ZAKA WEST CONSTITUENCY 15.1 Introduction This is the second ...

ZAKA WEST CONSTITUENCY 

15.1 Introduction 

This is the second constituency in Zaka district. It is basically the same as the 

one delimited in 2000 and has 50 918 registered voters. Ii is made up of wards 

1, 3, 6, to 8, 11, 12, 16, to 19, 22 to 24 and 27 to 29. 

15.2 Names of the wards 

15.3 Ward 1 

There is a male councilor for the ward. The ward has a population of 2946. 

Education 

There is 1 primary school in the ward known as Chipinda (1927). The school has 

12 trained teachers. The school is owned by council. There is hot-sitting at the 

school. 

Health 

There is 1 health centre in the ward known as Chipinda clinic. It is manned by 

only 2 nurses and 2 other posts are vacant. It is owned by council. The clinic 

has 9 general beds. 

Gender projects 

There is 1 gender project in the ward known as Masase Piggery. 

Boreholes 

Zaka West constituency falls within the drought stricken parts of Masvingo 

Province, hence it has 11 boreholes and 8 deep wells.

Dip tanks 

There are 2 dip tanks in the ward known as Rumwanda and Chipinda. 

15.4 Ward 3 

The ward represented by a male councilor. The population for the ward is 5 

242. 

Education 

There are 2 primary schools in the ward known as Chimedza (1927) and Danda 

(1934). Due to inadequate facilities there is hot-sitting at both schools. There 

are 32 trained teachers at Chimedza and 8 trained teachers at Danda. The 

schools are owned by council. There is 1 secondary school in the ward known as 

Chitonhora (1981). The school has ‘O’ level status. The 18 teachers at the 

school are all trained. The school is council owned. 

Health 

There is 1 health centre in the ward known as Ndanga hospital. It is manned by 

64 nurses and has a vacancy rate of 99 posts. The hospital is owned by 

government and it has 140 general beds. 


There is 1 income generating project in the ward known as Mashangwe 

Manufacturing, which is sponsored by the Ministry of Youth Gender and 

Employment Creation. 

Boreholes 

There are 4 boreholes in the ward and 3 deep wells. 

Dip tanks

There is only 1 dip tank in the ward known as Ndanga. 

15.5 Ward 4 

There is a male councilor for the ward representing a population of 8 524. 

Education 

There are 4 primary schools in the ward known as Chigwagwa (1933), Chiredzi 

(1917), Chivata (1945) and Mutinwi (1957). The schools are owned by council. 

All the schools have hot - sitting. All the teachers in the ward are trained except 

Chiredzi with 2 untrained teachers. There are 2 secondary schools in the ward 

namely Chivata (1987) and Mutinwi. Both schools have ‘A’ level status. There 

are 10 trained and 16 trained teachers at Chivata and Mutinwi respectively. Both 

schools are day schools. 

Boreholes 

There are 3 boreholes and 39 deep wells in the ward. 

Dip tanks 

There are 2 dip tanks in the ward namely Manhubava and Redza. 

15.6 Ward 6 

There is a male councilor for the ward. The population for the ward is 4445. 

Education 

There are 3 primary schools in the ward namely Chirara (1934), Govere (1934) 

and Zimhungu. The schools are owned by council. All the schools have hotsitting. 

All the teachers at the 3 schools are trained except Chirara with 1 

untrained teacher. There is 1 secondary school in the ward known as Zuvarose 

(1982) owned by mission. The school has 12 classrooms and it has ‘A’ level 

status. There are 13 trained teachers at the school.

Boreholes 


Dip tanks 

There is 1 dip tank in the ward known as Zishiri. 

15.7 Ward 7 

There is a male councilor for the ward. The ward has a population of 8805. 

Education 

There are 4 primary schools in the ward known as Muchechetere (1964) 

Muparuri (1945), Mutamba (1961) and Nemauka. All the schools are owned by 

council. All teachers are trained except Muchechetere and Nemauka with both 

1 untrained teacher. There are 2 secondary schools in the ward namely 

Muchechetere (1984) and Nemauku (1987). Both schools have ‘O’ level status 

and are owned by council. Muchechetere has 7 trained and 5 untrained teachers 

while Nemauku has 9 trained teachers. 

Health Rural 

There is 1 health centre in the ward known as Nemauku clinic. There are 2 

nurses manning the clinic and 2 posts are vacant. The clinic is owned by 

government. It has 9 general beds. 


There are 3 gender projects in the ward known as Vunganai Poultry, 

Mwanawevhu Garden specializing in agriculture and Kunouyei Garden, which is 

also into agriculture.

Boreholes 


Dip tanks 

There are 4 dip tanks in the ward namely Musiso, Nezvikonde, Cherechere and 

Muparuri. 

15.8 Ward 8 

There is a male councilor in the ward and the population for the ward is 6 4411. 

Education 

There are 3 primary schools in the ward known as Chinyaradza (1960), 

Mashingaidze (1991) and Zaka (1982). The schools are owned by council and 

they have hot – sitting. There are 14 trained and 2 untrained teachers at 

Chinyaradze and 19 trained and 3 untrained at Zaka. There are 2 secondary 

schools in the ward known as Chinyaradza (1984) and Zaka (1981). The schools 

are owned by council. Chinyaradza has a total enrolment of 378 and 8 

classrooms while Zaka has a total enrolment of 663 and 12 classrooms. The 8 

teachers at Chinyaradza are all trained as well as the 22 teachers at Zaka. 

Chinyaradza has ‘O’ level status while Zaka has ‘A’ level status. 

Gender Projects 

There are 2 gender projects in the ward namely Zodo specializing in livestock 

and Daysdale Printing which is into manufacturing. 

Dams 

There is 1 dam in the ward named Nyatare. The dam is used for irrigation 

purposes. 

Boreholes


Dip tanks 

There are 2 dip tanks in the ward known as Chinyaradza and Zaka. 

15.9 Ward 11 

There is a male councilor in the ward. The population for the ward is 6 260. 

Education 

There are 2 primary schools in the ward namely Govo (1943) and Kubatana 

(1948). The former has a total enrolment of 303 and 8 classrooms while the 

latter has 260 pupils and 7 classrooms. Both schools are owned by council. 

Govo has 11 trained teachers and Kubatana has 7 trained teachers. Both 

schools have hot - sitting. There are 2 secondary schools in the ward namely, 

Jichidza (1972) and Makwau (1988). Jichidza has a total enrolment of 362 and 

16 classrooms while Makwau has 428 pupils and 8 classrooms. Jichidza has ‘A’ 

level status while Makwau has ‘O’ level status. All the teachers at both schools 

are trained except Jichidza with 1 untrained teacher. Jichidza is a mission school 

while Makwau is council owned. 

Health 

There is 1 health centre in the ward known as Jichidza Mission Clinic. It is 

manned by 1 nurse and 2 posts are vacant. The clinic has 4 general beds. 

Boreholes 


Dip tanks 

There are 2 dip tanks in the ward namely Baramanza and Maoneke.

15.10 Ward 12 

There is a male councillor in the ward. The ward has a population of 5 542. 

Education 

There are 3 primary schools in the ward namely Chitende (1983) with a total 

enrolment of 590 and 14 classrooms, Chirigwi (1988) with a total enrolment of 

543and 11 classrooms and lastly but not least Gunguvu (1997) with a total 

enrolment of 503 and 14 classrooms. All the schools have hot - sitting. It is 

pleasing to note that all the teachers at the 3 schools are trained. The schools 

are owned by council. There is 1 secondary school in the ward known as 

Chivingwi with a total enrolment of 421. It has 8 classrooms and has ‘O’ level 

status. There are 9 trained teachers at the school. 

Health 

There is 1 health centre in the ward known as Jichidza clinic. There are no 

nurses at the clinic and 2 nurses are required. It is owned by the council. It has 

9 general beds. 

Boreholes 


Dip tanks 

There are 2 dip tanks in the ward known as Jichidza and Gunguru. 


There is a male councillor for the ward and it has a population of 4 443. 

Education

There are 2 primary schools in the ward known as Mafuratidze (1992) with a total 

enrolment of 709 and 14 classrooms and Nyakunhuwa (1939) with a total 

enrolment of 467 and 10 classrooms. Both schools have hot - sitting and are 

owned by the council. Mafuratidze has 18 trained and 1 untrained teacher. 

There is 1 secondary school in the ward known as Mafuratidze whose details 

were not recorded. 

NGOs 

There is 1 NGO operating in the ward known as European Union, which deals in 

health, poverty alleviation and education. 

Boreholes 

There are 16 boreholes in the ward known as Nyakunhuwa and Mageza. 


There is a male councillor for the ward and the ward has a population of 8106. 

Education 

There are 4 primary schools in the ward known as Mudavanhu (1983) with a total 

enrolment of 627 and 15 classrooms, Murembwa (1960) with a total enrolment of 

543 and 8 classrooms, Zenguvo (2004) with a total of 545 and 16 classrooms 

and Veza with an enrolment of 543 and 8 classrooms. All the schools are 

owned by council. Mudavanhu has 16 trained and 2 untrained teachers, 

Murembwa has 10 trained teachers, Veza 13 trained teachers and Zenguvo has 

16 trained and 2 untrained teachers. There is 1 secondary school in the ward 

known as Magura (1981). It has a total enrolment of 686 and 12 classrooms. It 

has ‘A’ level status. There are 9 trained and 5 untrained teachers. It is owned by 

council. 

Health 

There are 2 health centres in the ward known as Nyakunhuwa clinic and Veza 

clinic. Nyakunhuwa is manned by 2 nurses and 2 posts are vacant. Veza is

manned by 1 nurse and 2 posts as well are vacant. Both clinics are owned by 

council. There are 6 general beds at Nyakunhuwa clinic and 3 general beds at 

Veza clinic. 

Dip tanks 

There are 3 dip tanks in the ward known as Masiyemvura, Veza and Zinguvo. 


There is a male councillor for the ward. The ward has a population of 5 624. 

Education 

There are 3 primary schools in the ward known as Manjeru (1944) with a total 

population of 544 and 14 classrooms, Mapanje (2004) with a total enrolment of 

287 and 8 classrooms and Munjanja (1966) with a total enrolment of 571 and 16 

classrooms. All the schools have hot - sitting and are owned by council. Manjeru 

has 14 trained and 2 untrained teachers, Mapanje has 9 trained teachers and 

Manjanja has 15 trained and 2 untrained teachers. There is 1 secondary school 

in the ward known as St Joseph Tongo (1981) with a total enrolment of 740 and 

14 classrooms. It has ‘A’ level status. There are 22 trained teachers at the 

school. The school is owned by council. 

Dip tanks 

There is 1 dip tank in the ward known as Dewure. 


There is a male councillor for the ward and the population for the ward is 7714. 

Education

There are 2 primary schools in the ward namely Chipezeze (1942) with a total 

enrolment of 505 and 13 classrooms and St Anthony (1966) with a total 

enrolment of 928 and 10 classrooms. There is hot - sitting at both schools and 

they are day schools owned by council. There are 13 trained and I untrained 

teacher at Chipezeze and 24 trained teachers at St Anthony. There is 1 

secondary school in the ward known as St Anthony (1969). The school has a 

total enrolment of 680 and 16 classrooms. It has ‘A’ level status. The school has 

5 trained teachers and is owned by council. The school is a boarding school. 

Health 

There are 3 health centres in the ward known as Musiso hospital, Siyawareva 

clinic and Jerera satellite clinic. Musiso hospital is manned by 27 nurses and 51 

posts are vacant. It is mission owned and has 220 general beds. Siyawareva 

clinic is owned by council. It is manned by 2 nurses and 2 posts are vacant. It 

has 2 general beds. Jerera satellite clinic is manned by 1 nurse and it does not 

have any general beds. 


There are 7 gender projects in the ward namely Jerera Women specialising in 

agriculture, Kuhuni Motors which specializes in engineering, Zama Takeaways, 

Beauty Look Hair Saloon, Mziri Irrigation, Mayoyo Egg Production and KGB 

Engineering and Chinyabako Carpentry. 

NGOs 

There are 4 NGOs operating in the ward namely Care Zimbabwe, which deals in 

Water and Sanitation, Environmental Conservation and Poverty Alleviation, 

European Union dealing in Health, Poverty Alleviation and Education, Unicef 

which deals in health issues and Zirrcon Trust. 

Boreholes


Dip tanks 

There is 1 dip tank in the ward known as Muzandawe. 


There is a male councilor for the ward and the population for the ward is 3395. 

Education 

There are 2 primary schools in the ward known as Harava (1948) and Muchokwa 

(1964). Harava has a total enrolment of 662, 14 classrooms and it has hot sitting. 

There are 17 trained and 1 untrained teacher at the school. It is owned by 

council. Muchokwa has a total enrolment of 716, 18 classrooms and it has hot - 

sitting too. The school has 20 trained teachers and it is owned by council. 

There is 1 secondary in the ward known as Mutonhori (1981). It has a total 

enrolment of 788 and 15 classrooms. It has ‘A’ level status. There are 19 

trained teachers and 1 untrained teacher at the school. It is owned by council. 

Health 

There is 1 rural health centre in the ward known as Harava clinic. The clinic is 

manned by 12 nurses and 14 posts are vacant. It is owned by council. The 

clinic has 9 general beds. 

Boreholes 



There is a male councilor for the ward and the population for the ward is 4 685. 

Education

There are 3 primary schools in the ward known as Chiringeno (1961), Mudzara 

(1991) and Vanyoro (1966). Charingeno has a total enrolment of 643 pupils, 14 

classrooms and 16 trained teachers. It is owned by council. Mudzara has a total 

enrolment of 724, 11 classrooms 18 trained teachers and 1 untrained teacher. It 

is also owned by council. Lastly but not least, Vanyoro has a total enrolment of 

366 pupils, 14 classrooms and 11 trained teachers. It is also a day school owned 

by council. All the schools have hot - sitting. There is 1 secondary school in the 

ward known as Charingeno (1984). It has a total enrolment of 451 and has ‘O’ 

level status. It has 8 classrooms and 12 trained teachers. It is owned by council. 


There are 2 gender projects in the ward known as Wand C. Furniture and 

Zivakawaka, which is also into manufacturing. 

Boreholes 


Dip tanks 

There is 1 dip tank in the ward known as Nyahondo. 


There is a male councilor for the ward. The ward has a population of 6 961. 

Education 

There are 4 primary schools in the ward known as Charuka (1922), Chipfuti 

(1983), Mushungwa (1964) and Vhudzi (1999). All the schools have hot - sitting. 

They are day schools owned by council. Charuka has 10 trained teachers, 

Chipfuti 13 trained and 1 untrained teacher, Mushungwa has 16 trained and 1 

untrained teacher and lastly Vhudzi has 12 trained teachers. There is 1 

secondary school in the ward known as Chimbwembwe (1981). It has a total

enrolment of 575 and 10 classrooms. The school has ‘O’ level status. It has 14 

trained teachers and 1 untrained teacher. It is owned by council. 

Boreholes 


Dip tanks 

There are 4 dip tanks in the ward known as Makambe, Rupiri, Mukobvu and 

Chemhondoro. 



Education 

There are 3 primary schools in the ward known as Musenyereki (2001), Mushaya 

(1954) and Njiva (1983). Musenyereki has 9 total enrolment of 817,17 

classrooms and 21 trained teachers. Mushaya has a total enrolment of 695, 10 

classrooms and 19 trained and 1 untrained teacher. Njiva has a total enrolment 

of 677, 14 classrooms and 9 untrained teachers. All the schools have hot - sitting 

and are owned by council. There are 2 secondary schools in the ward known as 

Musenyereki A. (1985) and Musenyereki B. (1986). They are day schools owned 

by council. Musenyereki A. has a total enrolment of 265 and 8 classrooms while 

Musenyereki B has a total enrolment of 267 and 8 classrooms as well. Both 

schools have “O’ level status and each has 6 trained teachers. 

Health 

There is 1 health centre in the ward known as Mushaya clinic. It is manned by 1 

nurse and 2 posts are vacant. It is owned by council. The clinic has 9 general 

beds.

Dams 

There is 1 dam in the ward known as Bangala. It is used for recreation, irrigation 

and water supply to both the community and livestock. 

Boreholes 


Dip tanks 

There are 3 dip tanks in the ward namely Mushaya, Zingwena and Mushenjere. 


There is a male councilor for the ward and the ward has a population of 6706. 

Education 

There are 3 primary schools in the ward namely Bota (1951), Mujena and 

Rudhanda (2004). Bota has a total enrolment of 934, 21 classrooms and 24 

trained and 2 untrained teachers. Mujena has a total enrolment of 540 and 17 

trained teachers while Rudhanda has 1147 pupils, 11 classrooms and 31 trained 

and 1 untrained teacher. They are all day schools owned by council. There is 1 

secondary school in the ward known as Rudhanda (1981). It has 1175 pupils 

and 23 classrooms. The school has ‘A’ level status. There are 30 trained and 5 

untrained teachers at the school. The school is owned by council. 

Health 

There is 1 health centre in the ward named Bota clinic. There are no nurses at 

the clinic and 2 more nurses at the clinic and 2 more nurses are required. It is 

owned by council and there are 6 general beds at the clinic. 

Gender Projects

There is 1 gender project in the ward known as Jerera Milling specializing in 

manufacturing. 

Boreholes 


Dip tanks 

There are 3 dip tanks in the ward known as Chivamba, Mananga and Bota. 

15.20 Ward 29 


Education 

There are 2 primary schools in the ward known as Dekeza (1939) and Sazaume 

(1962). Dekeza has a total enrolment of 1100 and 25 classrooms. Sazaume has 

a total enrolment of 577 and 12 classrooms. Both schools have hot – sitting and 

are owned by council. Dekeza has 22 trained teachers while Sazaume has 12 

trained and 2 untrained teachers. There is 1 secondary in the ward known as 

Dekeza (1982). It has a total enrolment of 462 and 8 classrooms. The school 

has 6 trained and 5 untrained teachers. It has ‘ O’ level status and is owned by 

council. 

Boreholes 


GENERAL FINDINGS 

• Local government 

All the councilors in the constituency are males hence there is gross gender 

imbalance representation in local government. 

• Education 

There is high incidence of hot –sitting in most of the schools in the constituency.

• Gender Projects 

Very few women are taking part in most of the gender projects. 

RECOMMENDATIONS 

• There is need to appoint women to positions of councilors, as noted, all 

the councilors in the constituency are male hence women ought to be 

involved in the decision making process as well so that gender equity is 

achieved. 

• There is hot sitting in virtually all the primary and secondary schools in the 

constituency hence more schools ought to be built so as to reduce 

instances of hot sitting. 

• Some clinics and hospitals do not have nurses and doctors, there is an 

urgent need to deploy more nurses and doctors at the affected clinics and 

hospitals so that there is an efficient and effective health delivery system. 

• More women in the constituency should be encouraged to start gender 

projects so that they can realize some income to sustain their families.

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