Umzingwane Constituency This constituency has a total population ...
Umzingwane Constituency This constituency has a total population ...
Umzingwane Constituency This constituency has a total population ...
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Business Centres:<br />
There is one rural service centre in this ward known as Mawabeni.<br />
Veterinary Facilities:<br />
There are 2 dip tanks in this ward known as Glenalategen and Mahanka. The animal<br />
health centre for the ward is known as Mawabeni.<br />
Boreholes:<br />
There are 37 boreholes and 92% are fully functional. The ward needs an additional 6<br />
boreholes.<br />
Income Generating Project:<br />
There are 3 income generating projects which received funding from the Ministry of<br />
Youth, Gender and Employment Creation. Two of the projects are agro-based and 1<br />
offers a service. All the projects received funding in 2001 and one of the projects is being<br />
run by a group of women.<br />
Land Reform:<br />
There are 3 farms which were set aside for the land reform process. There are 449<br />
beneficiaries and out of that figure there are only 39 are women.<br />
Ward 6<br />
<strong>This</strong> is a communal ward, which <strong>has</strong> one of the 3 female councillors in the <strong>constituency</strong>.<br />
The ward <strong>has</strong> a <strong>population</strong> of 3 810 people. The chief in the ward is known as Mabhena.<br />
Education:<br />
There are 5 primary schools in this ward known as Bezha, Kumbudzi, Munkula,<br />
Nonkwane and Swazi. The schools are owned by council and all the teachers at these<br />
schools are trained. The secondary school in this ward known as Swazi was built in<br />
1981, is owned by council and offers education up to O’ level. The school <strong>has</strong> 18trained<br />
and 2untrained teachers.