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The City of Masvingo derives its name from the national shrine of the country, the Great Zimbabwe National Monument. Masvingo is a Shona (indigenous language) name, which means âBuilding Made out of Stonesâ. The City, was resuscitated in 1890 by a British Pioneer Column, which had identified the area as ideal for a capital city of the country, then called Fort Victoria.Â
However, the idea of a capital city was abandoned when the present capital city of Harare was discovered and established as Salisbury. The settlement continued to grow until it became a Town Council in 1926 and a Municipality in 1953. Masvingo attained city status in February 2002...
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Mayorâs Welcome Note
Valued residents and stakeholders, I am humbled by your trust and confidence in me to lead this Council and people of Masvingo as the Mayor. It is with great humility that I thank my colleague Councillors for their continued support in execution of my duties as the Mayor of the City of Masvingo....
I welcome you to the City of Masvingo! We are a vibrant ancient city which was founded in 1890 and was the first large settlement to be established by the Pioneer Column of the British South Africa Company which makes it the oldest town in Zimbabwe. It was named Fort ...
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