In a bid to promote a cleaner and healthier environment, the City of Masvingo has joined forces with the rest of the nation to participate in a comprehensive clean-up initiative.

The objective of the initiative is to foster a sense of ownership and responsibility among residents, businesses, and institutions to encourage proper waste disposal, and environmentally friendly habits.

Council partnernered with EMA and local businesses to promote clean-up efforts in the city and encourage employee participation.

Community groups also collaborated with council to engage residents and promote environmental awareness.

Together, we can create a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable environment for everyone!

As part of the city’s annual Cheerfund initiative, His Worship, the Mayor, Cllr Aleck Tabe distributed essential items to less privileged members of the community on Thursday the 19th of December 2024.

The event, held in the Civic Centre Town Hall, saw the Deputy Mayor, Cllr Daniel Mberikunashe handing over food hampers, clothing, and toiletries to deserving homes, individuals and families on behalf of the Mayor.

“The Cheerfund initiative is a testament to our city’s commitment to caring for its most vulnerable citizens,” said Deputy Mayor, Cllr Daniel Mberikunashe. “I am grateful to our donors and partners for their generosity and support”, he said.

The Cheerfund program is an annual city-wide initiative that aims to provide essential items to those in need, bringing joy and hope to the less privileged during the holiday season.

Recipients of this year’s Mayor’s Christmas Cheer Fund includes, National Council for the Disabled, Zimbabwe parents of handicapped children, Zimbabwe Association of the Visually Handicapped, M. MUGO Blind PRY (CAPOTA), Jairos Jiri Association, Ngomahuru Psychiatric Hospital, Ratidzo ZIMCARE Trust, M. MUGO (CAPOTA)High School, Henry Murray School, CAPOTA workshop, Masvingo Provincial Hospital, Alpha Cottage, Disability Amalgamation Community Trust, Mucheke Old People’s Home, Alfred Walter Hospital, Pioner Cottage, Masvingo wheel chair tennis club, Zimbabwe Albino Association, Mazorodze maternity ward and Foster parents.

Join us at the Zimbabwe Diaspora Homecoming Celebration and Business Summit and explore exciting investment opportunities in Masvingo. Our investment forum aims to connect diaspora investors with viable projects and businesses in the city.

Discover opportunities in:

Agro- value addition and processesing

Mineral value addition and processing

Tourism and hospitality

Infrastructure development

Manufacturing and value addition

Don’t miss this chance to meet our City Economic Development Officer, Mr Godfrey Mutsiveri, an investment expert and advisor.

Visit our exhibition booth and learn about investment incentives and opportunities in Masvingo and explore potential partnerships and collaborations

We look forward to seeing you in Masvingo!

The City of Masvingo is holding a three-day policy and by-law review workshop to ensure that policies are effective, efficient, and aligned with the needs of the community.

Objectives of the review include evaluation of the relevance, effectiveness, and impact of current policies, identification of gaps and areas for improvement and that is determining areas where policies may be lacking or require updating.

Council is aiming at updating policies that reflect community needs and address gaps and areas for improvement, ensuring that policies are aligned and consistent with one another.

Policies and by-laws under review include; Management of Health Clubs Policy, Monitoring Evaluation Policy, Wellness Policy, ICT backup and recovery Policy, Welfare of Special Groups Policy (Youth, War Veterans and Old People and people living with disabilities), Change of Approved Use Policy, Vehicle, Clamping and Towing Policy, Management of LPG gas Centre and Petroleum Stations Policy, Asset Disposal Policy, Public Events and Processions Policy, Land Management Policy, Abandoned vehicles by-laws, Regulation of day care centers and creches, Regulation of LPG centers, Regulation of non-residential activities in residential areas, Vagrancy by-laws, Regulation of Processions and Public meetings, Prevention of use of sidewalk for unauthorized purposes, Regulation of the cleansing and condition of private sewers, Regulation of dangerous trade and activities, Regulation of Functions, Performances, Events and amusements, Regulation of Public Auctions and Regulation of erection of temporary structures.

Policies under review

1. Management of Health Clubs Policy

2. Monitoring and Evaluation Policy

3. Wellness Policy

4. ICT backup and recovery Policy

5. Welfare of Special Groups Policy (Youth, War Veterans and Old People and people living with disabilities)

6. Change of Approved Use Policy

7. Vehicle, Clamping and Towing Policy

8. Management of LPG gas Centers and Petroleum Stations Policy

9. Asset Disposal Policy

10. Public Events and Processions Policy

11. Land Management Policy

Abandoned vehicles by-laws

12. Regulation of day care centers and creches

13. Regulation on non-residential activities in residential areas

14. Vagrants by-law

15. Regulation of Processions and public meetings

16. Prevention of use of sidewalk for unauthorized purposes.

17. The Regulation of the cleansing and condition of private sewers

18. Regulation of dangerous trade and activities

19. Regulation of Functions, Performances, Events and amusement

20. Regulation of Public auctions

21. Regulation of erection of temporary structures

In promoting the importance of sanitation and hygiene practices, Nemchem, a social brand that makes innovative and affordable toilet cleaning solutions has donated a consignment of bio-treatment liquids to City of Masvingo’s Health Services Department to be used in the city’s public toilets.

The aim of this initiative is to enhance sanitation in the city dovetailing with the Sustainable Development Goal 6 – access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and ending open defecation.

The donation from Nemchem was delivered to the Director Health Services, Ms. Suzanne Hazel Madamombe.

Speaking during the handover ceremony, Ms. Madamombe, said ‘sanitation and hygiene is one of the pillars of the city’s development. With our partners, we shall continue to make efforts to discourage unsanitary practices and encourage hygiene practices like proper use of public toilets’.

During the launch, demonstrations on functions of the products in cleaning ablutions was made to the janitors.

City Health Services Department is committed to supporting the government of Zimbabwe’s plans and efforts being made to achieve the sustainable development goals, for the improvement of the lives and wellbeing of every person.