Takawira Rural District Council is rural local authority created under the Rural District Councils Act Chapter 29.13 as provided by the constitution. It is bestored with wide ranging administrative and legislative powers over their respective jurisdictions through this Act. It is Chirumhanzu Rural District authority. Chirumhanzu District is rural with

Mvuma Mvuma, previously named 'Umvuma', is a small mining town in Midlands province in Zimbabwe. Located 192 km south of Harare along the Harare - Masvingo highway. Approx 100 km from Masvingo. Background The main employer was the Athens Mi ...

being the only urban setup in the District.

Background

Chirumanzu Rural District Council was established through Proclamation No. 1 of 1993 which amalgamated Takawira District Council and Charter Rural Council and established new boundaries for the district.

Chirumhanzu Rural District Council Takawira Rural District Council is rural local authority created under the Rural District Councils Act Chapter 29.13 as provided by the constitution. It is bestored with wide ranging administrative and legislative powers over their respective juri ...

has the communal area, the resettlement area and three urban areas,

Lalapanzi Lalapanzi is a village in Midlands (Zimbabwe), Midlands province in Zimbabwe. It straddles the Great Dyke, a mineral-rich geological formation that runs north-south down the center of the country. The name is also applied to the areas surrounding ...

and Charandura under its jurisdiction. The three urbanized centers do not have town councils. Instead Chirumhanzu RDC now officially called Takawira RDC has set committees to run the three centers; * Mvuma Area Committee; Lalapanzi Area Committee; Charandura Area Committee. The district comprises twenty five wards; that is 12 in the communal area, 3 in

, 1 in Lalapanzi and 9 in resettlement areas.

Operations

Takawira RDC comprises Chirumanzu Constituency and the greater part of Chirumanzu-Zibagwe Constituency. Chirumanzu Cinstituency covers 13 wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,21, 23 and 25. Chirumanzu-Zibagwe Constituency covers twelve of Takawira RDC wards; 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22 and 24. However Chirumanzu-Zibagwe Constituency overlaps into Kwekwe Rural District Council taking wards 1, 2 and 31, these include Marivale, Sebakwe Recreational and

Munyati Munyati (formerly Umniati) is an estate in Midlands province in Zimbabwe owned by the Zimbabwe Power Company (a subsidiary of ZESA) . It is located about north of Kwekwe on the main Harare-Bulawayo road, which was about away from the village c ...

respectively. These 3 wards were previously in Zhombe Constituency.

2013 - 2018 Councillors

2008 - 2013 Councillors

Winners of the 2008 Local Authorities election. Heral
candidates - 'Harmonised' elections 29 March 2008: Local Government - Midlands
Kubatana.net, Elections, Retrieved 27 2016

External links

Chirumanzu Home page

References