Chivi

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Chivi is one of the districts in Masvingo Province. It is a semi-arid area which falls in agricultural regions 4 and 5. It is also the name of a mission station established in 1892 by Wedpohl, Neitz and Dietrich from Berlin, Germany. The district was known as Chibi in Rhodesia.

History

Named after Chief Chivi, which means dirt or sin. The name was given him by the Rozvi Mambo, but the reason why is no longer known. [1]

Government and Politics

At the national level, the district has three members in Parliament in 2013.

In the Zimbabwe 1985 Parliamentary Election, Chivi returned to Parliament:

In the 1990 Parliamentary Election (see A History of Zimbabwean Elections) Chivi North returned to Parliament:

Chivi South returned:

Turnout - 20 368 voters or 48.95 %

In the 2000 Parliamentary Election (see A History of Zimbabwean Elections) Chivi North returned to Parliament:

Chivi South returned:

For the 2008 elections, Chivi was divided into three sections, namely east, west and south.
Chivi South is made of wards 1, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 32.
Chivi East comprises wards 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 24, 25.
Chivi North is made up of wards 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 22, 23, and 32.

In the 2013 Elections, (see A History of Zimbabwean Elections) Chivi Central returned to Parliament:

Total 16 945 votes

In the 2013 Elections, (see A History of Zimbabwean Elections) Chivi North returned to Parliament:

Total 13 293 votes

In the 2013 Elections, (see A History of Zimbabwean Elections) Chivi South returned to Parliament:

Total 16 233 votes

In the 2022 By-Elections, (see Zimbabwe By-elections (March_2022)) Chivi South returned to Parliament:

In the Zimbabwe By-elections (March 2022), Munyaradzi Zizhou of Zanu PF won the Parliament seat with 6832 votes. [2]

At local government level, Councillors are elected to Chivi RDC. In 2018, there were 32 wards.

The district has been a stronghold of Zanu-PF since independence in 1980.

Geography

The district is located in the drought-prone region of the country, north of Mwenezi District and west of Masvingo (District). Much of the District is occupied by subsistence farmers. Because of low average rainfall, Government of Zimbabwe has established several small scale irrigation schemes for the populace to supplement their meager harvests.

See Arch Munaki Secondary School.
See Chibi High School.
See Chinembiri Secondary School.
See Kushinga Secondary School Chivi District.
See Nyaningwe Secondary School.
See Zvamapere Secondary School.

  1. [Chief Information Officer, Lore and Legend of Southern Rhodesia Place Names] (Southern Rhodesia Information Service, Salisbury, 1960) Retrieved 8 November 2021"
  2. National assembly & Council By-election results, ZBC News, Published: March 2022, Retrieved: March 2022

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