2011
Parliament
Research Department
[Mutare Central Constituency Profile]
Table of Contents
1.0
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................................... 3
2.0
Population Distribution ................................................................................................................................................... 3
3.0
Education ............................................................................................................................................................................... 4
3.1
Primary education........................................................................................................................................................ 4
3.2
Secondary Schools........................................................................................................................................................ 5
4.0
Health ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
5.0
NGOs......................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
6.0
Business Centers ................................................................................................................................................................. 6
7.0
Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................................................. 6
8.0
Recommendations.............................................................................................................................................................. 6
Bibliography ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
List of Figures
Figure 1: Population Distribution by Ward ................................................................................................................................ 4
Figure 2: Primary School Distribution.......................................................................................................................................... 5
List of Tables
Table 1: NGOs operating in the Constituency ............................................................................................................................ 5
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1.0 Introduction
Mutare Central is located in Manicaland province and is home to the fourth largest city in Zimbabwe; Mutare the
capital city of Manicaland province is found in this constituency. The just ended farm invasions affected the
livelihoods of the people of Mutare as companies such as Cairns scaled down operations. Mutare Central
houses headquarters of large companies such as Wattle Company and Tanganda Tea.
The people are
predominantly Shona and the majority speaks a Shona dialect called “Manyika”.
The lives of the people in Mutare have been positively and negatively affected by the discovery of diamonds in
the surrounding areas. Mutare Central has a total of 28 068 registered voters, and a total population of 66 182,
consisting of 31 534 female and 34 648 male, which means 52% are male and 48% are female. Mutare Central
has 6 wards and a according to the 2003, PASS Report, the whole district has low incidences of poverty.
Consequently the constituency has slightly lower incidence of poverty as compared to other constituencies. More
than 50% of the total population for the province is in the economically active category (ZESN 2010 Report). As
with other constituencies, there are a number of social and economic activities which are carried out in the
constituency but most of them revolve around mining.
2.0
Population Distribution
Mutare Central has a total population of 66 182 people comprising of 34 648 Male and 31 534 Female
(2002 Census report). The constituency’s population is housed in 19 487 households with an average
House Hold size of 3 people. According to the 2008 ZEC Delimitation Report, the constituency has 28
068 registered voters with an average of 4 678 voters per ward. As highlighted above, 50% 0f the total
population for the province is in the economically active category.
The graph below shows that except for ward 6, in each of the wards of the constituency there are more
male than there are females and thus all the wards reflect the global distribution of the constituency
which shows more males than females.
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Figure 1: Population Distribution by Ward
3.0 Education
3.1
Primary education
The whole constituency has 4 primary schools. The net enrollment ration NER1 for the whole country
was at 97% in 2003. While the National Primary Pupil/ Teacher Ratio for 2003 stood at 43:1 the ideal
MDG target is 28:1.
The constituency has a total enrollment of
4 840 pupils comprising of 2 348
(49%) boys and 2 492 (51%) girls. There are 110 trained teachers at the schools; which gives a pupil to
teacher ratio of 44:1 which is higher than the national average of 43:1.
1
The Net Enrollment Ratio (NER) is defined by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics as enrolment of the official age-group
for a given level of education expressed as a percentage of the corresponding population.
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Figure 2: Primary School Distribution
3.2
Secondary Schools
Data was collected for only one of the schools in Mutare central, which is Sakubva High 2 School. It
is a government day school which goes up to “A” level. Sakubva High 2 has 427 boys and 484 girls
and a total enrollment of 911. There are 48 teachers, giving a teacher pupil ratio of 1:18.
4.0 Health
There was no information on health facilities in Mutare Central at the time of analysis.
5.0 NGOs
There are 9 NGOs in Mutare Central which are operational in all the wards.
Table 1: NGOs operating in the Constituency
NGO
Field of Operation
Chiedza
Child Protection
DOMCE CP
HIV/AIDS
Mukai HBC
HIV/AIDS
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NGO
Field of Operation
Capernaum Trust
Education Assistance
Mutare Comm BCCT
Education Assistance
HEIFER International
IGP
ASAP
Income Generating Projects
World Vision
HIV/AIDS
Kubatana
HIV/AIDS
6.0 Business Centers
Mutare Central has 23 business centers of which most are electrified. Only one of the centers has a
Cotton Marketing Board and there are 2 Grain Marketing Boards. Of the 23 business centers, 10 are
growth points. There is almost a clinic at each center. The constituency also benefit from 2 police
posts and a lot of retailing activity.
7.0 Conclusion
Mutare Central is an urban area with a low poverty incidence as shown by the Poverty assessment
report of 2003.
However, although most of the households are male headed, they rely on mines and
the nearby border post near the town rendering them with a better way of life as compared to most
constituencies. It is an old constituency hence it has better infrastructure than most including electricity
and mobile communication.
8.0
Recommendations
From the above discussion and conclusion some of the challenges facing the constituency can be
addressed by the following recommendations.
More activities should be directed towards poverty alleviation so as to improve the well being
of the citizens especially the widows.
There should be more clinics and health centers in this constituency.
More schools are needed in the constituency
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Bibliography
1.
Central Statistical Office (CSO), 2002. Census 2002 Provincial Profile: Manicaland, Government
of Zimbabwe, Harare
2.
Government of Zimbabwe, 2006. Zimbabwe 2003 Poverty Assessment Study Survey Summary
(PASS) Report, Ministry of Public Service , Labour and Social Welfare, July 2006, Harare.
3.
Government of Zimbabwe, UNDP, 2010. 2010 Millennium Development Goals Status Report,
Ministry of Labour and Social Services, UNDP, Harare.
4.
Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN), 2008, A Profile of Constituencies: Understanding
Elections in Zimbabwe, ZESN, Harare.
5.
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), 2008. The Report on the Delimitation Exercise for the
2008 Harmonised Elections, Government of Zimbabwe, Harare.
6.
Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZimVac), 2009 ZimVac Rural Household
Livelihoods Survey Report No.11, October 2009, Harare.
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