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Chirumanzu–Zibagwe
Chirumanzu–Zibagwe is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe, National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, Parliament of Zimbabwe, located in the Chirumhanzu District in Midlands Province. Mvuma, a small mining town, is one of the largest commercial centers in the constituency. The constituency was created in 2008 from the old Chirumanzu and Zhombe (parliamentary constituency), Zhombe constituencies. Emmerson Mnangagwa, now the President of Zimbabwe, was the inaugural member, followed by his wife, Auxillia Mnangagwa. Its current Member of Parliament is Prosper Machando (ZANU–PF). History Chirumanzu–Zibagwe was created prior to the Zimbabwean general election, 2008, 2008 Zimbabwean general election, with territory taken from the old Chirumanzu and Zhombe (parliamentary constituency), Zhombe constituencies. It stretches all the way from Mvuma, east side of the A4 road (Zimbabwe), Harare-Masvingo Highway to the west side of the A5 road (Zimbabwe), Harare-Bulaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auxillia Mnangagwa
Auxillia Mnangagwa (née Kutyauripo; born 21 March 1963) is a Zimbabwean politician and has served as the First Lady of Zimbabwe since November 2017, as the wife of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. After spending over ten years at the Ministry of Manpower and Development, she joined the Prime Minister's office in 1992. She was elected as a ZANU–PF Member of Parliament in 2015, serving for the same constituency as her husband after he became Vice-President under Robert Mugabe. Biography Born on 25 March 1963 in Mazowe District in Mashonaland Central, Auxillia is the second child in a family of five. She was brought up on a farm in Chiweshe where she attended primary and secondary school. Her parents divorced when she was in Grade 3. After completing a secretarial course at Silveira House, Chishawasha, in 1981, she worked for the Ministry of Manpower and Development under Edgar Tekere. She entered politics in 1982, eventually rising to the politburo. From 1992, she was assigned to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmerson Mnangagwa
Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa ( , ; born 15 September 1942) is a Zimbabwean politician who has served as the president of Zimbabwe since 2017. A member of ZANU–PF and a longtime ally of former president Robert Mugabe, he held a series of cabinet portfolios and he was Mugabe's first-vice president from 2014 until 2017, when he was dismissed before coming to power in a coup d'état. He secured his first full term as president in the disputed 2018 general election. Mnangagwa was re-elected in the August 2023 general election with 52.6% of the vote. Mnangagwa was born in 1942 in Shabani, Southern Rhodesia, to a large Shona family. His parents were farmers, and in the 1950s he and his family were forced to move back to their country Northern Rhodesia because of his father's political activism. There he became active in anti-colonial politics, and in 1963 he joined the newly formed Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army, the militant wing of the Zimbabwe African National U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Zimbabwean Parliamentary Constituencies
The following is a list of parliamentary constituencies in Zimbabwe, broken down by province. The National Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, consists of 270 members. Of these, 210 are elected in single-member constituencies of roughly equal size, with provinces having a varying number of constituencies depending on population. (The remaining 60 seats are elected using proportional representation at the province level, and are reserved for women). Boundaries were redrawn by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission for the 2023 general election. Bulawayo * Bulawayo Central (1980–1987; since 2008) * Bulawayo North (since 2023) * Bulawayo South (1980–1987; since 1990) * Cowdray Park (since 2023) * Emakhandeni–Luveve (since 2023) * Entumbane–Njube (since 2023) * Lobengula–Magwegwe (since 2023) * Mpopoma–Mzilikazi (since 2023) * Nketa * Nkulumane * Pelandaba–Tshabalala (since 2023) * Pumula (since 2008) Former constituencies * Bulawayo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly Of Zimbabwe
The National Assembly of Zimbabwe, previously the House of Assembly until 2013, is the lower house of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, Parliament of Zimbabwe. It was established upon Zimbabwe's History of Zimbabwe#Independence and the 1980s, independence in 1980 as one of Bicameralism, two chambers of parliament. Between the abolition of the Senate of Zimbabwe, Senate in 1989 and its reestablishment in 2005, the House of Assembly was the Unicameralism, sole chamber of parliament. Since the 2023 Zimbabwean general election, 2023 election, the National Assembly has had 280 members. Of these, 210 are elected in Single-member district, single-member constituencies. 60 seats are Reserved political positions, reserved for women, and are elected by proportional representation in 10 six-seat constituencies based on the country's Provinces of Zimbabwe, provinces. The last 10 seats are reserved for youth and are also elected through proportional representation in 10 one-seat constituencies based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A5 Road (Zimbabwe)
The A5 Highway is a national road in Zimbabwe. It joins the cities of Harare and Bulawayo, and is hence known as the Harare-Bulawayo Highway. It is one of the two routes that form the R2 Route, which connects Harare with the Plumtree Border with Botswana. It has a total length of approximately . In Harare the Highways begins as an extension of Samora Machel Avenue (west). You can pick it from Harare Show Grounds roundabout. However the A5 begins at the right T-Junction with Mutley Bend (road) where Samora Machel Avenue ends. This is at the parkade popularly called China City. In Bulawayo, A5 is called First Avenue at its intersection with Samuel Parirenyatwa Street. Road map The road joins Harare-- Chegutu-- Kadoma-- Kwekwe -- Gweru and ends in Bulawayo Major waypoints Distance table Toll plazas A5 Highway is not a toll-free road. There are 5 toll plazas on the highway. Source: aily News zw. Plazas table Table shows highway running from Harare to Bulawayo (Harar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Herald (Zimbabwe)
''The Herald'' is a state-owned daily newspaper published in Harare Harare ( ), formerly Salisbury, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of , a population of 1,849,600 as of the 2022 Zimbabwe census, 2022 census and an estimated 2,487,209 people in its metrop ..., the capital of Zimbabwe. History Origins The newspaper's origins date back to the 19th century. Its forerunner was launched on 27 June 1891 by William Fairbridge for the Cape Argus, Argus group of South Africa. Named the ''Mashonaland Herald and Zambesian Times'', it was a weekly, hand-written news sheet produced using the Cyclostyle (copier), cyclostyle duplicating process. In October the following year it became a printed newspaper and changed its name to ''The Rhodesia Herald''. The Argus group later set up a subsidiary called the Rhodesian Printing and Publishing Company to run its newspapers in what was then Southern Rhodesia. After the white minority ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmerson Mnangagwa Official Portrait (cropped)
Emmerson may refer to: Places * Emmerson Island, Nunavut, Canada People Given name * Emmerson Bockarie, Sierra Leonian pop singer * Emmerson Boyce (born 1979), English-born professional footballer (soccer player) who represents Barbados internationally * Emmerson Mnangagwa (born 1942), Zimbabwean politician * Emmerson Nogueira (born 1972), Brazilian guitarist and songwriter * Emmerson Trotman (born 1954), West Indies cricketer Surname * Archie Aldis Emmerson (born 1929), American landowner * Ben Emmerson, KC (born 1963), English barrister * Bill Emmerson (born 1945), American politician in California * Charles Emmerson (other), multiple people * Craig Emmerson (born 1971 or 1974), English-born rugby union player * George Emmerson (1906–1966), English professional footballer (soccer player) * Henry Emmerson (1853–1914), Canadian lawyer, businessman, politician, and philanthropist, the father of Henry Read Emmerson * Henry Read Emmerson (1883–1954), Canadian bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Zimbabwean General Election
General elections were held in Zimbabwe on 30 July 2018 to elect the President of Zimbabwe, President and members of both houses of Parliament of Zimbabwe, Parliament. Held eight months after the 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état, 2017 coup d'état, the election was the first since independence in which former President Robert Mugabe was not a candidate. ZANU–PF, the country's ruling party, went into the election with majorities in both the National Assembly of Zimbabwe, National Assembly and the Senate of Zimbabwe, Senate. The main opposition, the Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai, contested the election as part of the MDC Alliance, a Political alliance, coalition that included the MDC–T and six smaller parties. The election gave ZANU–PF control of both houses in the 9th Parliament of Zimbabwe, though with reduced majorities in each. The MDC Alliance gained seats in both houses, closely corresponding to ZANU–PF's losses. In the presidential election Emmerson Mna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Lady Of Zimbabwe
First Lady of Zimbabwe is the title held by the wife of the president of Zimbabwe. The current office holder is the wife of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Auxillia Mnangagwa, Auxillia C. Mnangagwa. Mnangagwa also held the parliamentary seat of Chirumanzu-Zibagwe (parliamentary constituency), Chirumanzu-Zibagwe until 30 July 2018 Mnangagwa did not contest her seat during the 2018 Zimbabwean general election, 2018 general election. First Ladies of Zimbabwe and its antecedents Wives of the prime minister of Southern Rhodesia Wife of the prime minister of Rhodesia First Lady of Zimbabwe Rhodesia First Ladies of Zimbabwe See also * President of Zimbabwe * President of Rhodesia * Auxillia Mnangagwa * Grace Mugabe * Sally Hayfron * Janet Banana * Chirumanzu-Zibagwe (parliamentary constituency), Chirumanzu-Zibagwe (Constituency) References First ladies of Zimbabwe, * Lists of spouses of heads of state, Zimbabwe Politics of Zimbabwe {{Zimbabwe-gov-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vice-President Of Zimbabwe
The vice-president of Zimbabwe is the second highest political position obtainable in Zimbabwe. Between 1987 and 1990, there was a provision for only one vice-president; since 1990 there is a provision for two. The vice-presidents are appointed by the president of Zimbabwe, and are designated as "First" and "Second" in the Constitution of Zimbabwe; the designation reflects their position in the presidential order of succession. Under the ruling ZANU–PF party, the vice-presidential post ranked first in the order of succession has traditionally been reserved for a representative of the party's historical Zimbabwe African National Union, ZANU wing (mainly ethnic Shona people, Shona), while the other vice-presidential post has gone to a representative of the party's historical Zimbabwe African People's Union, ZAPU wing (mainly ethnic Northern Ndebele people, Northern Ndebele). List of officeholders ;Political parties ;Symbols Died in office First vice-presidents Timeline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
By-election
A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, or a bypoll in India, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections. A vacancy may arise as a result of an incumbent’s death or resignation, or when the incumbent becomes ineligible to continue in office (because of a recall, a prohibited dual mandate, criminal conviction, or failure to maintain a minimum attendance), or when an election is invalidated by voting irregularities. In some cases a vacancy may be filled by a method other than a by-election (such as the outgoing member's party nominating a replacement) or the office may be left vacant. These elections can be held anytime in the country. An election to fill a vacancy created when a general election cannot take place in a particular constituency (such as if a candidate dies shortly before election day) may be called a by-election in some jurisdictions, or may have a distinct name (''e.g.' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
