Gokwe South District

Gokwe South District
Gokwe South District
administrative district
	Gokwe South District (orange) in Midlands
Country	Zimbabwe
Province	Midlands
Area
• Total	11,124 km2 (4,295 sq mi)
Population (2022)
• Total	317,554
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)

Gokwe South District is one of the eight administrative districts of the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe. The district administrative seat is located in Gokwe Town also known as Gokwe Centre and the District Administrator is the focal person in terms of all district administrative matters. The district is divided into two administrative entities under the Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing, which are Gokwe South Rural District Council and Gokwe Town Council. The two district administrative entities were legally setup under the Urban Councils Act of 2015 [Chapter 29:15]^[2] and Rural District Councils Act [Chapter 29:13] under the constitution of Zimbabwe. The district is further subdivided into 01 senatorial constituency, 05 parliamentary constituencies and 33 council wards. These constituencies and wards are shared between these two administrative entities of Gokwe South District. According to the 2012 ZIMSTAT National Census Statistics the population of the district was at 330 036 people. Gokwe district is in the north-western part of Zimbabwe its average temperature vacillates at 40 degrees Celsius. Gokwe South District shares its boundaries with 06 districts, namely Binga District, Nkayi District, Kwekwe District, Kadoma District, Lupane District and Gokwe North District.

Background

Gokwe South District was created from the division of Gokwe District and had initially been established in 1898. As a result of the introduction of Land Apportionment Act (LAA) of 1930 by the colonial masters, displacement of a number of people from different places to Gokwe began in the 1950s when the Native Land Husbandry Act (NLHA) was put across and marked the implementation of the LAA. As a result of these people migratings to Gokwe, population increased thus leading to the division of Gokwe District to Gokwe North and Gokwe South Districts. The Rural District Councils Act of 1988, which was implemented from July 1993 is the piece of legislation which Gokwe South District came into existence as a result of. This Act is known as the “amalgamation” act, because its main aim was to amalgamate the local authorities responsible for “commercial” and “communal” farming areas within each district. However, it also resulted in some changes to district boundaries and in Gokwe District, where there were no large-scale commercial farms, its main impact was the division of the district into two.

Economic activities

Governance structure

Gokwe South District has 01 senatorial constituency, 05 parliamentary constituencies, 33 council wards. Constituencies are led by an elected member of parliament and the wards are elected by an elected Councillor.

Senatorial constituency

Gokwe South District has one senatorial constituency and is led by an elected member of the Senate or Upper House of the Zimbabwe Parliament.^[3]

Parliamentary constituencies

The district has 05 parliamentary constituencies and are led by an elected member of the Lower House or National Assembly Zimbabwe Parliament.


SER	NAME OF CONSTITUENCY	CLASSIFICATION
01	Gokwe Central Constituency	URBAN
02	Gokwe Sesame Constituency	RURAL
03	Gokwe Kana Constituency	RURAL
04	Gokwe Mapfungautsi Constituency	RURAL
05	Gokwe Sengwa	RURAL

Local council wards

Local council wards are grouped into either urban wards or rural wards. Urban wards being under Town Councils or cities whereas rural wards being under Rural District Councils.


WARD NUMBER	NAME OF WARD OR AREA	CLASSIFICATION
01		URBAN
02		URBAN
03		URBAN
04		URBAN
05		URBAN
06		URBAN
07		RURAL
08		RURAL
09		RURAL
10		RURAL
11		RURAL
12		RURAL
13		RURAL
14		RURAL
15		RURAL
16		RURAL
17		RURAL
18		RURAL
19		RURAL
20		RURAL
21		RURAL
22		RURAL
23		RURAL
24		RURAL
25		RURAL
26		RURAL
27		RURAL
28		RURAL
29		RURAL
30		RURAL
31		RURAL
32		RURAL
33		RURAL

Traditional leadership

Gokwe South District like other districts with are classified as being rural is subdivided into different areas of jurisdiction under various chiefs. The chief is the highest ranking traditional leader for those jurisdictions in Gokwe South District and there are 05 chiefs. Each chief has headmen and village heads under their jurisdiction. Chief Jahana and an estimated 8 000 of his people returned to Matabeleland South from Gokwe and were resettled at Gwamanyenga area.^[4] The Jahana chieftainship was relocated back to Fort Rixon, Matabeleland South Province area after they successfully claimed back their ancestral land during Zimbabwe's land reform period. The area was officially which was previously under his jurisdiction reverted to Chief Njelele's jurisdiction and some people may still casually refer to it as Chief Jahana area.


SER	CHIEFTAINSHIP	NAME	STATUS
01	Njelele	Mischeck Njelele	Substantive
02	Mkoka	Doubt Nkomo	Substantive
03	Sai	Gideon Ngwanda Ncube	Substantive
04	Nemangwe	Elijah Musongo	Substantive
05	Jiri	Chipo Moyo	Substantive

Education

Tertiary institutions

Secondary schools

Secondary or high schools in Gokwe South District are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education.^[5]

BATANAI GOKWE; MUYAMBI VILLAGEW CHIEF MKOKA
BENGWE; MUTAMBURIGWA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
CHEVECHEVE HIGH; MUCHABAIWA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
CHEZIYA GOKWE HIGH; KAMBASHA BARRACKS GOKWE TOWN
CHIDOMA; MAWANA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
CHISINA (MTANKI); CHADAKUFA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
CHITOMBO HIGH; MADHUVEKO VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
CHOTO/TAFARA; CHOTO VILLAGE CHIEF JIRI
COMMUNITY STUDY CENTRE STAND NUMBER 1495 INDUSTRIAL SITE GOKWE TOWN
DEFE; DEFE CHIEF SAYI
DULI - TRUST COLLEGE; STAND NUMBER 1146 MAPFUNGAUTSI
DZIVARENGAMWA; MANYEPA VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
GANYE; BANDA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
NJELELE; STAND NO. 1771 NYARADZA TOWNSHIP GOKWE TOWN
NYAJE; TANYANYIWA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
NYAMACHENI; TAKAENDESA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
NYARADZA; NDLALAMBI CHIEF NEMANGWE
NYOKA; HIGH DHLANA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
RUFARO; (KASANGO) KANYEMBA VILLAGE CHIEF SAYI
RUTENDO; MAWARE VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
SAWI; (GWARISONDE) GWADA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
SAYI; SAI VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
SELIMA; SIYAKATAZA VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA
ST PAULS GOKWE; STAND NUMBER 3313 MAPFUNGAUTSI GOKWE
SUNGANAI; DOKOTERA VILLAGE, CHIEFE NEMANGWE
TARE ST BONIFACE; MUDZIMIRI VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
THE LOGOS EMPOWERMENT GIRLS COLLEGE; RUHWAYA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
TICHAKUNDA; MKOKA VILLAGE MKOKA
TONGWE; MUZA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
VULINDLELA; MVUNDLA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
W. BOOMS COLLEGE; 1423 LIGHT INDUSTRY GOKWE TOWN
ZHAMBA SECONDARY
GAWA; PUTUNGWANE VILLAGE CHIEF NEMNAGWE
GOMOGURU; MAGEGE VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
GUKURE MAKOMO VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
GULUKA; SECONDARY ZARANYIKA VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA
GWAMURE; MABHUKU VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
GWEHAVA; MADZIVANZIRA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
HOVANO; CHITUNGWA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
KANASECONDARY; KANA MISSSION
KASUWE; DICKSON VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
KATSUNGA SECONDARY; MUTSANYAMATE VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
KUSHINGA (RUMHUMHA); RUMHUMA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
LUKUKWE CHITEPO; MAGON'O VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA
MABOKE; HAKUNAVANHU VILLAGE CHIEF JIRI
MACHAKATA; MAZA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
MANYONI; ZIMWARA VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
MAPFUNGAUTSI; SHABANI VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
MARIMASIMBE; NYIKA VILLAGE CHIEFE JIRI
MARIRANGWE; MARIGANO VILLAGE CHIEF JIRI
MASUKA; SECONDARY NEMARINGA VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
MATEME; PASO VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA
(RUJEKO) HIGH; MATETA 2 VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
MAZINYO; MWENE VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA
MBUNGU; MASOCHA VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA GOKWE
MUCHADEYI DZVUKE BEZUNGU VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA
MUCHIRINJI; NHIDZA VILLAGE CHIEF SAYI
NEMANGWE; MUSARURWA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
NGOMENI; CHIVIMBO

Primary schools

Primary schools in Gokwe South District are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Schools. Source ^[6]

RUGORA ; NHAUDZAWANDA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
BATANAI; CHIBABAIRA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
BLUE GUM; NYAHUNA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
BOPOMA; DHIRORI VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
BOVA; SIDODIWE VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
BOYI; MARIMIRASHIRI VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
CHAMATENDERA; KABIRA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
CHARAMA; MUBAIWA VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
CHAVANYATI; ISAYA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
CHEGAMA; RUMHUMHA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
CHEHAMBA; SIAMANONZI VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA
CHEHANGA; MANJENGWA VILLAGE CHIEF JIRI
CHEMBA; PISA VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA
CHEMOWA; JARICHARI VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
CHIBASA; MAGAMA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMAMGWE
CHIDAMOYO; BHARIWA VILLAGE CHIEF
CHIDOMA; MAWANA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
CHIEDZA; MAZHARA VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
CHITA CHEZVIPO ZVEMOTO (CZM); RUHWAYA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
CHIUMBU; MUZA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
CHIURAI; NAISON VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
CHOTO; CHOTO VILLAGE CHIEF JIRI
DAVAMBI; NDAVAMBI VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
DOPOTA; ZCC DEFE DOPOTA HQ CHIEF MUTENDI
DZIRE; TAMBATUBISI VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
DZVUKE; DZVUKE VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA
GABABE; FUSI VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
GADZA; GADAZA VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA
GANYE; FUNDIKWA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
GANYUNGU; CHAVHUNDUKA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
GAWA; UTUNGWANE VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANAGWE
GOKWE ST AGNES; CHIPERE VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
GWANYIKA; MATENGANYIKA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
GWARUSONDE; XOCHIWA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
GWAVI; SIYAGIJIMA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
GWEHAVA; MARUMISA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
GWENUNGU; HONDO VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
GWENYA; MANJONJO VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
GWETSANGA; RINGISAI VILLAGE CHIEF JIRI
HUCHU; DOKOTERA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
INSUKAMINI; MOSES VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
JAHANA; GUNDWANE VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
JIRI; MADZIKANDA VILLAGE CHIEF JIRI
JOBORINGO
JORORO; CHALIBAMBA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
KADZIRAMWANDA; MAWARE VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
KAGUTA; CHIKWAMBA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
KAMBE; SIBABI VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA
KANETOWA; MAJAVE VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
KANGURA; JOHN VILLAGE CHIEFSAI
KAPFUNDE; CHARIRA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
KAROVA; TADZIMIGWA VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
KARUWARE; KARIKOGA VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
KASANGO; KANYEMBA VILLAGE CHIEF SAYI
KASIKANA; ZEBEDIA VILLAGE CHIEFE NJELELE
KASUWE; GUMIREMHETE VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
KRIMA; PENSELA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
KUBENENGURIRA; DANGAREMBIZI VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
KWARAMBA; KWARAMBA KURUWA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
LUKUKWE; NAISON VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA
LUTOTSHWANA; BHENYU VILLAGE HEADMAN MSALA
MABOKE; MABOKE VILLAGE
MACHAKATA; MAZA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
MAGEDE; MAGEDE VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA
MALIYAMI; SHABANI VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
MAMHANGWA; MUSHAWIDI VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
MANGISI; MUCHENI VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
MANYENA; MESO VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
MANYEPA; MANYEPA VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
MANYEWU; GUMIREMHETE VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
MANYONI; KURURA VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
MAPFUMO; MAPFUMO VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
MAPFUNGAUTSI PRIMARY; STAND NUMBER 2322 MAPFUNGAUTSI GOKWE
MAPIWA; MAKIWA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
MAPU; KAITANO VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
MARIRANGWE; CHIREVEREVE VILLAGE CHIEF JIRI
MASAWI; MANQUMA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
MASEKESA; ZVAWANDA VILLAGE CHIEF JIRI
MASUKA; NDAEDZWA VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
MASUKA; MANDIPOTA VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
MATEME SDA; MAGUMURA VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA
MATETA 1; MATETA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
MATETA 2; MATETA VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
MATURA; MATURA VILLAGE CHIEF JIRI
MAWISA; NDOSA VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
MAZINYO ST HUGHS; MWENE VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA
MBUNGU; MASOCHA VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA GOKWE
MKOKA; MKOKA VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA
MLALAZI; MLALAZI VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
MSALA; SIAMEJA VILLAGE HEADMAN MSALA
MTANKI SDA; MTAGWI VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
MUCHIRINJI; NHIDZA VILLAGE
MUDZIMUNDIRINGE; KATEMA VILLAGE CHIEF JIRI
MUDZONGWE; FAKAZI VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
MURANDU; MURANDU VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
MURWIRA; MANHEMBE VILLAGE, CHIEF JIRI
MUSITA; MATEEESANWA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
MUTANGE; CHADAKUFA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
MUTENDI; MUDZVOVA VILLAGE CHIEF MUTENDI GOKWE SOUTH
MUYAMBI; MUYAMBI CHIEF MKOKA
MWAMBANI; KHUMBUSI VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA
MWEMBESI; SOTILE VILLAGE CHIEF NJLELELE
NDARIRE; MUTSVANGI VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA
NDHLALAMBI; SEVEN VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
NGANI; MKONDO VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
NGOMENI; CHIVIMBO VILLAGE, CHIEF SAI GOKWE
NGONDOMA; MINARA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
NHONGO; MBEKA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
NYAGOMBE; MAWARE VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
NYAHUNI; MAKAI VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
NYAJE; DUMEZWENI VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA
NYAMACHENI; TAKAENDESA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
NYAMHUNGA; MPINDI VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
NYARADZA; MABIWA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
NYARUPAKWE; JEFREY VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
PARADZA; PARADZA VILLAGE, CHIEF JIRI, GOKWE
RONGA RONGA; SIYAMWANJA VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
RUGORA; NYUWANI VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
SACRED HEART; SIANUNGU VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA
SASAME; GANDIWA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
SATENGWE; NAISON VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
SAVARANDA; SIYAMUYALA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
SAWI; GWADA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
SAYI; SAYI VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
SELIMA; BHAGU
SENGWA; CHITUNGWA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
SIMBE; JUCHU VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
SIZANANI; CHAMBANI VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
ST AGNES CRECHE AND PRE-SCHOOL; RUHWAYA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
ST BONIFACE TARE; ZAREVA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
ST CUTHBETHS MSORO; CHAPINDUKA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
ST PAUL; STAND NUMBER 3313 MAPFUNGAUTSI GOKWE
SUNGWIZA; MASHOVE VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
SVISVI; MANDABA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
TACHI; TACHI BUSINESS CENTRE CHIEF MKOKA
ZAMBEZI; MPARAGWA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
ZAROVA; MAMVURA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE
ZENGEYA; PEDZERAI VILLAGE CHIEF JIRI
ZHAMBA; CHIDHEREMA VILLAGE CHIEF SAI
ZHOMBE SDA; MARIMIROFA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE
ZIMBODZA; TAGARA

References

^ "Zimbabwe: Administrative Division (Provinces and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ "Veritas". Veritas Zimbabwe. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
^ "Members of Parliament". Parliament of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^ "Chronicle". Chronicle. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^ "Midlands Province Secondary Schools pdf". MOPSE. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^ "Ministry of primary and Secondary Education". 22 June 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

Nyambara, Pius Shungudzapera (2001) "The Politics of Land Acquisition and Struggles over Land in the 'Communal' Areas of Zimbabwe: The Gokwe Region in the 1980s and 1990s" Africa: Journal of the International African Institute 71(2): pp. 253–285

17°15′S 29°01′E / 17.250°S 29.017°E / -17.250; 29.017

[1] "Zimbabwe: Administrative Division (Provinces and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

[2] "Veritas". Veritas Zimbabwe. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

[3] "Members of Parliament". Parliament of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

[4] "Chronicle". Chronicle. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

[5] "Midlands Province Secondary Schools pdf". MOPSE. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

[6] "Ministry of primary and Secondary Education". 22 June 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

v t e Gokwe South District
Capital: Gokwe centre
Dams/reservoirs	Mutange Dam
Landforms	Mapfungautsi plateau
Settlements	Gokwe centre Sengwa mine
Protected areas	Mafungabusi Forest Land
Education	Ganyungu School
Culture and sport	Chita che Zvipo Zve Moto Roman Catholic Diocese of Gokwe
Notable people	Byron Hove
Constituencies	Gokwe constituency Gokwe-Kana Gokwe-Mapfungautsi Gokwe-Sasame Gokwe-Sengwa Gokwe South senatorial constituency
Irrigation schemes	Mutange Irrigation Scheme
Highways	Kwekwe-Gokwe Highway

v t e Subdivisions of Zimbabwe
Provinces	Bulawayo Harare Manicaland Mashonaland Central Mashonaland East Mashonaland West Masvingo Matabeleland North Matabeleland South Midlands
Districts	Beitbridge Bikita Bindura Binga Bubi Buhera Bulawayo Bulilima Chegutu Chikomba Chimanimani Chipinge Chiredzi Chirumhanzu Chivi Gokwe North Gokwe South Goromonzi Guruve Gutu Gwanda Gweru Harare Hwange Insiza Kariba Karoi Kwekwe Lupane Makonde Makoni Mangwe Marondera Masvingo Matobo Mazowe Mberengwa Mbire Mhondoro–Ngezi Mount Darwin Mudzi Murehwa Mutare Mutasa Mutoko Muzarabani Mwenezi Nkayi Nyanga Rushinga Sanyati Seke Shamva Shurugwi Tsholotsho Umguza Umzingwane Uzumba–Maramba–Pfungwe Wedza Zaka Zvimba Zvishavane
Wards	Wards of Zimbabwe
Largest cities	Harare Bulawayo Chitungwiza Mutare Gweru Kwekwe Kadoma Masvingo Chinhoyi Marondera Beitbridge Rusape Kariba Victoria Falls