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Manicaland Province MWENEZI WEST Constituency Profile MANICALAND PROVINCE Mwenezi West is made up of Sandawana, precarious. Gold panning has emerged as a Manicaland province is predominantly rural. The Manyika and Ndau people are found in this Rushumbe, Maranda, Dinhe, Rutenga, buffer against economic hardships that have province. The area falls under agriculture region 1. Most areas receive good rains except for those Mwenezi, Lion and Elephant and Mbizi. persisted for nearly ten years. Unemployment found in the valley. Poverty levels in the area are high and people survive on subsistence farming. Mwenezi West emerged out of Mwenezi levels are high as people previous sources of The province is home to the eastern highland and tourism provided people with incomes before the constituency. Like Mwenezi East, poverty livelihoods such as mine work in Zvishavane land reform which led to the tarnishing of the image of Zimbabwe. As a result tourist arrivals have levels are high and people rely on subsistence have been closed. fallen and the people have suffered from reduced incomes. Timber and tea estates are found in this farming which has not been a reliable source province. Manicaland came under the spotlight when diamonds in Marange were discovered and of food as the area is prone to droughts. REGISTERED VOTERS there was a stampede as people from all over Zimbabwe sought to gain wealth quickly. ZANU PF Residents' food security situation is 32091 and MDC presence in the constituency can be felt by an analysis of the margins by which these two political parties win or lose in elections. SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS 144 145 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS MUTARE NORTH Constituency Profile Constituency Profile NYANGA NORTH Mutare South covers areas like Manjengwa, PF support, as political heavy weights Nyanga North is a new constituency hived off of Zimbabwe as an unsafe destination and this Pounsley, Makuni and Chirinda. This is a rural continued to access diamonds, as evidenced by Nyanga. Nyanga North comprises of has affected the livelihoods of people who constituency. As in most parts of Mutare, the late Nhara a top government official who Nyangombe, St Georges, Nyaruwata, depended on the presence of tourists to sell people depend on agriculture both at was arrested in 2006 while attempting to Nyamaropa, Elim and Aula. Mutarazi falls are wares. subsistence and commercial level in timber smuggle diamond out of the country. Residents found in this constituency. Nyanga is well plantations. Generally, the infrastructure is feel cheated of a source of income. known for its scenic mountains and views and REGISTERED VOTERS developed especially the roads in order to link is a tourist destination. Tourists activities have 29990 farms and plantations to markets. The closure REGISTERED VOTERS however been affected by the negative image of the Chiyadzo Diamond Fields from the 29237 people is a factor most likely to reduce ZANU- Year Candidate Political Number Of Votes Party Year Candidate Political Number Of Votes 2000 Leaonard Chirewamangu MDC 10016 Party Paul Kadzima ZANU PF 8891 2000 Giles Mutsekwa MDC 15500 2005 Douglas Mwonzora MDC 9360 Oppah Muchinguri ZANU PF 5564 Paul Kadzima ZANU PF 12062 2005 Giles Mutsekwa MDC 11597 Ellen Gwaratsimba ZANU PF 7066 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS 146 147 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS MUTARE NORTH Constituency Profile Constituency Profile NYANGA NORTH Mutare South covers areas like Manjengwa, PF support, as political heavy weights Nyanga North is a new constituency hived off of Zimbabwe as an unsafe destination and this Pounsley, Makuni and Chirinda. This is a rural continued to access diamonds, as evidenced by Nyanga. Nyanga North comprises of has affected the livelihoods of people who constituency. As in most parts of Mutare, the late Nhara a top government official who Nyangombe, St Georges, Nyaruwata, depended on the presence of tourists to sell people depend on agriculture both at was arrested in 2006 while attempting to Nyamaropa, Elim and Aula. Mutarazi falls are wares. subsistence and commercial level in timber smuggle diamond out of the country. Residents found in this constituency. Nyanga is well plantations. Generally, the infrastructure is feel cheated of a source of income. known for its scenic mountains and views and REGISTERED VOTERS developed especially the roads in order to link is a tourist destination. Tourists activities have 29990 farms and plantations to markets. The closure REGISTERED VOTERS however been affected by the negative image of the Chiyadzo Diamond Fields from the 29237 people is a factor most likely to reduce ZANU- Year Candidate Political Number Of Votes Party Year Candidate Political Number Of Votes 2000 Leaonard Chirewamangu MDC 10016 Party Paul Kadzima ZANU PF 8891 2000 Giles Mutsekwa MDC 15500 2005 Douglas Mwonzora MDC 9360 Oppah Muchinguri ZANU PF 5564 Paul Kadzima ZANU PF 12062 2005 Giles Mutsekwa MDC 11597 Ellen Gwaratsimba ZANU PF 7066 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS 146 147 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS MAKONI NORTH Constituency Profile Constituency Profile HEADLANDS Makoni North is made up of Weya, St benefited from the rural electrification project. Headlands is a new constituency which was programme. There are also timber plantations Benedict, St Mary Magdalene, and St Gorges This has resulted in them coercing the people carved off Makoni North. Initially Headlands in this constituency. Farming is good as rains Nyautare. The constituency was relieved of under them to support ZANU PF. fell under Makoni North constituency. It are good in this area, which falls under region Headlands, which became a constituency of its covers Inyati, Eagles Nest, Headlands, Monte one. Food security is guaranteed except in own. Traditional leadership in Makoni North REGISTERED VOTERS Casino and Anoldine and Chiendambuya. The drought years. ZANU PF has won elections in is partisan and pro-ZANU PF. In turn, they 26490 main source of livelihood of the people in the this constituency. have been showered with vehicles and Headlands constituency is farming on a small scale. Unemployment is rising as production REGISTERED VOTERS Year Candidate Political Number Of Votes on commercial farms scaled down during and 25563 after the controversial land reform Party 2000 Didymus Mutasa ZANU PF 14835 Valentine Ziswa MDC 3357 2005 Didymus Mutasa ZANU PF 18910 Elton Mangoma MDC 6077 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS 148 149 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS MAKONI NORTH Constituency Profile Constituency Profile HEADLANDS Makoni North is made up of Weya, St benefited from the rural electrification project. Headlands is a new constituency which was programme. There are also timber plantations Benedict, St Mary Magdalene, and St Gorges This has resulted in them coercing the people carved off Makoni North. Initially Headlands in this constituency. Farming is good as rains Nyautare. The constituency was relieved of under them to support ZANU PF. fell under Makoni North constituency. It are good in this area, which falls under region Headlands, which became a constituency of its covers Inyati, Eagles Nest, Headlands, Monte one. Food security is guaranteed except in own. Traditional leadership in Makoni North REGISTERED VOTERS Casino and Anoldine and Chiendambuya. The drought years. ZANU PF has won elections in is partisan and pro-ZANU PF. In turn, they 26490 main source of livelihood of the people in the this constituency. have been showered with vehicles and Headlands constituency is farming on a small scale. Unemployment is rising as production REGISTERED VOTERS Year Candidate Political Number Of Votes on commercial farms scaled down during and 25563 after the controversial land reform Party 2000 Didymus Mutasa ZANU PF 14835 Valentine Ziswa MDC 3357 2005 Didymus Mutasa ZANU PF 18910 Elton Mangoma MDC 6077 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS 148 149 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS MUTARE SOUTH Constituency Profile Constituency Profile NYANGA SOUTH Mutare South covers Zimunya, Chitakatira, economic decline that has gripped the country. Nyanga South is comprised of Juliasdale, Tourist arrival declined from the time the Mpudzi and Wengezi. This is a rural However Mutare had the lowest poverty Marist Brothers, St Mary's Magadalene, Mt government embarked on the land reform constituency. The politics of Mutare South has statistics in 2003. This situation could be Mellery, Nyamanda, Nyatate, Mapako, programme. Since then, Zimbabwe has been been such that MDC won elections in 2000 but different given that most farms were acquired Rugare, Troutbeck, Nyanga and Sanyatwa. labeled an unsafe destination and incomes after the blitz of violence that took place in under the land reform programme and were Nyanga South is a new constituency hived off from this sector fell dramatically. This 2002, ZANU PF won the 2005 election. allocated to people that lack farming skills as a Nyanga. The area is popular for its scenic scenario is bad for the residents as the terrain People in the area depend on agricultural result production has fallen which has resulted mountains. Troutberg Inn and Monte Clair are is not unsuitable for agriculture. activities both commercial and subsistence for in food insecurity in a once secure area. popular hotels in the area. The people derived a living. Some people are employed in the their livelihoods from working in the tourism REGISTERED VOTERS plantations in Chimanimani. The people have REGISTERED VOTERS sector or making curios for sale to tourists. 29177 suffered like most Zimbabweans from 30591 Year Candidate Political Party Number Of Votes 2000 Mukwecheni Sydney MDC 7273 Michael Madiro ZANU-PF 6673 2005 Mukwecheni Sydney MDC ZANU - 8220 Freddy Kamunzamba PF 11552 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS 150 151 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS MUTARE SOUTH Constituency Profile Constituency Profile NYANGA SOUTH Mutare South covers Zimunya, Chitakatira, economic decline that has gripped the country. Nyanga South is comprised of Juliasdale, Tourist arrival declined from the time the Mpudzi and Wengezi. This is a rural However Mutare had the lowest poverty Marist Brothers, St Mary's Magadalene, Mt government embarked on the land reform constituency. The politics of Mutare South has statistics in 2003.
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