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  Masvingo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Masvingo is the capital of the Masvingo Province of Zimbabwe.
Masvingo is the oldest colonial settlement in Zimbabwe, and grew up around the encampment established in 1890 by the Pioneer Column en route to their eventual destination, Salisbury.
The Old Fort national monument is located in the centre of town, and was erected in 1891 as one of a series of fortifications to guard the route from Salisbury to the south.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Masvingo   (166 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Africa | Zimbabwe votes: Masvingo
Uniformed forces in Masvingo have already finished casting their votes and the opposition MDC has cried foul over the way the soldiers and policemen voted ahead of the weekend poll.
Police in Masvingo yesterday confirmed that they were casting their votes ahead of the weekend presidential polls amid reports the ruling Zanu-PF party was attempting to rig the election.
Masvingo urban is an MDC stronghold where the MP Silas Mangono trounced Zanu-PF's Dzikamai Mavhaire in the June 2000 parliamentary elections.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/1829834.stm   (1507 words)

  
 The Herald - Zimbabwe News Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Many areas in Masvingo District especially in Summerton, Victoria, Mutimurefu Prison and Mushagashe West farming area were invaded by armyworm, the larvae of a wide-ranging moth, on New Year’s eve.
The new hatchlings were also found in Masvingo city’s peri-urban area of Klipsham Park.
Masvingo is not traditionally affected by armyworm with this year being one of the few years that the plague has hit the province.
www.zimbabweherald.com /index.php?id=39547&pubdate=2005-01-10   (277 words)

  
 allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: Masomere Waves Magic Wand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
The Masvingo United mentor has, in the six years of coaching, won the Premiership title with Amazulu in 2003, the Zifa Unity Cup and the OK Cup with Masvingo and the Independence Trophy with Dynamos.
The 37-year-old coach believes Masvingo were not among the bookmakers' choices for the championship and feels that has taken a lot of pressure from them and enabled them to wait on the wings and capitalise on any slip by CAPS.
Masvingo are going to be a force to reckon with in the next few seasons.
allafrica.com /stories/200511030160.html   (1735 words)

  
 Zimbabwe -- 400,000 face starvation in Masvingo
MASVINGO-Over 400,000 villagers in Masvingo province's seven districts are on the verge of starvation, as the acute self-inflicted food shortages bite, The Standard has learnt.
Previously, the Masvingo city council relied on a modest $200,000 grant from its twin city of Kernen, in Germany for its supplementary feeding scheme, but this is now inadequate because of the increased number of people seeking assistance.
Masvingo provincial social welfare officer, Ronnie Nkala, said NGOs had chipped in to help finance the supplementary feeding schemes for primary school children.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/689732/posts   (800 words)

  
 ZWNews.com - linking the world to Zimbabwe
Zvobgo, the brusque and sometimes cryptic communicator who has been called many things by political phraseologists has, during his illustrious political career, had his fair share of problems with some of his colleagues in Zanu PF who are increasingly wary of what they consider his fading commitment to the cause of the ruling party.
Retired Chief Air Marshal Josiah Tungamirai strongly warned that it would be dangerous to expel the Masvingo South legislator from the ruling party as the ripple effect could spell doom for Zanu PF in that province.
The army boss is tipped to take over from Muzenda as the godfather of Masvingo province, but is likely to meet stiff resistance from Tungamirai, a founder member of Zanu PF who belonged to the ruling party’s liberation war council Dare re Chimurenga.
www.zwnews.com /print.cfm?ArticleID=7682   (798 words)

  
 Shona sculptures generating money for community aid
Masvingo in its own small way, has helped a number of people through hard times.
The Zulu warrior he carved for a client of Masvingo is carved from a solid lump of springstone, a hard a durable stone.
Masvingo bought a stove, fridge, clothes and food to get them started, and people who knew the business have also sent funds to help them get back on their feet.
www.masvingo.com.au /community_aid.html   (500 words)

  
 History of Zimbabwe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Archaeologists have found Stone-Age implements and pebble tools in several areas of Zimbabwe, a suggestion of human habitation for many centuries, and the ruins of stone buildings provide evidence of early civilization.
The most impressive of these sites is the "Great Zimbabwe" ruins, after which the country is named, located near Masvingo.
Evidence suggests that these stone structures were built between the 9th and 13th centuries A.D. by indigenous Africans who had established trading contacts with commercial centers on Africa's southeastern coast.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Zimbabwe   (2100 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Africa | Zimbabwe's famished fields
The government has failed to provide food to starving villagers and in Masvingo, thousands have left their homes in search of edible wild fruits and roots.
In the worst affected areas of Masvingo province, floods have destroyed nearly all crops and livestock.
The MDC's vice-chairman in Masvingo, Shaky Matake, said supporters "are not being given food by the government.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/1964548.stm   (465 words)

  
 Masvingo
Masvingo was founded in 1890 as the first permanent settlement for whites and has grown to a population of about 32,000 inhabitants.
Masvingo is the centre of a rich mining and agricultural area with several important minerals such as asbestos, lithium and copper being mined in the area.
Masvingo is only about 25km from the Great Zimbabwe Ruins and the Kyle Recreational Park.
www.zimbabwe.8m.com /zimmas.html   (142 words)

  
 Zvobgo rejects Zanu PF accusations
In Masvingo Province the Provincial Coordinating Committee is non-functional.
To conclude – it was reported at the January meeting that some delegates from Masvingo to the Chinhoyi National Conference had stolen blankets from The Chinhoyi University (2.3.2 of the minutes).
The minutes of the ZANU (PF) Masvingo District Committee task force meeting held at Benjamin Burombo Building on the 8th of March 2003 are revealing.
www.newzimbabwe.com /pages/zvobgo.html   (2974 words)

  
 SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF SMALLHOLDER IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT IN ZIMBABWE
While the government was committed to initiating the irrigation scheme in communal Masvingo to alleviate the effects of recurring drought, some 160 families living in the shores of the dam have scorned the idea.
The people were not hesitant to express their opposition to the project when the Masvingo Provincial Governor, Dzikamai Mavhaire, addressed them on the importance of the dam to Bikita.
This is due to lack of cooperation among the farmers, lack of knowledge and in most cases the low quality of produce.
www.fao.org /docrep/X5594E/X5594e15.htm   (3274 words)

  
 Cricinfo - Masvingo: Carswell Meats sponsors Zimbabwe Provincial League
The Masvingo-based abbatoir and meat wholesalers, Carswell Meats, are the new sponsors of the 1999/2000 Masvingo Provincial Cricket League, which started in the second half of September 1999.
Teams from Hippo Valley, Masvingo Lotus, Masvingo and Triangle are competing for the new Floating Trophy and various individual performance prizes.
On the bowling side, R Billing (Masvingo), C Cruse (Hippo Valley), N Gaylard (Triangle), T Nelson (Lotus), M Moody (Triangle), R Longwe (Triangle), E Makwara (Lotus), B Mawire (Lotus), and P Auret (Lotus) have all taken three or more wickets each in a match.
content.cricinfo.com /zimbabwe/content/story/83359.html   (281 words)

  
 The 7th Annual Peoples Conference will be held in Masvingo from December   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
At least $40 million more was raised by the Masvingo provincial fund raising committee, bringing to $170 million the money raised so far in Masvingo province.
He commended the people of Masvingo for responding positively to the call to help towards the people's conference.
"There is a realisation among the people of Masvingo that the people's conference is not just for Zanu-PF only but the province as a whole," he said.
www.zanupfpub.co.zw /7th_annual_peoples_conference_wi.htm   (189 words)

  
 Tourist attractions at Masvingo and Great Zimbabwe ruins
The ruins of Great Zimbabwe – the capital of the Queen of Sheba, according to an age-old legend from which the modern nation of Zimbabwe took its name, is one of the country's greatest historical and cultural attractions.
Great Zimbabwe which covers an area of nearly 80 ha, was an important trading centre and was renowned from the Middle Ages onwards.
A scenic circular drive connecting Masvingo, Lake Mutirikwi and the dam wall.
www.afrizim.com /Places/Masvingo/Activities.asp   (608 words)

  
 Korfball World - News: Another potential African country joins IKF   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Korfball was introduced into Zimbabwe during the weekend of 18 to 20 February 2005 when a delegation from South Africa travelled to the town of Masvingo in Zimbabwe.
In August of 2004, Tarirai Chadebah from Masvingo wrote to the IKF requesting assistance with the establishment of korfball in Zimbabwe.
The town of Masvingo is situated in the southeastern part of Zimbabwe.
www.korfballworld.com /articles/0353   (513 words)

  
 Shona Stone Sculpture - Shona Art - African art and stone carvings
For the last few years, while Zulu Exclusive has grown and matured, we have kept in contact with a friend who is the operator of Masvingo Supplies.
The Zulu team is proud to announce the merger between us and Masvingo Supplies.
Masvingo offers a service where the client, especially one who is new to the business, doesn't have to worry about what to chose.
www.zuluexclusive.com /content.cfm?pg_id=3   (507 words)

  
 Masvingo, Zimbabwe Hotel Information, Rate Comparison: Direct Prices, Discounters, Consolidators (MVZ/all)
Compare Masvingo hotel rates from most suppliers and reserve online.
Great Zimbabwe Hotel @ Zimbabwe Ruins Pvt Bag, Masvingo 9082 all of the guest rooms are comfortable and nicely equipped to give a feeling of being home while away from home.
Great Zimbabwe Hotel @ Zimbabwe Ruins, MASVINGO,, ZW 9082 guarantee policy: a credit card is required to book online.
www.hotels-shopper.com /ZW/MVZ.html   (308 words)

  
 Entire Zimbabwe Masvingo Maize Harvest Will Last One Day - Stormfront White Nationalist Community   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Zimbabwe is expected to harvest about 6,000 tonnes of maize - enough to feed the nation for one day - from an ambitious winter cropping programme launched by the government in April this year, farming industry officials said this week.
The government however says more than 1 800 hectares of land were planted with the irrigated maize crop and are expected to produce at least 18,000 tonnes of the crop.
Opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) shadow agriculture minister Renson Gasela said the best that could come out of the Masvingo maize project was 9,000 tonnes, assuming that the average yield is five tonnes a hectare and that 1,800 hectares were indeed planted.
www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?t=38324   (741 words)

  
 The Pennington Family, Christian Outreach to Southern Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Those working in Masvingo were Denny Vogel, Bob Richman, Roger and Janet Meek and Autumn King.
One of the activities the SECC team members participated in during their visit to Masvingo was the Annual Ladies Banquet at the church.
In spite of shortages of basic commodities, the ladies were able to come up with plenty of food (they are very creative).
www.missionsalive.org /pennington/testimonies.html   (358 words)

  
 Ecotourism in Zimbabwe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
The Zaka valley is 45 Km southeast of Masvingo, or about 300 Km east of Bulawayo.
He accesses e-mail on his weekly visits to the nearby town of Masvingo, where there is an Internet Cafe.
Advertising locally in the Masvingo area is not enough, since most people will have planned an itinerary and will not want to alter their plans.
www.reavleyp.demon.co.uk   (1475 words)

  
 Great Zimbabwe Monument - Masvingo - Zimbabwe
There is one other attraction in the area, and that is Lake Mutirikwi, a good spot for boating, fishing or general relaxation.
Scenically it is one of the most attractive parks in the country, its major attraction is a large and thriving population of white rhino which have been able to thrive with the absence of predators and elephants.
Game viewing on horseback is a major attraction at the lake, which is about 35km from Masvingo.
africanadrenalin.co.za /zimsun/nyan.htm   (432 words)

  
 Zimbabwe - Safari Lodges & Hotels in Masvingo,
We have 6 establishments in the Masvingo region in Zimbabwe.
Standard bush camp, situated near Masvingo in Zimbabwe....
Standard hotel with a range of accommodation in Masvingo, Zimbabwe....
www.go2africa.com /accommodation/accomm_by_country_results.asp?country=Zimbabwe&area=Masvingo   (139 words)

  
 Masvingo Province -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Masvingo Province -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Masvingo is a (The proper sphere or extent of your activities) province of (A landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980) Zimbabwe.
(Click link for more info and facts about Masvingo) Masvingo is the capital of the province.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/masvingo_province.htm   (64 words)

  
 ZWNews.com - linking the world to Zimbabwe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Masvingo - The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans in Masvingo Province has unearthed a massive land scandal involving Governor and Resident Minister Josaya Hungwe, Chief Fortune Charumbira, the Deputy Minister of Local Government and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Stan Mudenge who own more than two farms, defying government policy of one-man-one-farm.
The war vets are incensed that three government ministers are trying to remove war vets from farms near town relocating them to distant farms.
They said this will benefit the opposition in Masvingo Central because the war vets will find it difficult to come from these areas to campaign in the constituency.
www.zwnews.com /print.cfm?ArticleID=9299   (442 words)

  
 Masvingo hosts Zanu-PF
Masvingo, Zimbabwe - He may not be among Commonwealth leaders meeting in Nigeria this week, but Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will be the centre of attention at his party's annual conference.
About three thousand delegates of the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF) will start gathering on Thursday for the three-day conference in the southern town of Masvingo, a party stronghold.
The official opening by Mugabe is scheduled for Friday.
www.news24.com /News24/Archive/0,,2-1659_1454691,00.html   (486 words)

  
 Great Zimbabwe Hotel Masvingo Accommodations Reservations
Luxury accommodation near Masvingo, within walking distance to the Great Zimbabwe Monument, featuring luxury rooms and suites, swimming pool, tennis court, a-la-carte restaurant, cocktail and pool bars, guided tours of the National Monument and bushman cave paintings, curio shop, secure parking, fishing and a scheduled 8-seater minibus service to and from Harare
Our hotel is located in beautiful gardens on the grounds of and within walking distance to the Great Zimbabwe Monument, overlooking the picturesque Lake Mutirikwi, 20km from Masvingo and 280km from Beitbridge.
Accommodation at the Great Zimbabwe Hotel consists of 42 standard twin bedded rooms and 3 family rooms, all with full bathroom, ceiling fans, radio and colour television.
hotels-tours-safaris.com /zimbabwe/masvingo/great_zimbabwe_hotel.htm   (332 words)

  
 Mwenezi District Organisations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Kutsungirira Beekeeping Club: was founded in 1996 by Mwenezi community members with the aim of increasing food and income through beekeeping.
Social Forestry: this Forestry Commission/GTZ project is being implemented by the Forestry Extension Services and aims to involve communities in managing and utilising forest resources.
The provincial office is in Masvingo, PO Box 447, (039) 63 790
homepages.picknowl.com.au /mwenezi/organisations.htm   (731 words)

  
 Car hire Masvingo - Car Rentals online in Masvingo
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Compare the top car hire Masvingo providers to find the best deal on car hire in Masvingo Zimbabwe.
Avis welcomes you to the home of car rental online where you can book your car hire Masvingo or rent a car at any of our worldwide locations.
www.bookingcarhire.com /car-hire.php/africa/zimbabwe/masvingo   (564 words)

  
 The Ruins of Great Zimbabwe
The structures were built by indigenous African people between AD 1250 and AD 1450
A little less than 30 kilometres beyond the south-eastern town of Masvingo are to be found some of the most extraordinary manmade remains in Africa.
Formed of regular, rectangular granite stones, carefully placed one upon the other, they are the ruins of an amazing complex.
www.places.co.za /html/greatzim.html   (317 words)

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