningful development can ever be achieved without the engagement of you the youth, nothing! There’s nothing for this country without the youth. The youth are at the centre. That’s why in Bemba we say ‘Imiti ikula empanga‘ (budding trees are tomorrow’s forests). Your government has made direct interventions targeted at the youth and this is deliberate. Government recruited 30,000 teachers, we are recruiting more young people so that we...

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