Gokwe Town
Gokwe Centre is a rural town in the Midlands province in Zimbabwe. The town is usually referred to as "Gokwe Centre" because the larger region is called Gokwe. Gokwe is seen in popular Zimbabwean culture and media as a place that is backwards or undereducated. A lot of memes usually make reference to the phrase "Gokwe yazviita zvakare", which translates to "Gokwe has done it again." Gokwe is basically the Zimbabwean equivalent of the USA's Ohio Background Gokwe was originally a government station. It housed a district commissioner, police, hospital, veterinary services and other government rural agencies. Primarily for the administration of the district, it was also the base for the control of the tsetse fly and its associated lethal disease trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness). Historical Achievements Growth Point Status The place was proclaimed a Growth Point in 1982 under the government's growth points policy. Gokwe town is a success case of the government's growth point ...
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Ministry Of Home Affairs (Zimbabwe)
The Ministry of Home Affairs is the home affairs Ministry (government department), ministry of the government of Zimbabwe. It governs several matters, including the following: * Zimbabwe Republic Police * Registrar General, * Immigration * National Archives of Zimbabwe, * National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, * Board of Censors, * Lotteries and Gaming Board It was a "sticking point" issue in the 2008 Zimbabwean political negotiations, political negotiations between the three largest parties in the Parliament of Zimbabwe, Parliament, which finally resolved to place two co-ministers from the two largest parliamentary parties over the ministry. External links Ministry of Home Affairs References

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Ministry Of Education, Sport And Culture (Zimbabwe)
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is a department in the Government of Zimbabwe that is responsible for the management of primary and secondary education within the country. The incumbent minister is Hon. Dr. Torerayi Moyo, Deputy Minister Angeline Gata and Permanent Secretary Moses Mhike who were appointed in September 2023. References Primary and Secondary Educatio Zimbabwe file:Zimbabwe, relief map.jpg, upright=1.22, Zimbabwe, relief map Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Bots ...

Ministry Of Justice (Zimbabwe)
The Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs is a government ministry, responsible for courts in Zimbabwe. The incumbent minister is Ziyambi Ziyambi and the deputy minister is Jessie Majome. Virginia Mabiza was the permanent secretary. List of ministers * Eddison Zvobgo (18 April 1982 – 18 April 1985) *Emmerson Mnangagwa (1989 – July 2000) * Patrick Chinamasa (July 2000 – 11 September 2013) * Emmerson Mnangagwa (11 September 2013 – 9 October 2017) * Happyton Bonyongwe (9 October 2017 – 2 November 2017) * Ziyambi Ziyambi (since 2 November 2017) References Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Law enforcement in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Zimbabwe file:Zimbabwe, relief map.jpg, upright=1.22, Zimbabwe, relief map Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Bots ...

Ministry Of Youth Development, Indigenisation And Empowerment (Zimbabwe)
The Ministry of Youth Development, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment is a government ministry, responsible for youth issues and economic empowerment in Zimbabwe. The incumbent minister is Sithembiso Nyoni, who also leads the Ministry for Women's affairs List of ministers References Youth Development, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Society of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe file:Zimbabwe, relief map.jpg, upright=1.22, Zimbabwe, relief map Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Bots ...

Ministry Of Labour And Social Welfare (Zimbabwe)
The Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare is a government ministry, responsible for labour relations and welfare in Zimbabwe. Clever Nyathi was the incumbent minister until 2 December while the Joshua Malinga was appointed as the deputy minister for the portfolio of Social Welfare. Nyathi was replaced by ZANU-PF lawmaker Petronella Kagonye. It oversees National Social Security Authority. On November 27, 2017, Emmerson Mnangagwa, who succeeded ousted President Robert Mugabe following the 2017 Zimbabwe coup d'état, announced the dissolution of the Zimbabwe Cabinet, leaving only Patrick Chinamasa and Simbarashe Mumbengegwi as acting ministers of Finance and Foreign Affairs respectively. Overview The Ministry of Labour and Social Services (MoLSS) is the arm of government with statutory responsibility for the protection of vulnerable populations in Zimbabwe. It has two main Departments namely, the Department of Labour and the Department Social Services, which ...
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Plumtree, Zimbabwe
Plumtree is a town in Zimbabwe. Marula trees, wild plum trees (Ntungulu in tjiKalanga) grow abundantly in the area. The town was once called ''Getjenge'' by baKalanga. It is also often called ''Titji,'' meaning station, and referring to the railway station which was operating in the area around 1897. Location The town is located in Bulilimamangwe District, in the Matabeleland South Province, in southwestern Zimbabwe, at the international border with Botswana. It is located about by road, southwest of Bulawayo, the nearest large city. Plumtree sits on the main road between Bulawayo in Zimbabwe and Francistown in Botswana, about , further southwest from Plumtree. The geographical coordinates of Plumtree are: 20°28'41.0"S, 27°47'50.0"E (Latitude:-20.478056; Longitude:27.797222). The border is defined by the Ramokgwebana River. The village of Ramokgwebana is opposite Plumtree on the Botswana side. Plumtree lies at an average elevation of above mean sea level. Overview ...
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Matabeleland South Province
Matabeleland South is a province in southwestern Zimbabwe. With a population of 683,893 as of the 2012 Zimbabwean census. It is the country's least populated province after Matabeleland North.Matabeleland South and Matabeleland North were established in 1974, when the original Matabeleland Province was bifurcated. The province is divided into six districts. Gwanda is the capital, and Beitbridge is the province's largest town. The name "Matabeleland" is derived from Ndebele, the province's largest ethnic group. Matabeleland South is bordered by Bulawayo and Matabeleland North to the north, Midlands to the northeast, Masvingo to the southeast, South Africa to the south, and Botswana to the west. It has an area of , equal to 13.86% of the total area of Zimbabwe. It is the fourth-largest of the country's ten provinces in area. Matabeleland South sits on the edge of the Kalahari Desert, giving it an arid climate not hospitable to agriculture. Geography The province sits on ...
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Gwanda
Gwanda is a town in Zimbabwe. It is the capital of the province of Matabeleland South, one of the ten administrative provinces in the country. It is also the district capital of Gwanda District, one of the seven administrative districts in the province. History The white settlers in zhawunda erroneously called zhawunda, Gwanda. Zhawundamano asimano linodla was the full name of the area. A group of Kalangas clans of Balilima, Nyubi, Mwenye of Mberengwa, were traveling together and passed at a place where they found a skull of an elephant and they said, Nsholowezhou, meaning the skull of an elephant. White settlers butchered the name and called it Tjolotjolo. They went on and reached another area where they said it is mbisingwe, meaning the zebras, they saw and leopards that were hauling the whole night got similar stripes and it is here, where these Kalangas tribes split. the Nyubi went to Mberengwa and zhawunda settled in the present day, Gwanda Location The town is located ...
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Shurugwi
Shurugwi, originally known as Selukwe, is a small town and administrative centre in Midlands Province, southern Zimbabwe, located about south of Harare, with a population of 22,900 according to the 2022 census. The town was established in 1899 on the Selukwe Goldfield, which itself was discovered in the early 1890s, not long after the annexation of Rhodesia by the Pioneer Column. The town lies in well wooded, hilly and picturesque country at an altitude of about and is well watered having a typical annual rainfall of . On a clear day, it is quite possible to see the hills around Masvingo and Great Zimbabwe, with the latter being over away. History Selukwe was established in 1899 by the British South Africa Company and Willoughby's Consolidated Company. Its name was derived from a nearby bare oval granite hill that resembled the shape of a pigpen (''selukwe'') of the local Karanga people. The district remains an important centre for gold, chrome and platinum mining, but it ...
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