Zimbabwe's ruling party holds youth rally ahead of elections Zimbabwe's ZANU PF holds a youth rally in Gweru, as part of efforts to drum up support for the ruling party’s presidential candidate ahead of this year’s elections set for July. Similar youth interface rallies had become popular during former President Robert Mugabe’s last campaign before his ouster late last year, as a way to connect with the country’s largest population. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES++REFILES WITH AFRICA SLUG++