Green bombers feel neglected by Zanu

National Youth Service youths have contributed a lot to Zanu (PF) and thus should be part of the congress that is expected to choose Youth League leaders, said the NYSA Bulawayo provincial secretary for administration, Bernard Nhata.
He was speaking after a meeting of NYSA that endorsed President Robert Mugabes candidature as the supreme leader of Zanu (PF).
Zanu introduced National Youth Service or the Border Gezi training, claiming the programme would instil patriotism, discipline and appreciation of Zimbabwean culture.
Graduates were given preferential access to higher education institutions and civil service jobs even without meeting basic educational requirements such as O and A levels.
Entrepreneurial skills were supposed to be part of the syllabus, but military training, denouncement of the opposition and ruling party and chanting slogans took up most of the training time.
Border Gezi graduates were nicknamed the green bombers because of their green military type attire. They terrorised civilians in a a crackdown against MDC supporters.