Masvingo (District)
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Masvingo District encampases metropolitan Masvingo
Masvingo
Masvingo is a town in south-eastern Zimbabwe and the capital of Masvingo Province. The town is close to Great Zimbabwe, the national monument from which the country takes its name.- History :...

, in Masvingo Province in southern Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...

. The district boasts of the Great Zimbabwe National Monument among its list of tourist attractions. Lake Kyle is also nearby. The people in the district are mostly rural, communal farmers. Mushandike Co-op. is found in the district, in which the villagers use the water from Tokwe River
Tokwe River
The Tokwe River is a river in southeastern Zimbabwe. It is a tributary of the Runde River and its major tributaries include the Tokwane River....

 to irrigate their patches of land. Ngomahuru Hospital which is the second largest Psychiatric hospital in the country (after Ingutsheni) is also located.

General Elections 2008

The district has been divided into fives sectors for the general elections of 2008. Candidates from both the MDC
Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai
The Movement for Democratic Change Zimbabwe is a political party and the largest party in the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe. It is the main formation formed from the split of the original Movement for Democratic Change in 2005.-Foundation:...

 and ZANU-PF and independents will compete for the five constituency seats available and winners will go on to represent the district in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...

's new House of Assembly
House of Assembly
House of Assembly is a name given to the legislature or lower house of a bicameral parliament. In some countries this may be at a subnational level....



Magogo Andrew (Independent), Mhere Edward (Zanu-PF), Chitando Jefferson (MDC Tsvangirai), Mukwazhe Munodei (ZDP), Mutume Mike (UPP
United People's Party (Zimbabwe)
The United People's Party is a new political party in Zimbabwe. It was formed in 2006 by the former ZANU-PF provincial chairman of Masvingo and ZANU-PF member of Central Committee, Dr Daniel Shumba. Party candidates ran for the first time in the by-elections of Chiredzi South and Zaka East in...

) are vying for the Masvingo central seat, while in the north seat there is Mudenge Stan (Zanu-PF), Chidhodha Alois Makamure (UPP
United People's Party (Zimbabwe)
The United People's Party is a new political party in Zimbabwe. It was formed in 2006 by the former ZANU-PF provincial chairman of Masvingo and ZANU-PF member of Central Committee, Dr Daniel Shumba. Party candidates ran for the first time in the by-elections of Chiredzi South and Zaka East in...

), Mutemere Wilstss (MDC Tsvangirai), Gobo Simbarashe (Independent) and to the south there is Chinoda Willington (Independent), Mzembi Walter (Zanu-PF), nad Matongo Lovemore (MDC Tsvangirai). In Masvingo urban, there is Mudzume Joburg (MDC Mutambara), Joosbie Omar (Zanu-PF), Tavarera Tinashe (UPP
United People's Party (Zimbabwe)
The United People's Party is a new political party in Zimbabwe. It was formed in 2006 by the former ZANU-PF provincial chairman of Masvingo and ZANU-PF member of Central Committee, Dr Daniel Shumba. Party candidates ran for the first time in the by-elections of Chiredzi South and Zaka East in...

), Matutu Tongai (MDC Tsvangirai) and to there west there is Mbudzi Kudzai (Independent), Shava Jephias (UPP
United People's Party (Zimbabwe)
The United People's Party is a new political party in Zimbabwe. It was formed in 2006 by the former ZANU-PF provincial chairman of Masvingo and ZANU-PF member of Central Committee, Dr Daniel Shumba. Party candidates ran for the first time in the by-elections of Chiredzi South and Zaka East in...

), Mbetu Jabulani (Zanu-PF), and Mharadza Tachiona (MDC Tsvangirai)

See also

  • Chiredzi
    Chiredzi
    Chiredzi is a small town in Masvingo province in south-east Zimbabwe. Together with its sister town of Triangle, it is the major center of sugar production in the country.-Background:...

  • Masvingo Province
  • Mwenezi District
    Mwenezi District
    Mwenezi is a small district situated in southern Zimbabwe. Mwenzi is bisected by the Mwenezi River and the A4 highway, the main road that connects the town of Beitbridge, on the border with South Africa, to Masvingo.- Background :...

  • Gonarenzou National Park
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