Government celebrated the Anti-Sanctions Day with a musical concert on 25 October 2025, which ran under the theme, Harnessing the Youth for Accelerated Socio Economic Development in the Fight Against Sanctions.
A Dotito businessman who was only identified as, Gono expressed Mashonaland Central Province’s gratitude to Government for giving it an opportunity to host another national event after same hosted the Independence Day celebrations on 18 April 2023.
"We as the business community and people of Dotito, welcome Government’s decision to hold the Anti-Sanctions Musical Concert in our area. The musical concert has boosted the flow of business as we have recorded huge sales. The fight against sanctions is a war which every Zimbabwe should take part in to ensure that the illegal mwasures are removed," said Gono.
A youth in attendance, Tatenda Moyo informed this publication that in as much as sanctions have affected the young people, Government has rolled out numerous projects for the youths to counter the effects of sanctions.
"The Government, under the Second Republic, has done a lot to ensure youth empowerment by enhancing access to finance for the youths through the Empower Bank. Therefore, as the youths we applaud our Government for realising that only Zimbabweans can rescue our nation from the shackles of the illegally imposed sanctions. Through the Nyika Inovakwa Nevene Vayo mantra, the country has managed to soldier-on despite efforts by the West to bring it down,” said Moyo.
Meanwhile, the Village Head, Muchenje revealed that the Dotito community was engaging in an irrigation scheme which helped the community to fight the effects of sanctions and attain food security. Muchenje highlighted that the irrigation scheme helped in providing a source of income for families as they could now practice horticulture.
"The Muchenje irrigation scheme has benefited the people of Dotito and the surrounding communities as they can now grow horticultural produce for sale. The irrigation scheme has empowered them to fight the effects of the illegal sanctions with over 220 families now being food secure," said Muchenje.
The 25th of October was set aside by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in 2019 as the SADC Anti-Sanctions Day to press for the removal of the sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by some Western countries in 2001. The move was endorsed by the African Union (AU).
