Silobela - Zimbabwe Parliament

SILOBELA CONSTITUENCY 

1: Executive Summary 

The survey was in response to a request from Honourable Abedinigo Malinga, 

the Member of Parliament for Silobela Constituency for assistance in collecting 

information pertaining to the social, economic and political profiles of his 

constituency. This information is intended for planning purposes in the 

constituency, for use when sourcing developmental funds, for use by other 

interested members and to enable the Member of Parliament to debate issues in 

Parliament from an informed position. 

2: Introduction 

Silobela Constituency is one of the 16 constituencies found in the Midlands 

province. According to the 2000 Delimitation Commission Report (p.123 - 124) 

Silobela Constituency is “An area of land bounded by a line drawn from the 

intersection of Gweru River and the boundary of Nkayi Communal Land, 

proceeding south-eastwards up to the Gweru River to the south-westernmost 

beacon of Boulderwood of the Main Belt Block; thence eastwards along the 

southern boundary of Boulderwood of the Main Belt Block, so as to exclude it, to 

its easternmost beacon; then north-westwards along the western boundaries of 

Honeybird Farm of the Main Belt Block and Ely of the Main Belt Block to the 

westernmost beacon of Ely of the Main Belt Block thence eastwards along the 

northern boundary of Ely of the Main Belt Block to a point of map reference 

35KQJ563934 on the 1:50 000 Map Hozori 1929A2, Edition 2; thence 

northwards along the western boundary of the former Lot 1 of Southcum (as 

shown on Surveyor-General Diagram 1533/59 filed in the office of the Surveyor- 

General, Bulawayo),proceeding further northwards along the western boundary 

of Lot 2 of Southcum; thence north-westwards and northwards along the 

southern and western boundaries of the Remainder of Southcum to its 

northernmost beacon; thence north-westwards straight through the State Land 

along the western boundary of the former Gabbari Extension to its intersection 

by the southern boundary of Blue Ranch; thence eastwards along the southern 

boundary of Blue Ranch, so as to exclude it, to its easternmost beacon; thence 

north-westwards along the eastern boundary of Blue Ranch to its intersection by 

the Sesombi River, down the Sesombi River in a north-easterly direction to the 

northernmost beacon of the former The Craigs (as shown on CT1536 filed in the 

office of the Surveyor-General, Bulawayo); thence along the northern boundary 

of the former Borisvale (as shown on SG Diagram 3225/58 filed in the office of 

the Surveyor-General Bulawayo); thence north-eastwards along the northwestern 

boundary of the former Princess Park (as shown on General Plan

DT455 filed in the office of the Surveyor-General Bulawayo); to its intersection 

by the Sebakwe River; thence up the Sebakwe River to its confluence with the 

Kwekwe River, proceeding up Kwekwe River to its intersection by the northeasternmost 

beacon of Lot 1A Riverlea; thence south-westwards along the 

northern boundaries of the following properties, so as to exclude them: 

Grasslands Estate, Lot 12 of Riverlea and Lot 11 of Riverlea up to the northwesternmost 

beacon of the latter; thence southwards and north-westwards and 

northwards along the eastern, southern and western boundaries of Lot 1 of 

Camberwell, so as to include it; thence westwards, southwards and southwestwards 

along the boundaries of the following properties, so as to exclude 

them: Lot 1 of Basildon, Lot 2 of Basildon, Lot 4A of Basildon, Road, Lot 6 of 

Basildon and Newlands to the westernmost beacon of the latter; thence 

eastwards along the southern boundary of Newlands up to the north-western 

beacon of the Remainder of Upsala of the Main Belt Block; thence southwards 

and eastwards along the western and southern boundaries of the Remainder of 

Upsala of the Main Belt Block, proceeding further eastwards along the southern 

boundaries of Lot 2 of Upsala of the Main Belt Block and Lot 1 of Upsala of the 

Main Belt Block to the south-eastern beacon of Lot 1 of Upsala of the Main Belt 

Block; thence northwards along the eastern boundary of Lot 1 of Upsala of the 

Main Belt Block, so as to exclude it, to its north-eastern beacon; thence 

eastwards along the southern boundaries of the following properties, so as to 

exclude them: Grasslands Estate and Naseby up to the latter’s southern 

boundary’s intersection with the Gweru/Kwekwe road; thence southwards along 

that road up to a point where it intersects with the road to Redcliff; thence southwestwards 

along that road to its intersection by the north-western boundary of 

the Remainder of Rennin of the Main Belt Block; thence south-westwards along 

the north-western boundaries of the following properties, so as to exclude them: 

the Remainder of Rennin of the Main Belt Block, Engelbrecht Estate of the Main 

Belt Block and Lot A of Redfields of the Main Belt Block up to the easternmost 

beacon of Lot A of Quorn of The Main Belt Block; thence north-westwards, 

south-westwards along the north-eastern and northwestern boundaries of Lot A 

of Quorn of The Main Belt Block to its last boundary’s intersection with the 

Kwekwe River; thence north-westwards down the Kwekwe River up to its 

confluence with its tributary from the southwest at a point of map reference 

35KQJ892940 on the 1:50 000 Map Torwood 1929B1, Edition 3; thence 

southwestwards up that tributary to its confluence with its tributary at a point of 

map reference 35KQJ879917 on the 1:50 000 Map Torwood 1929B1, Edition 3; 

thence up that tributary to its intersection with the northern boundary of 

Bridgewater of The Quantocks; thence westwards, south-eastwards and 

eastwards along the northern, western and southern boundaries of Bridgewater 

of The Quantocks to its easternmost beacon; thence south-eastwards and

southwards along the boundaries of the following properties, so as to include 

them: Nettlethorn of the Main Belt Block, Melrose of the Main Belt Block to its 

easternmost beacon; thence westwards along he southern boundaries of 

Melrose of the Main Belt Block, Lime Ridge of the Main Belt Block, the 

Remainder of Kingswood of the Main Belt Block, Jumita of the Main Belt Block, 

Ingle Nook of the Main Belt Block, Humewood of the Main Belt Block, the 

Remainder of Glen Rock, Subdivision 1 of Glen Rock of the Main Belt Block and 

Deep Dene of the Main Belt Block to the Gweru River; thence generally southwestwards 

along the north-western boundary of Lower Gweru Communal Land 

to its intersection by the Vungu River; thence south-westwards along the 

boundaries of the following properties, so as to include them: south-westwards 

along the south-eastern boundaries of the former Lot 1A of Thompson Farms (as 

shown on Diagram 458/73 filed in the office of the Surveyor-General, Bulawayo) 

and the former Langton Ranch (as shown on Diagram 609/69 filed in the office 

of the Surveyor-General, Bulawayo) and north-westwards along the eastern 

boundary of the former Kenilworth Block Estate (as shown on Diagram 1157/75 

filed in the office of the Surveyor-General, Bulawayo), to its second intersection 

by the Shangani River, so as to exclude it; thence generally northwards down 

the Shangani River to its intersection by the northern boundary of former 

Ednovean (as shown on General Plan BT2508 filed in the office of the Surveyor- 

General, Bulawayo); thence northwards along the western boundaries of 

Silobela and Zhombe Communal Lands to the starting point”. 

Silobela constituency has 41 970 registered voters. 

The data in this report was compiled and analysed using the ward as the basic 

unit of analysis. This is because it is believed that when the data is so arranged, 

it would be easier to understand and to be used by the Member of Parliament. It 

is also more useful and worthwhile for the Member of Parliament to be cognisant 

of the presence or absence of infrastructure in his/her constituency starting from 

the ward level. It is the intention of Parliament to have a regular update of the 

data so that it remains relevant and useful to the Member of Parliament. Please 

note that a summary of the findings of the survey in graph form is found in the 

appendix to this report. 

NAMES OF WARDS 

Silobela constituency is made up of 18 wards: nine urban and nine rural. 

URBAN WARDS 

3: Ward 1

This Ward has 1 primary school and 1 crèche. The ward has a housing waiting 

list of 2 185 people. 

3.1 Education 

Torwood Primary School is located in Ward 1 and is a privately owned school 

in the constituency. It was established in 1965. The school has an enrolment 

of 320 boys and 304 girls with a staff complement of 21 trained teachers. It is a 

day school and has no hot seating. 

There are no secondary schools in the ward. 

3.2 Health Facilities 

There are no health facilities in the ward. 

3.3 Business and Service Centres 

In Ward 1 there are 2 business centres, which are Narans and Runyaro. Narans 

is a shopping centre and Runyararo is a beer hall 

3.4 Dams 

There are no dams in the ward 

4: Ward 2 

The Ward has no crèches, 1 primary school, no secondary schools, 1 

clinic/hospital and 1 football pitch. The ward also has a housing waiting list of 2 

185 people. A number of recreational facilities have been vandalised, such as 

the tennis and basket ball courts. 

4.1 Education 

George Hill Primary School is a Council owned day school located in Ward 2 

having been established in 1978. Enrolment currently stands at 397 boys and 

440 girls with a staff complement of 21 trained and 2 untrained teachers. It has 

no hot seating. 

Redcliff High School established in 1966 is a privately owned secondary 

school. The school has an enrolment of 485 boys and 392 girls with a staff 

complement of 47 trained teachers. It has no hot seating. The school teaches up 

to ‘A’ level. 

4.2 Health Facilities

There are 3 health facilities in the ward. There is 1 council owned clinic in Ward 

that is Torwood Clinic, which was built in 1993. It has no resident doctors and 2 

nurses. There are also two privately owned health facilities which are: 

Dongijena Surgery and Torwood Bell Medical Centre. Dongijena surgery was 

established in 1998 and has 1 resident doctor and 1 nurse. It has a telephone 

line. Torwood Bell Medical Centre was previously known as Torwood hospital, 

owned by ZISCO. Torwood hospital was then sold to Torwood Bell Medical 

Centre. The Centre has 2 resident doctors, 8 nurses and a pharmacy. The 

centre has 8 beds in its maternity ward and 32 in the other wards. It has a 

mortuary and an ambulance. The infant mortality rate is 5%. The Centre has 

electricity. 

4.3 Dams 

• There are no dams in this ward 

4.4 NGOs 

There are no NGOs in this area. 

4.5 Business Centres 

There are no business centres in this area. 

4.6 Animal Health and Management Facilities 

There are no animal health and management facilities in the ward. 

5: Ward 3 

This ward has 4 surgeries and no schools or crèches. It has a housing waiting 

list of 2 185 people. 

5.1 Education 

There are no primary schools in the ward or secondary schools in the ward. 


There are four surgeries in the area. They are owned by Dr Nhenga (1998), Dr 

Senderayi (1999), Dr Mapanda (2000) and Dr Dzoro. Two surgeries belonging 

to Dr Dzoro and Dr Mapanda are not operational. The surgeries owned by Dr 

Nhenga and Dr Senderayi have each one doctor and one nurse.


There are 14 urban business centres in Ward 3, which are A & S Supermarket, 

Shumba Investments, Mkwena Store, Power Sales, Rugare butchery, Denz and 

Pearl, Dees Superette, Woodstock supermarket, Rurage bottle store, Rugare 

store, Gambiza bottle store, Kushinga bottle store, Dew Cool and Bach 

superette. 

5.4 Dams 

There are no dams in the ward. 


There are no animal health and management facilities in the ward. 

5.6 NGOs 

There are no registered NGOs operating in this Ward. 

6: Ward 4 

There is one crèche, 1 primary school, 1 secondary school, no high school, 1 

college, one clinic and a children’s playing centre in the Ward. 

6.1 Education 

There is Richard John Davies Primary School, which is privately owned. It 

was built in 1977 and has an enrolment of 529 boys and 505 girls. There are 26 

trained teachers and 2 who are not trained. It is a day school and it has no hot 

seating arrangements. The school needs an additional two teachers to have a 

full staff complement. 

There is only 1 secondary school in this Ward, which is Batanai. This school 

offers subjects up to ‘O’ level. It has an enrolment of 509 boys and 517 girls. It is 

a private school and has 36 trained and 5 untrained teachers. It is a day school 

and has hot seating arrangements. 


There is one surgery in the ward and is manned by a nurse.


There is on resource business centre, which is Runyararo beer hall. 

6.4 Dams 


6.5 Animal health and management facilities 

There are no health and management facilities in the area. 

7: Ward 5 

The ward has one 1 crèche, 2 primary schools, no secondary schools and 1 

college. The ward has a housing waiting list of 13 396 people. 

7.1 Education 

There is Rutendo Primary School, which is owned by government and was 

established in 1975. It has an enrolment of 659 boys and 641 girls. It has a staff 

establishment of 33 trained teachers. It is a day school and has hot seating 

facilities. 

There is also Mafidhi Mnangagwa Primary School, which was established in 

1975 and is a privately owned. It has an enrolment of 390 boys and 370 girls. It 

has a staff compliment of 18 trained and one untrained teachers. It is a day 

school and has hot seating arrangements. 


7.2 Health facilities 

There is 1 surgery in this Ward: Rutendo Clinic. It has 2 residential doctors and 

1 nurse. 


There are two business centres which are: Tanaka and Zvananhowe. They are 

ordinary shops. 

7.4 NGO’s

There are no NGOs operating in the area. 

7.5 Dams 



There are no animal health and management facilities. 

8: Ward 6 

There is 1 crèche, 1 secondary school, 1 college, 2 clinics and one football pitch. 

The housing waiting list stands at 13 396 people. 

8.1 Education 

There are no primary schools in the ward, however there is a secondary school 

called Matts College, located in Ward 6. It is privately owned and was 

established in 2002 and offers subjects up to “A” Level. It has an enrolment of 14 

boys and 13 girls with a staff complement of 2 trained and 3 untrained teachers. 

It is a day school and does not have hot seating arrangements. Rutendo High 

School also located in Ward 6 is government owned and was established in 

1983. It offers subjects up to “O” Level. It has an enrolment of 382 boys and 389 

girls with a staff complement of 29 trained teachers. It is a day school and has 

hot seating arrangements. 


The survey established that there are 2 clinics and 2 surgeries in the ward 

namely, Rutendo and Rusununguko Poly. The surgeries are Mutsai and 

Ngenga. 

Rutendo Para-Clinic was built in 1976 and is owned. There are no resident 

doctors but it is serviced by 2 nurses. It has a telephone and electricity. 

Rusununguko Poly Clinic was built in 1999 and is privately owned. There is 

one resident doctor and 3 nurses. There is 1 maternity bed and 5 others. It is 

electrified and has telephone facilities. 

Mutsai Surgery has one doctor and is privately owned. It has electricity and 

telephone facilities. 

Nhenga Surgery has one doctor and is privately owned. It has electricity and 

telephone facilities.


There are 9 urban service centres in this ward which are Zvevanhowe 

enterprises, Mhokore enterprises, Chemhere shops, Baghdad enterprises, Drive 

Inn bar, Brandts butchery and grocery Vhengerere, Rutendo beer hall and 

Rutendo Administration offices. The ward has a police station, 2 clinics, and a 

post office. 

8.4 NGOs 


8.5 Dams 


8.6 Animal Health and Management Facilities. 

There are no animal health and management facilities. 

9: Ward 7 

There are 2 crèches, 1 primary school, 1 clinic and no secondary schools. There 

are 2 football pitches, 2 tennis courts, 1 basketball court and other recreational 

facilities. 

9.1 Education 

Redcliff Primary School has an enrolment of 581 boys and 546 girls. It was 

established in 1950. There are 29 trained teachers and 2 who are not are trained. 

It is a day school and is owned by government. It has no hot seating sessions. 



There are 3 health facilities in the Ward, which are Redcliff Municipality, 

Mapanda surgery and Medical Centre. 

Redcliff municipality clinic is government owned and was built in 1986. It has 3 

nurses and no resident doctor. It has one bed, one ambulance and has 

electricity and telephone services. 

Mapanda surgery was built in 1996 and is privately owned. It has one doctor 

and one general bed. It is electrified and has telephone services.

Medical Centre was built in 1953 and is privately owned. It has I resident doctor 

and 8 nurses. It has 6 maternity beds and 12 general beds. It as 2 ambulances 

is electrified and has telephone services. 

9.3 Dams 



There are no urban resource business centres in the ward. 


There are no animal health and management facilities in the ward 

9.6 NGO’s 

There are no NGOs which are operational in the ward. 

10: Ward 8 

There are a number of clinics and private surgeries in the ward. There are no 

schools or crèches in the ward. 

10.1 Education 

There are no primary schools or secondary schools located in the area. 


There are 3 health facilities in the ward. Stanley House Clinic is a private 

surgery. It is a private surgery with 3 resident doctors and 1 nurse. It has one 

bed in the maternity ward. The surgery has electricity and telephone services. 

There are a number of doctors under Dr Wars and Partners. Dondo surgery 

has one resident doctor and 2 nurses. The doctor also has a drug store for his 

patients. It is privately owned and it has been electrified. Dongijena surgery has 

one doctor and one nurse. It is electrified and has telephone services. There is 

one pharmacy in the ward called T and S. 


The Ward has one business centre called Sir Cornelius Mall (Red Cliff Shopping 

Mall). There is a police station, a clinic and 2 surgeries, three banking institutions

and one post office. There is a hotel, a departmental store, two gas stations, and 

a shopping complex. 

10.4 Dams 

There are no dams in the areas 


There are no animal health and management facilities 

10.6 NGOs 

There are no NGOs operating in the area 

11: Ward 9 

There are 3 crèches, no schools or health facilities. There is a golf club in the 

ward 


There are no primary schools or secondary schools n the 

11.2 Business centres 

There are no business centres in the ward 


There are no health facilities in the ward. 

11.4 Dams 


11.5 Animal Health and Management Facilities. 

There is one animal health and management centre situated in Redcliff. The 

veterinary clinic operates once a week. 

11.6 NGO’s 

There are no NGOs operating in the ward. 

RURAL WARDS

12: Ward 3 (Resettled Farms) 

Ward 3 falls under two chiefs. It is in the resettlement areas. There are no 

crèches, 9 primary schools, 1 secondary school, 1 high school and no clinic in 

this ward. 


Bembezahi Primary School was established in 1950 and is privately owned. It 

has an enrolment of 26 boys and 17 girls. The school has 3 trained teachers and 

has no hot seating arrangements. It is a day school. 

Tore Primary School was established in 1982 and is owned by government. It 

has an enrolment of 52 boys and 67 girls. The school has a staff complement of 

4 trained teachers. It is a day school and has no hot seating sessions. 

Melrose Primary School was established in 2003 and is owned by the 

government. With an enrolment of 80 boys and 76 girls the school has 6 trained 

teachers. It is a day school and has no hot seating arrangements. 

Newlands Primary School was established in 1982 and is owned by the 

government. It has an enrolment of 54 boys and 40 girls. The school has 3 

trained teachers. It is a day school and has no hot seating arrangements. 

Lyons Primary School was established in 2002 and is owned by the 


teachers. It is a day school and has no hot seating arrangements. 

Belleville Primary School was established in 1984 and is owned by the 

government. With an enrolment of 100 boys and 104 girls the school has 6 


Mpumelelo Primary School was established in 2002 and is owned by the 

government. With an enrolment of 104 boys and 70 girls the school has 7 


Riverlea Primary School was established in 1981 and is privately owned. It has 

an enrolment of 164 boys and 154 girls. The school has 11 trained teachers. It is 

a day school and has no hot seating arrangements. 

Born Accord Primary School was established in 2003 and is owned by the 


teachers. It is a day school and has no hot seating arrangements.

There is Shungu High School which was established in 1953 privately owned. 

It offers subjects up to ‘A’ level and has an enrolment of 413 boys and 74 girls. 

All the 20 teachers are trained. There is no hot seating at the school. It is a 

boarding school 


The Ward has 13 business centres, which are Grassland ‘A’, Grasslands ‘B’, 

Born Accord, Inklenook, Newlands, Melrose Nettlethorn, Cheapside, Ellsmere, 

Riverlea, Moyo ranch Mlezu and Amatava. There is notable infrastructure at the 

business centre. There are no police stations, no banks and no post offices at 

these centres. 


The ward has no health facilities in the ward. 

12.4 Dams 

There are 11 dams in the ward which are: 

• Upsala One Dam was built in 1988 and is privately owned. It has a water 

capacity of 300 000 m 3. It is used for farming purposes. 

• Upsala Dam was built in 1989. It supplies small scale irrigation farmers. It 

is privately owned. 

• Sunnymeade Dam was built in 1983 and is used for farming purposes. It 

is owned by the government. 

• Lammes Dam was built in 1987 and is used for farming purposes. It is 

owned by the government. 

• Bridgewater Dam was built in 1981. It is privately owned and is used for 

farming purposes. 

• Elsworth Holdings Dam was built in 1982 and is used for irrigation 

schemes. It is used for irrigation schemes. It is privately owned. 

• Mupinda Dam built in 1986 is privately owned and is used for irrigation 

schemes 

• Humewood Dam built in 1987 is owned by the government and is used for 

farming purposes. 

• Congella Dam was built in 1977 and is owned by government. It is used 

for farming purposes. 

• Amatava Dam was built in 1984. It is owned by the government and is 

used for farming purposes. 

• Grasslands ‘3’ Dam was built in 1986. It is owned by the government and 

is used for farming purposes. 

12.5 Animal Health and Management Facilities

There are 98 dip tanks, 91 cattle sales pen, 53 cattle dip/spraying points, 19 

grazing schemes and 1 animal health and management centres. 33 cattle sales 

pen are owned by the rural district council, 2 by government and 56 are privately 

owned. Under cattle dip/spraying points, 44 are privately owned, 33 are owned 

by the rural district council and 1 is owned by the government. 64 dip tanks are 

privately owned, 32 are owned by the rural district councils and 2 are owned by 

the government. 11 grazing schemes are privately owned, 7 by the rural district 

councils and 1 by the government. The animal health and management centre is 


12.6 NGO's 


13: Ward 19 (Kubatana) 

The ward falls under the area of Chief Ruya. The Ward has 4 crèches, 2 primary 

schools, 1 secondary schools and 1 clinic. 


Ruya Primary School is in this Ward. This is a council owned day school which 

was established in 1970. It has an enrolment of 302 boys and 298 girls. There 

are 29 trained teachers and 1 who is not trained. It has no hot seating sessions 

and is a day school. 

Seange Primary School was established in 1980. It has an enrolment of 305 

boys and 297 girls. It has 22 trained teachers and one untrained teacher. It is 

owned by council and has no hot seating sessions. It is a day school. 

Silobela Secondary School is in this Ward. This is owned by government and is 

a day school which was established in 1982. It has an enrolment of 362 boys 

and 359 girls. There are 27 trained teachers. It is a day school and has no hot 

seating sessions. 


There are 3 business centres in is the ward which are Chiguhune, Ruya and 

Python. There is no police post, banks, clinics or police office. 


There is Exchange Clinic, which is owned by council and was established in 

1979. It has 2 nurses’ and 1 maternity bed and 4 general beds. It is electrified. 

13.4 NGO's

Plan and Concern NGOs operate in this ward. It deals with issues related to 

poverty alleviation, resource conservation education, food aid and sanitation. 

13.5 Dams 

There is 1 dam in the ward: 

• Exchange Dam was built in 1974 and is privately owned. It is used for 

purposes of irrigation. 


There are 3 dip tanks, 3 cattle dip/spraying points, 1 cattle sales pen, 1 animal 

health and management centres and no grazing schemes. 

14: Ward 24 (Kushinga) 

The ward falls under Chief Malisa who is assisted by Headman Msokeli. There 

are 2 primary schools, 4 crèches, 1 secondary school, no high school and 1 clinic 

in the ward. 


Mpinda Primary School was established in 1965 and is owned by government. 

It is a day school and has 11 trained teachers and 1 untrained teacher. It has an 

enrolment of 212 boys and 213 girls. There is no hot seating at the school. 

Umelusi Primary School also in the Ward was established in 1965 and is also 

owned by the government. It has 17 trained teachers. It has an enrolment of 311 

boys and 315 girls. It is a day school and has no hot seating. 

Umelusi Secondary School was established in 1983 and is owned by 

government. It is a day school and has 14 trained and 2 untrained teachers. It 

has an enrolment of 216 boys and 221 girls. There is no hot seating at the 

school. 

14.3 Dams 

There are 2 dams in the ward which are Msilahobe (1964) and Makobozhori 

(1972). They are both owned by government. The water is mainly used for 

gardening, irrigation and livestock consumption. 

14.4 Business Centres

There are 4 business centres, which are Mpinda, Makobozhori, Broadway and 

Kushinga. There is one clinic at Mpinda centre. There are no police posts, 

banks or post office. 

14. 5 Health Facilities 

There is Mpinda Clinic which is owned by council was built in 1995. There is no 

resident doctor or nurses. There are no beds. There is no electricity and 

telephone service. The clinic is not yet functioning and is due to be opened in 

January 2004. 

14.6 NGO's 

There 2 NGOs in the area, which are Concern and CARE International whose 

field of operation is in poverty alleviation. 


There is 1 dip tank, 1 cattle dip/spraying points, no cattle sales pen, no animal 

health and management centres and 1 grazing schemes. They are all owned by 

the government. 

15 Ward 22 (Makaba) 

The ward falls under Chief Malisa and he assisted by Headman Makaba. There 

are 2 primary schools, 9 crèches, 2 secondary schools, I high school, no clinic 

and one growth point in the ward. The ward is situated in the communal areas 


Loreto Primary School was established in 1945. It has an enrolment of 377 boys 

and 372 girls with a staff complement of 21 trained teachers. It is privately owned 

and is a day school. There is no hot seating at the school. 

Wozoli Primary School was built in 1947 and is owned by government. It has 

28 trained teachers. It has an enrolment of 391 boys and 409 girls. It is a day 

school and has no hot seating. 

Loreto High School is privately owned. It is both a day and boarding school. 

Wozoli Secondary has been proposed to begin operating. It was built in 1998. It 

is a day school 

15.2 Health Facilities

Silobela District Hospital has 1 resident doctor and 30 nurses. It also has a 

pharmacy. It is a government hospital, with 34 maternity beds and 52 general 

beds. There is a mortuary and 3 ambulances. It has electricity and telephone 

services. 

There is a proposed Wozoli Clinic which will be constructed by the government. 

There is a surgery at Mahari Growth point. 


There are 5 animal health and management centres and 2 dip tanks. These are 



There are 3 business centres, which are Mahari, Do Me Good Stores and Wozoli 

Stores. There is a police post, no banks, one hospital and 1 post office. 

15.5 NGO’s 

There are 3 NGOs operating in the ward which are, CARE International, Concern 

and Plan International. They assist in education, sanitation and health issues. 

16 Ward 27 (Hlanganisa) 

The ward falls under Chief Malisa and he assisted by Headman Lukuluba. The 

ward covers both communal and resettlement areas. There are 4 primary 

schools, no crèches, 1 secondary school and 1 clinic in the ward. 


There is Kanda Primary School in the Ward, which was established in 1954. It 

has an enrolment of 230 boys and 190 girls with a staff complement of 12 trained 

teachers. It is owned by government and is a day school. There is no hot seating 

at the school. 

Fatima Primary School was established in 1947 and is owned by government. It 

has 18 untrained teachers. It has an enrolment of 409 boys and 430 girls. It is a 


St Peters-Bambanani Primary School was established in 1958 and is owned 

by government. It has 7 trained teachers. It has an enrolment of 197 boys and 

120 girls. It is a day school and has no hot seating.

Sibangani Primary School was built in 1951 and is owned by government. It 

has 8 trained teachers. It has an enrolment of 180 boys and 211 girls. It is a day 

school and has no hot seating arrangements 

Ednovean Primary School is a proposed school in the resettlement areas. 

Fatima Secondary School was established in 1981. It has an enrolment of 180 

boys and 150 girls. It offers subjects up to “A” Level. It has a staff compliment of 

12 trained teachers. It is a day school and does not have hot seating 

arrangements. 

Sibangani School is a proposed secondary school. 


There is Malisa Josefa Clinic in the ward. It is being renovated and no 

information could be gathered as it was not functioning. 


There is 1 cattle sales pen and 3 dip tanks which are owned by the government. 

However, there are spraying points, grazing schemes or animal health and 

management centres. 

Problems under this sector 

‣ Shortage of chemical for dips has reduced dipping weeks 

‣ Most of the cattle depend on boreholes for water. 

16.4 Dams 

There is 1 dam and 5 and proposed dams. Ben Dam (1960) is used for 

communal purposes. The other 5 proposed dams include; Maphane, Manqindi, 

Khandalendoda, Notton and Vungu-Sombongolo. Most areas depend on 

borehole water for animal and domestic consumption. 


There are 5 business centres, which are B/B, Black and White, Mahlangu, 

Mahlatini, and Vukuenzele is a proposed complex. There is a general lack of 

infrastructure at the centres. There is no police post, post office or banks. 

16.6 NGO’s

There Christian Care Zimbabwe, Plan International and ORAP operating in the 

ward. It deals with issues pertaining to poverty alleviation, sanitation, education, 

gender and human rights and health. 

17. Ward 23 [Jackson (Totonga)] 

The ward falls under Chief Malisa and he assisted by Headman Makhaba. There 

are 3 primary schools, 3 crèches, 1 secondary school and 1 clinic in the ward. 

This is located in small scale farming areas. 


There is St Mark’s Lozane Primary School in the Ward, which was established 

in 1910. It has a staff complement of 10 trained teachers. It is owned by council 

and is a day school. There is no hot seating at the school. 

St Joseph’s Primary School was established in 1948 and is owned by council. 

It has 12 trained teachers. It has an enrolment of 263 boys and 219 girls. It is a 


Totololo Primary School is owned by council. It has 4 trained teachers and 1 

who are not trained. It is a day school and has no hot seating. 

Zimemle Secondary School was established in 1984 and is owned by council. 

It has 14 trained teachers and 1 who are not trained. It has an enrolment of 222 

boys and 198 girls. It is a day school and offers subjects up to “O” Level. There 

is no hot seating at the school 


There is 1 one clinic in the ward called Jackson. Jackson Clinic was established 

in 1961 and is owned by council. It is serviced by 1 nurse, and there is no 

resident doctor. There are 9 maternity beds and 9 general beds. The clinic uses 

solar power and there are telephone services. 


There are 2 dip tanks, 96 grazing schemes, 1 cattle sales pen and there are no 

spraying points or animal health and management centres. The cattle sales pen 

and the dip tanks are owned by the rural district council. The grazing schemes 

are under private ownership. There are 96 small scale farms and each farmer 

owns his/her grazing scheme. 

17.4 Dams

There are 4 dams in the ward which are Totololo (1955), Mangwindi (1958), 

Maphathikhiye (1960) and Farm 41 (1982). The first three are owned by Council 

and Farm 41 dam is under private ownership. The dams are mainly used for 

farming. 


There is 1 business centre called Jackson. There is a general lack of 

infrastructure at the centre except for one clinic. 

17.6 NGO’s 

There is CARE International and Plan International operating in the ward. They 

deal with issues relating education. 

18. Ward 28 (Inhlangano) 

The ward falls under Chief Malisa and he is assisted by Headman Sikhunyana. It 

is in the communal areas. There are 5 primary schools, no crèches, 1 secondary 

school, and 1 clinic in the ward. 


There is Siyezi Primary School in the Ward, which was established in 1955. It 

has an enrolment of 171 boys and 150 girls with a staff complement of 8 trained 

teachers. It is owned by council and is a day school. There is no hot seating at 

the school. 

Malisa Holy Trinity Primary School was established in 1950 and is owned by 

council. It has a total enrolment of 610 students. It has 15 trained teachers and 1 

untrained teacher. It is a day school and has no hot seating. 

Gandi Primary School was established in 1950 and is owned by council. It has 

7 trained teachers. It is a day school and has no hot seating. It has a total 

enrolment of 206 students. 

There is Makoronga Primary School in the Ward, which was established in 

2001. It has an enrolment of 116 boys and 108 girls with a staff complement of 5 

trained teachers. It is owned by council and is a day school. There is no hot 

seating at the school. 

Nyakwathi Primary School was established in 1954. It has an enrolment of 171 

boys and 175 girls with a staff complement of 9 trained teachers. It is owned by 

council and is a day school. There is no hot seating at the school.

Malisa Holy Trinity Secondary School was established in 1984 and is owned 

by council. It has 8 trained teachers and 5 who are not trained. It has a total 

enrolment of 286 pupils. It is a day school and offers subjects up to “O” Level. 

There is no hot seating at the school. 


There is one clinic in the ward called Mazebe Rural. There is no resident doctor 

and it is manned by 2 nurses. It is owned by government, has 2 maternity beds 

and 6 general beds. 


There are 3 dip tanks, which are owned by the government. There are however 

no cattle sales pens, spraying points, grazing schemes and animal health and 

management centre. 

18.4 Dams 

There is 1 dam in the ward which is Malisa (1957), owned by government and 

provides water to the town. 


There are shopping centres, which are Malisa, Siyezi and Nyakwathi. There is a 

general lack of infrastructure at the centres except for a police post and a clinic. 

18.6 NGO’s 

There is CARE International and Concern operating in the ward. They deal with 

issues relating to health, sanitation, education, gender and human rights and 

poverty alleviation. 

19. Ward 20 (Sebenzani) 

The ward falls under Chief Malisa and he is assisted by Headman Simana. It is 

in the communal lands. There are 4 primary schools, no crèches, no secondary 

schools and 2 clinics in the ward. 


There is Mbombela St Michael’s Primary School in the Ward, which was 

established in 1958. It has an enrolment of 185 boys and 174 girls with a staff 

complement of 10 trained teachers. It is privately owned and is a day school. 

There is no hot seating at the school.

Simana Primary School was established in 1982 and is privately owned. It has 

12 trained teachers. It has an enrolment of 238 boys and 219 girls. It is a day 

school and has no hot seating. 

Leopardess St James Primary School was established in 1952 and is under 

private ownership. It has 8 trained teachers. It has an enrolment of 132 boys and 

127 girls. It is a day school and has no hot seating. 

Khanye Primary School was established in 1941 and is under private 

ownership. It has 11 trained teachers. It is a day school and has no hot seating. 

There is no secondary school in the ward. 


There is Simana Clinic was established in 1992 and is owned by Government. 

It is serviced by 1 nurse, but there is no resident doctor. There are 4 general 

beds and 10 reserved for maternity. There is no electricity and telephone 

services at the hospital. 

Jena Mines Clinic was established in 1983 and is privately owned. It is serviced 

by 2 nurses, but there is no resident doctor. There are 4 maternity beds and an 

ambulance. There is n electricity and telephone services at the hospital. 


There are 3 dip tanks, which are owned by the rural district Council. However, 

there are no cattle sales pens, spraying points, grazing schemes and animal 

health and management centres. 

19.4 Dams 

There are 2 dams in the ward which are Mbombela (1960) and Simana (1954). 

They are owned by the government. The water is used mainly for human 

consumption. 


There are 4 shopping centres, which are Mbombela, Simana, Malagani and 

Python. The centre includes a police post and 2 clinics. 

19.6 NGO’s 

There is Plan International, Concern, Care International and ADBA. There are 

involved in issues relating to poverty alleviation, health, sanitation, education, 

resource conservation, and poverty alleviation.

20: The Findings and Recommendations of the Survey 

There is need for: - 

• The establishment of more crèches in virtually all the Wards in order to 

serve the public adequately; 

• The establishment of more recreational facilities for the public. There are 

especially very few recreational facilities for the young. 

• The surveys established that most of the schools were built before 

independence and are mostly in a state of disrepair. 

• There is need for more dip tanks in the newly resettled areas. 

• There is also need for animal health and management centres in the same 

areas. 

Appendix 

Diagram 1 below indicates the location of schools, the grade/status of each 

school, enrolment by sex, number of teachers at each school, ownership, year 

established and hot seating. This information is by Ward. 

Diagram 1 

Ward Name of School Level/Status Year Boys Girls Ownership Hot Teachers 

Inhlangano 

(29) 

Siyezi 

Malisa 

Holy Trinity 

Gandi 

Makoronga 

Nyakwathi 

Primary 

Primary 

Primary 

Primary 

Primary 

Built 

1955 

1950 

1961 

2001 

1954 

171 

- 

- 

116 

171 

150 

- 

- 

108 

175 

Council 

Council 

Council 

Council 

Council 

seating 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

8 

16 

7 

5 

9 

Malisa 

Holy Trinity 

Secondary 

1984 

- 

- 

Council 

No 

13 

Sebenzani 

(20) 

Mbombela 

Michaels 

Simana 

Leopardess 

James 

Kanye 

St 

St 

Primary 

Primary 

Primary 

Primary 

1958 

1982 

1952 

1941 

181 

238 

132 

- 

174 

219 

127 

- 

Pvt 

Pvt 

Pvt 

Pvt 

No 

No 

No 

No 

10 

12 

8 

11 

Kushinga 

(24) 

Mupinda 

Umelusi 

Umelusi 

Primary 

Primary 

Secondary 

1965 

1965 

1983 

212 

311 

216 

213 

315 

221 

Govt 

Govt 

Govt 

No 

No 

No 

12 

17 

16 

Makaba Loreto Primary 1945 377 372 Pvt No 21

(22) Wozoli 

Primary 

1947 

391 

409 

Govt 

No 

28 

Loreto 

Wozoli 

Secondary 

Secondary 

- 

prop 

- 

- 

Pvt 

- 

- 

Kubatana 

(19) 

Ruya 

Seange 

Primary 

Primary 

1970 

1980 

302 

305 

298 

297 

Council 

Council 

No 

No 

30 

23 

Silobela 

Secondary 

1982 

362 

359 

Govt 

No 

27 

Jackson 

(Totonga) 

(23) 

St Mark’s 

Lozane 

St Joseph’s 

Totolo 

Primary 

Primary 

Primary 

1910 

1948 

- 

- 

263 

- 

- 

219 

- 

Council 

Council 

Council 

No 

No 

No 

10 

12 

5 

Zimele 

Secondary 

1984 

222 

198 

Council 

No 

15 

Hlanganisa 

(27) 

Kanda 

Fatima 

St 

Bambanani 

Sibangani 

Ednovean 

Peters 

Primary 

Primary 

Primary 

Primary 

Primary 

1954 

1947 

1958 

1951 

prop 

230 

409 

197 

180 

190 

430 

120 

211 

No 

No 

No 

No 

12 

18 

7 

8 

Fatima 

Sibangani 

Secondary 

Secondary 

1981 

prop 

180 

150 - 

No 

12 

Resettled 

Farms (3) 

Bembezani 

Toredashango 

Melrose 

Newlands 

Lyons 

Beleville 

Mpumelelo 

Riverlea 

Born Accord 

Primary 

Primary 

Primary 

Primary 

Primary 

Primary 

Primary 

Primary 

Primary 

1950 

1982 

2003 

1982 

2002 

1984 

2002 

1981 

2003 

26 

52 

80 

54 

80 

100 

104 

164 

64 

17 

67 

76 

40 

87 

104 

70 

154 

80 

Pvt 

Pvt 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

3 

4 

6 

3 

4 

6 

7 

11 

6 

Shungu 

High 

1953 

413 

74 

Pvt 

No 

20 

1 Torwood Primary 1965 320 304 Pvt No 21 

2 George Hill 

Primary 

1978 

397 

440 

- 

No 

23 

Red Cliff 

High 

1966 

485 

392 

Pvt 

No 

47 

3 

- - - - - - - -

4 Richard John 

Davies 

Primary 

1977 

529 

505 

Pvt 

No 

28 

Batanai 

Secondary 

1985 

509 

517 

Pvt 

No 

41 

5 Rutendo 

Mafidhi 

Mnangagwa 

Primary 

Primary 

1975 

1995 

659 

390 

641 

370 

Govt 

Pvt 

Yes 

Yes 

33 

19 

6 

Matts 

College 

Rutendo 

Secondary 

Secondary 

2002 

1983 

14 

382 

13 

389 

Pvt 

Govt 

- 

Yes 

7 Red Cliff Primary 1950 581 546 Govt No 31 

8 - - - - - - - - 

9 - - - - - - - - 

5 

29 

Diagram 2 - Schools by Period Built: Before or After Independence 

Primary Secondary College 

Total 

36 12 0 

schools/Colleges 

Schools/Colleges 24 3 0 

built before 

independence 

Schools/Colleges 12 9 0 

built 

after 

independence 

Diagram 3 - Schools by Ownership 

Primary Secondary College 

Government 16 4 0 

Council 11 2 0 

Mission 0 1 0 

Private 10 5 0

Diagram 4 below shows Ward Councillors and infrastructure such as business 

centres, health facilities, Transport and Communications, Energy, NGOs, 

Churches and Industries found in the wards. 

Diagram 4 

Wards 

Rural Component 

Councillor 

Gende 

r 

Busine 

ss 

Centre 

s 

Health Facilities 

1 G. Nzveda M 2 0 1 

2 J. Gandani M 0 0 0 

3 Mashizha M 1 0 0 

4 Pikayi M 1 1 clinic 1 

5 J. Nyongo M 2 0 1 

6 Mberi F 9 2 Clinics 1 

7 L. Mlambo M 0 1 clinic 2 

8 N.kakungwa M 1 1 Clinic 0 

9 D. Nyoni M 0 0 clinic 3 

Rural Component 

3 Rettlement areas T. Shindi M 13 0 clinic 4 

19 Kubatana Maratera F 3 1 clinic 0 

20 Sebenzani N. Ncube M 4 2 clinic 1 

23 Totonga I. Nhloko F 1 1 clinic 3 

22 Makaba H. Dube M 3 1 clinic 9 

24 Kushinga E. Ndebele M 4 1 clinic 4 

27 Hlanganisa G. Nkomo M 5 1 clinic 0 

28 Inhlangano J. Mpofu M 3 1 clinic 0 

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