Zvishavane District

This article is about the district. For the town, see Zvishavane.
Midlands Districts
Shava means Eland in ChiShona. The eland colour is called shava in ChiShona.
Reddish Hills of Mashava at King Mine
Shava is the name of the eland in ChiShona. The colour of these common elands is lighter than that of the giant elend above; so the colour is shavane or Shavani hence Zvishavane.

Zvishavane District is one of the eight districts in Midlands Province of Zimbabwe. 85,035 people live in Zvishavane rural and 59,714 live in Zvishavane town (2022 census).[1]

It has Mberengwa District to the south and Shurugwi District to the north.

Its capital is Zvishavane town.

Economy

Zvishavane District is home of Zvishavane Town which developed from an asbestos mine compound into a town.[2] See Shabanie Mashaba Mine.

It is also home to Murowa Diamond Mine located in Mazvihwa, 40 km from Zvishavane Town.

Local government

Zvishavane District is run by two local government organs, the rural district council and the urban council.

For the rural district authority see Runde Rural District Council.

The Zvishavane Town Council, established in terms of the Zimbabwe Urban Councils Act, Chapter 29.15,[3] administers the urban district.

2013 - 2018 Council

Source: Zimbabwe Electoral Commission[4]

Ward Councillor Party Constituency
01 Phiri Arusah ZANU-PF
02 Mudekwa Isaiah ZANU-PF
03 Phiri Fatuma MDC-T
03 Utonga Andrew ZANU-PF
04 Majama Charity MDC-T
05 Mago Tinashe ZANU-PF
06 Ferreira Jose Manuel ZANU-PF
06 Chitototo Josiphati MDC-T
07 Dube Esau Gwatipedza MDC-T
08 Pasira Itai MDC-T
09 Chikandiwa Andrew MDC-T
10 Gadziwa Samuel MDC-T

2008 - 2013 Town Council

Source: Kubatana Aechive[5]

Ward Councillor IParty Remarks
01 Chimedza Sam MDC-T
02 Taruvinga Patson MDC-T
03 Murombedzi Francis MDC-T
04 Muvenge Francis Mashoko MDC-T
05 Dube Nyika Jastin Berebende MDC-T
06 Matondo London MDC-T
07 Pamire Godfrey MDC-T
08 Zhou Alluwis MDC-T Chairman
09 Moyo Mordikai Masocha MDC-T
10 Mushipe Pardon MDC-T

20°19′S 30°03′E / 20.31°S 30.05°E / -20.31; 30.05

See also

References

  1. ^ "Zimbabwe: Administrative Division (Provinces and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  2. ^ Faith Zaba|7 June 2013 Zvishavane: A tale of two different worlds The Zimbabwe Independent|News|Retrieved 2 March 2016
  3. ^ Ministries of Local Government International |Chapter 29:15 Urban Councils Act|Zimbabwe Urban_Councils Act mlgi.org.za|Retrieved 2 March 2016
  4. ^ Notice Board GoodZEC Local Authority Results-Midlands-Zvishavane Town Council Zec.gov.zw|Retrieved 2 March 2016
  5. ^ The Herald (zw) candidates -'Harmonised' elections 29 March 2008: Local Government - Midlands Archived February 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine kubatana.net|archive|Retrieved 2 March 2016