By Margaret Kamba 

They say wine tastes better with age, and I am sure experts in that field would testify to the truth of this matter. This may actually be true given the high costs of some of the labels on the market. The older they get, the more expensive they are. 

Yesterday, youths from across Zimbabwe celebrated the birthday of His Excellency, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa at the Great Monument in Masvingo.

 The event held under the theme "Rooted in the past, growing towards a brighter future, empowering youths for nation building and vision 2030," was not only merry but gave an opportunity to even the elderly who had never been in that place before to marvel at the beauty built by our forefathers. 

As I walked up the hill and then down the stairs, I heard two elderly men ask each other how people from the Munhumutapa Empire had managed to build such an amazing structure. 

The Great Zimbabwe Monument is indeed a beautiful structure. It has withstood the weather patterns over the years that it was built up to today giving each of us a time to reflect on where we came from. 

The ZANU PF Youth League chose this particular place to celebrate the man they now call Zimbabwe's second Munhumutapa because of his unwavering determination to see the lives of his people elevated. 

This is not the first time that I have heard this reference to President Mnangagwa as Zimbabwe's second Munhumutapa. 

The first time I heard this was during the third Annual Conference of Johane the 5th of Africa International Church last month when the Founder, Archbishop Dr Andby Makururu said that he had seen President Mnangagwa "sitting on a solid rock, wearing a golden crown, carrying a golden sceptre and wearing a lion's skin and below him a pedestal was written King Munhumutapa."

The vision was said to mean that President Mnangagwa had been chosen to uplift the lives of the people of Zimbabwe and elevated to this status. Those who understood what was being described in that vision know what this means. 

Shortly after this, it was the Youth League openly declaring the President's birthday as Munhumutapa Day. 

In days leading to yesterday, I asked the Youth League to explain to me why they had chosen to name the day Munhumutapa. I wanted to see if they understood what they were doing or simply being over excited. It was yesterday that I realised that the young boys and girls have not come off the rail. 

ZANU PF Youth League Deputy Political Commissar Cde Taurai Kandishaya said the Youth League coined the day Munhumutapa because the visionary leader has exhibited a character like that of the first Munhumutapa putting in place programmes that are benefitting the whole SADC region.

What made his statement even more interesting was that he wore a school uniform to the event. When asked why he had done so, he said, "I want to go to third term because if I end in second term, I will not be able to write my exams."

Throughout the celebrations, the echoing message was that the youths simply wanted their President to continue with advancing the development of the country.

They are pleased with the infrastructure development, advancement of the education system, wealth creation opportunities, and the list is endless.

History shows that Munhumutapa ruled across borders and that the programmes he put in place were beneficial to all the areas under his rule. The coming in of the foreigner disrupted this way of life causing divisions amongst the people.

I believe that touching base at the Great Zimbabwe Monument was a prayer from the children of this land to continue to bring prosperity to their motherland.

They say that a child's prayer reaches heaven faster than an adult's. I am sure you have the answer.