{"id":119,"date":"2020-08-19T02:09:07","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T02:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.opcmatnorth.gov.zw\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2025-04-07T10:46:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T10:46:46","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/?page_id=119","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"119\" class=\"elementor elementor-119\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67145ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"67145ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b69ac67\" data-id=\"b69ac67\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba6412d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba6412d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-86d9012 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"86d9012\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac35c78\" data-id=\"ac35c78\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6f3c74\" data-id=\"a6f3c74\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4a6af1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-content-ticker\" data-id=\"c4a6af1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-content-ticker.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-ticker-wrap\" id=\"eael-ticker-wrap-c4a6af1\"><div class=\"ticker-badge\">\n                    <span>Trending News<\/span>\n                <\/div><div class=\"eael-ticker\">\n                <div class=\"swiper swiper-8 eael-content-ticker swiper-container-c4a6af1\" data-pagination=\".swiper-pagination-c4a6af1\" data-arrow-next=\".swiper-button-next-c4a6af1\" data-arrow-prev=\".swiper-button-prev-c4a6af1\" data-effect=\"slide\" data-speed=\"745\" data-autoplay=\"2000\" data-loop=\"1\" data-arrows=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\"><div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n        <div class=\"ticker-content\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/?p=1577\" class=\"ticker-content-link\">Youth Programmes<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n        <div class=\"ticker-content\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/?p=1544\" class=\"ticker-content-link\">Civil Registry<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n        <div class=\"ticker-content\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/?p=1576\" class=\"ticker-content-link\">DRSS<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n        <div class=\"ticker-content\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/?p=1527\" class=\"ticker-content-link\">Health Facilities<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <div class=\"content-ticker-pagination\"><div class=\"swiper-button-next swiper-button-next-c4a6af1\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"swiper-button-prev swiper-button-prev-c4a6af1\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-left\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18c2508 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"18c2508\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8365f2e\" data-id=\"8365f2e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca409e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"ca409e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e49deb3\" data-id=\"e49deb3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01212c3 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"01212c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-eye\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebcd153\" data-id=\"ebcd153\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a40829c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a40829c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3205cfb kng-glass-bg-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3205cfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A results-oriented Government with a culture of quality service delivery for all by 2030<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2186a7\" data-id=\"d2186a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e78a60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"3e78a60\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc0ec2e\" data-id=\"fc0ec2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e95ac90 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"e95ac90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-audible\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5725748\" data-id=\"5725748\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0e12a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0e12a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7195d84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7195d84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To lead the entire Government machinery in the formulation, advocacy, coordination, monitoring, evaluation and implementation of policies, programs and projects for quality service delivery and socio-economic development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9741ed7\" data-id=\"9741ed7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8abcbc1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"8abcbc1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3373618\" data-id=\"3373618\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-238ba8f elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"238ba8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a022027\" data-id=\"a022027\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a50a0eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a50a0eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Values<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ab8f63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ab8f63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Loyalty<\/li><li>Patriotism<\/li><li>Commitment<\/li><li>Confidentiality<\/li><li>Integrity<\/li><li>Accountability<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9e6b66 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"d9e6b66\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d7c6e9\" data-id=\"1d7c6e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-681b9ce kng-glass-bg-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-king-addons-styled-text-builder\" data-id=\"681b9ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"king-addons-styled-text-builder.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"king-addons-styled-text-builder-items\">\n            <span class=\"elementor-repeater-item-28caa71 king-addons-styled-text\"><span class=\"king-addons-styled-text-inner\"><span>OUR<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-repeater-item-4035d17 king-addons-styled-text\"><span class=\"king-addons-styled-text-inner\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"535\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/of_Zimbabwe-removebg-preview.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-400\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/of_Zimbabwe-removebg-preview.png 535w, https:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/of_Zimbabwe-removebg-preview-300x262.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-repeater-item-31a460b king-addons-styled-text\"><span class=\"king-addons-styled-text-inner\"><span>principals<\/span><\/span><\/span>        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b31d8e0 eael-team-align-eael-team-align-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"b31d8e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-b31d8e0\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mini1.png\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Advocate I. Ndudzo<\/h2><h1 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Mashonaland East Ptrovince<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\">Minister of State For Provincial Affairs and Devolution<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-daf2e83\" data-id=\"daf2e83\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dd11a6 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"6dd11a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"8\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 8\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M7 0H13L6 8H0L7 0Z\" fill=\"#E65644\"><\/path><path d=\"M13 0H7L15 8H21L13 0Z\" fill=\"#C95747\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34c29c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34c29c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mashonaland East Province<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-988a298 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"988a298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The office of the Minister of State is supported by the office of the Secretary for Provincial Affairs and Devolution which is managed through four departments, that is Provincial Coordination; Finance, Administration and Human Resources; Infrastructure Planning and Environmental Management and Economic Affairs and Investment. The office of the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution has a staff establishment of fifty-nine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-51b173e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"51b173e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5e0ae4\" data-id=\"b5e0ae4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d93c2dc elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d93c2dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theopc.gov.zw\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The OPC<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zim.gov.zw\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Zim Portal<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c8d24d\" data-id=\"8c8d24d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f2bd57 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"7f2bd57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.parlzim.gov.zw\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Parliament of Zimbabwe<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/zimeservices.pfms.gov.zw\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Government E-Sevices<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d01b49f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"d01b49f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ed8cbc\" data-id=\"7ed8cbc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-efc9394 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"efc9394\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfbfdee\" data-id=\"cfbfdee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-179cfe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"179cfe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/domboshava.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-989\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/domboshava.webp 722w, https:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/domboshava-300x218.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbddcbd\" data-id=\"dbddcbd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f54d07f elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-fancy-text\" data-id=\"f54d07f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-fancy-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div  class=\"eael-fancy-text-container style-1\" data-fancy-text-id=\"f54d07f\" data-fancy-text=\"|History and Heritage\" data-fancy-text-transition-type=\"typing\" data-fancy-text-speed=\"50\" data-fancy-text-delay=\"2500\" data-fancy-text-cursor=\"yes\" data-fancy-text-loop=\"yes\" >\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"eael-fancy-text-f54d07f\" class=\"eael-fancy-text-strings solid-color\">\n\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\tHistory and Heritage\t\t\t\t<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- close .eael-fancy-text-container -->\n\n\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11fc311 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11fc311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Mashonaland East Province, located in northeastern Zimbabwe, is rich in history and cultural heritage.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c339898 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c339898\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>It is part of the traditional homeland of the Shona people, who are Bantu-speaking subsistence farmers. <\/strong><strong>\u00a0The region has historical ties to the Rozvi people, with Marondera, the provincial capital, originally known as Marondera&#8217;s Kraal, named after a Rozvi chief. During the colonial era, Mashonaland East played a significant role as a resting camp for British colonialists in the late 19th century. The province is known for its agricultural contributions, including timber, tobacco, and dairy products.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2343712 kng-glass-bg-yes\" data-id=\"2343712\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d763def eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"d763def\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-d763def\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-circle team-avatar-rounded\">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PS-Masheast.png\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Mr T Kutamahufa <\/h2><h1 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Mashonaland East Province<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\">Secretary for Provincial Affairs and Devolution<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"e-lazyloaded elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9eb0904 kng-parallax-bg-yes elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"9eb0904\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;kng_parallax_bg_switch&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;kng_parallax_bg_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\\\/wp-content\\\/plugins\\\/elementor\\\/assets\\\/images\\\/placeholder.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;kng_parallax_bg_speed&quot;:1.3,&quot;kng_parallax_bg_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e834f5a\" data-id=\"e834f5a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6b6a54 eael-dual-header-content-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-dual-color-header\" data-id=\"d6b6a54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-dual-color-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-dual-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\"><span class=\"lead solid-color\">Departments and<\/span> <span>functions<\/span><\/h2><div class=\"eael-dch-separator-wrap\"><span class=\"separator-one\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"separator-two\"><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"subtext\"><p>The province has the following Departments for its internal Administration and Management.\u00a0<\/p><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c82afda elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"c82afda\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-96783a3\" data-id=\"96783a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae4c56b king-addons-feature-list-left king-addons-feature-list-square elementor-widget elementor-widget-king-addons-feature-list\" data-id=\"ae4c56b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"king-addons-feature-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"king-addons-feature-list-wrap\"><ul class=\"king-addons-feature-list\"><li class=\"king-addons-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-7f8adfc\"><div class=\"king-addons-feature-list-icon-wrap\"><span class=\"king-addons-feature-list-line\"><\/span><div class=\"king-addons-feature-list-icon-inner-wrap\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-invoice-dollar\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-feature-list-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"king-addons-feature-list-title\"><a class=\"king-addons-feature-list-url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Finance, Administration and Human Resources<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"king-addons-feature-list-description\">Finance: Budget management, audit remediation, statutory reporting.\nAdministration: Transportation and logistics, asset, inventory, and records management, office administration.\nHuman Resources: Recruitment and onboarding, training and development, disciplinary actions, performance management and leave administration, employee well-being.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"king-addons-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-8e11ce6\"><div class=\"king-addons-feature-list-icon-wrap\"><span class=\"king-addons-feature-list-line\"><\/span><div class=\"king-addons-feature-list-icon-inner-wrap\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-palette\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-feature-list-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"king-addons-feature-list-title\"><a class=\"king-addons-feature-list-url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Infrastructure Planning and Environmental Management<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"king-addons-feature-list-description\">Oversees urban infrastructure policy and programs, coordinating with ministries. Includes policy, pollution\/waste management, environmental hazards, community design, research for infrastructure efficiency, socio-economic research, sustainable environments, and monitoring local compliance with environmental guidelines.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"king-addons-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-5d4e082\"><div class=\"king-addons-feature-list-icon-wrap\"><span class=\"king-addons-feature-list-line\"><\/span><div class=\"king-addons-feature-list-icon-inner-wrap\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-magic\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-feature-list-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"king-addons-feature-list-title\"><a class=\"king-addons-feature-list-url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Information and Technology<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"king-addons-feature-list-description\">Manages provincial IT systems, ensuring secure communication, implementing tech solutions, supporting data, providing assistance, and protecting digital assets to improve efficiency and drive digital transformation.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"king-addons-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-8d01ea5\"><div class=\"king-addons-feature-list-icon-wrap\"><span class=\"king-addons-feature-list-line\"><\/span><div class=\"king-addons-feature-list-icon-inner-wrap\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-feature-list-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"king-addons-feature-list-title\"><a class=\"king-addons-feature-list-url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Economic Affairs and Investment<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"king-addons-feature-list-description\">Facilitation of the Provincial Economic Development Plan, promoting local and foreign investment, coordinating economic development legislation, identifying and designing business projects, establishing effective economic governance systems, formulating marketing and investment strategies, aiding GDP growth, facilitating stakeholder negotiations, mobilizing resources, developing budgets and funding strategies, providing technical input for procurement, and maintaining an integrated data base on economic development and empowerment programs in the province.<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e91b03e\" data-id=\"e91b03e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a18f4de king-addons-feature-list-left king-addons-feature-list-square elementor-widget elementor-widget-king-addons-feature-list\" data-id=\"a18f4de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"king-addons-feature-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"king-addons-feature-list-wrap\"><ul class=\"king-addons-feature-list\"><li class=\"king-addons-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-5d4e082\"><div class=\"king-addons-feature-list-icon-wrap\"><span class=\"king-addons-feature-list-line\"><\/span><div class=\"king-addons-feature-list-icon-inner-wrap\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-magic\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-feature-list-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"king-addons-feature-list-title\"><a class=\"king-addons-feature-list-url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Strategic Policy Planning, Monitoring &amp; Evaluation<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"king-addons-feature-list-description\">Enhancing its strategic planning and policy processes through research support, accountability, and legitimacy. It is developing a performance management system, monitoring systems, and consolidated performance reports, Promoting evidence-based policy monitoring and evaluation, investing in public sector skills and stakeholder engagement. Additionally, it monitors and evaluates the performance of strategic corporate entities and boards.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"king-addons-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-8e11ce6\"><div class=\"king-addons-feature-list-icon-wrap\"><span class=\"king-addons-feature-list-line\"><\/span><div class=\"king-addons-feature-list-icon-inner-wrap\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-palette\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-feature-list-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"king-addons-feature-list-title\"><a class=\"king-addons-feature-list-url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Co-ordination<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"king-addons-feature-list-description\">Co-ordination of state functions and Government events, Co-ordination of meetings and programs,\nMonitoring of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and Local Authority (LA) activities<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"king-addons-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-1917b65\"><div class=\"king-addons-feature-list-icon-wrap\"><span class=\"king-addons-feature-list-line\"><\/span><div class=\"king-addons-feature-list-icon-inner-wrap\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-feature-list-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"king-addons-feature-list-title\"><a class=\"king-addons-feature-list-url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Internal Audit<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"king-addons-feature-list-description\">Conducting internal control and system reviews, conducting audits, liaising with external auditors, pre-auditing financial statements, and providing advisory services on corporate governance management.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"king-addons-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c8c43a4\"><div class=\"king-addons-feature-list-icon-wrap\"><span class=\"king-addons-feature-list-line\"><\/span><div class=\"king-addons-feature-list-icon-inner-wrap\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-feature-list-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"king-addons-feature-list-title\"><a class=\"king-addons-feature-list-url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Procurement Management <\/a><\/h2><p class=\"king-addons-feature-list-description\">Coordinate the procurement of goods and services within the province, Ensure compliance with the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act, Preparing bid notices, short-list; and managing bid processes and\nMake sure the entity is equipped with all necessary tools for efficiency functioning<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<script>\ndocument.querySelector('.elementor-element-9eb0904').insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', '<div data-jarallax data-speed=\"1.3\" data-type=\"scroll\" class=\"jarallax king-addons-parallax-container kng-parallax-bg-9eb0904\" 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https:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/of_Zimbabwe-removebg-preview-300x262.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-repeater-item-31a460b king-addons-styled-text\"><span class=\"king-addons-styled-text-inner\"><span>Functions<\/span><\/span><\/span>        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-38a12fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"38a12fb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-345c791 kng-glass-bg-yes\" data-id=\"345c791\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea0685d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea0685d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Facilitate coordination between Central Government and the Provincial and Metropolitan Councils to ensure effective implementation of Government policies, plans, programmes and projects in the Province;<\/li><li>Ensure a synergetic relationship between the National Planning Agenda and Provincial\/Metropolitan Plans and Programmes;<\/li><li>Monitor and evaluate implementation of policies, programmes and projects by the Provincial\/Metropolitan Councils, Ministries, Government Departments\/State Enterprises, Parastatals and Development Partners\/Agencies in the Province to ensure attainment of national aspirations and objectives;<\/li><li>Give impetus to strategic Government interventions such as Community Share Ownership Trusts and Employee Ownership Schemes leveraging on resources comparative advantages in the Province;<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f09f94 kng-glass-bg-yes\" data-id=\"2f09f94\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a158a89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a158a89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Preside over all State Occasions and Functions such as Heroes and Independence Day Celebrations.<\/li><li>Coordinate State visits by visiting dignitaries in the province.<\/li><li>Facilitate, oversee and coordinate implementation of the Devolution process.\u00a0<\/li><li>Report to His Excellency the President as appropriate.<\/li><li>Coordinate implementation of devolution policies and plans at all levels.<\/li><li>Monitor and evaluate the implementation of Government programmes, policies and projects at provincial level.<\/li><li>Formulate Provincial development plans.<\/li><li>Coordinate inter-ministerial national priority programmes; and<\/li><li>Coordinate the implementation of multilateral programmes to ensure that they reflect national interest and priorities.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0058751 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"0058751\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dcd7eb kng-glass-bg-yes\" data-id=\"3dcd7eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-eef8cba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"eef8cba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f044fb\" data-id=\"0f044fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb78881 eael-dual-header-content-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-dual-color-header\" data-id=\"eb78881\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-dual-color-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-dual-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\"><span class=\"lead solid-color\">Infrastructure development<\/span> <span>Projects<\/span><\/h2><div class=\"eael-dch-separator-wrap\"><span class=\"separator-one\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"separator-two\"><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"subtext\"><p>Infrastructure projects under the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1) in Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe, are expected to have significant positive impacts on the community. Infrastructure projects in Mashonaland East Province are poised to transform the region by improving connectivity, creating jobs, enhancing access to basic services, and boosting economic growth.\u00a0<\/p><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eael-dch-svg-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-snowflake\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74f0212 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74f0212\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Here are some of the key impacts of infrastructure projects in the province:<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f9d71e elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-adv-accordion\" data-id=\"6f9d71e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-adv-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-adv-accordion\" id=\"eael-adv-accordion-6f9d71e\" data-scroll-on-click=\"no\" data-scroll-speed=\"300\" data-accordion-id=\"6f9d71e\" data-accordion-type=\"accordion\" data-toogle-speed=\"300\">\n    <div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n                <div id=\"improved-transportation-and-connectivity\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1171\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Improved Transportation and Connectivity<\/span><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-toggle fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1171\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" aria-labelledby=\"improved-transportation-and-connectivity\"><p>Road Construction and Rehabilitation Projects like the upgrading of major roads (e.g., Harare-Mutare highway passing along Goromonzi, Marondera and Murehwa Districts) and rural roads improve connectivity, reduce travel time, and lower transportation costs. This will enhance access to markets, healthcare, and education for rural communities. Better roads facilitate the movement of goods and services, boosting trade and attracting investment to the province.<\/p><\/div>\n                <\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n                <div id=\"enhanced-access-to-basic-services\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"2\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1172\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Enhanced Access to Basic Services<\/span><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-toggle fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1172\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" aria-labelledby=\"enhanced-access-to-basic-services\"><p>Water and Sanitation infrastructure projects focusing on water supply and sanitation will improve access to clean water, reducing waterborne diseases and improving public health (e.g., Chivhu dam and water treatment plant in Chikomba district)<\/p><p>Electrification of rural areas and the expansion of renewable energy projects will provide reliable power to households, schools, and businesses, fostering economic activities and improving quality of life. (e.g., Presidential Solarization Scheme across the province ).<\/p><\/div>\n                <\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n                <div id=\"job-creation-and-economic-opportunities\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"3\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1173\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Job Creation and Economic Opportunities<\/span><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-toggle fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1173\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" aria-labelledby=\"job-creation-and-economic-opportunities\"><p>Infrastructure projects create temporary jobs during the construction phase, providing income for local communities. Improved infrastructure attracts businesses and industries, creating long-term employment opportunities in sectors like agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism. (e.g., Proton Bakeries in Marondera).<\/p><\/div>\n                <\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n                <div id=\"agricultural-development\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"4\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1174\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Agricultural Development<\/span><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-toggle fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1174\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" aria-labelledby=\"agricultural-development\"><p>The development of irrigation schemes (e.g., Muchekeranwa Dam Irrigation in Marondera) supports agricultural productivity, reduces reliance on rain-fed agriculture, and enhances food security. Processing and storage facilities enable farmers to transport and store their produce more efficiently, reducing post-harvest losses and increasing incomes (eg, Mutoko Royal Fruit and Vegetable Plant in Mutoko District).<\/p><\/div>\n                <\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n                <div id=\"tourism-growth\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"5\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1175\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Tourism Growth<\/span><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-toggle fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1175\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" aria-labelledby=\"tourism-growth\"><p>Improved tourism Infrastructure and development of tourist attractions and recreational facilities in Mashonaland East has boosted tourism revenue and job creation in hospitality, transport, and retail sectors. (eg, Suskwe lodges in Mutoko, Bernard Mizeki in Marondera and mountain climbing and hiking in Goromonzi district).<\/p><\/div>\n                <\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n                <div id=\"social-development\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"6\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1176\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Social Development<\/span><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-toggle fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1176\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" aria-labelledby=\"social-development\"><p>Improved infrastructure, such as the construction of schools and clinics, will enhance access to education and healthcare services, contributing to human capital development (eg, Provincial Devolution Projects). Infrastructure projects often involve community participation, empowering locals, and fostering a sense of ownership (Community Village Business Units).<\/p><\/div>\n                <\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n                <div id=\"regional-integration-and-trade\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"7\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1177\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Regional Integration and Trade<\/span><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-toggle fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1177\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" aria-labelledby=\"regional-integration-and-trade\"><p>Improved transport links will facilitate cross-border trade with neighboring countries like Mozambique, boosting economic activity in the province. The province\u2019s strategic location could position it as a logistics hub, attracting investment and creating jobs.<\/p><\/div>\n                <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feee6bc elementor-widget__width-initial kng-glass-bg-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"feee6bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DEVOLUTION FUNDED PROJECTS<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09a9153 king-addons-adv-slider-columns-1 king-addons-adv-slider-columns--tablet1 king-addons-adv-slider-columns--mobile1 king-addons-adv-slides-to-scroll-1 king-addons-slider-dots-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-king-addons-slider\" data-id=\"09a9153\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slider_amount&quot;:1,&quot;slider_amount_tablet&quot;:1,&quot;slider_amount_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:1,&quot;slider_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;slider_video_btn_size&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"king-addons-slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"king-addons-advanced-slider-wrap\">\n            <div\n                class=\"king-addons-advanced-slider\" dir=\"ltr\" data-slick=\"{&quot;rtl&quot;:false,&quot;infinite&quot;:true,&quot;speed&quot;:700,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;dots&quot;:true,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;autoplaySpeed&quot;:0,&quot;pauseOnHover&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;prevArrow&quot;:&quot;#king-addons-slider-prev-09a9153&quot;,&quot;nextArrow&quot;:&quot;#king-addons-slider-next-09a9153&quot;,&quot;vertical&quot;:false,&quot;adaptiveHeight&quot;:true}\" data-video-btn-size=\"{&quot;widescreen&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;,&quot;desktop&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;mobile_extra&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\"                    data-slide-effect=\"slide\"\n            >\n                <div class=\"king-addons-slider-item elementor-repeater-item-e183e0e\"><div class=\"king-addons-slider-item-bg \" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Chivhu-Dam-Water-treatment-plant-222.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-cv-container\"><div class=\"king-addons-cv-outer\"><div class=\"king-addons-cv-inner\"><div class=\"king-addons-slider-content\"><div class=\"king-addons-slider-title\"><h2>Chivhu Dam<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-slider-description\"><p>Water Treatment Plant and 120 ha Irrigation Scheme <\/p><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-slider-btns\"><div class=\"king-addons-slider-secondary-btn\" >Operational<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-slider-item elementor-repeater-item-603372f\"><div class=\"king-addons-slider-item-bg \" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dombotombo-walk-up-flats.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-cv-container\"><div class=\"king-addons-cv-outer\"><div class=\"king-addons-cv-inner\"><div class=\"king-addons-slider-content\"><div class=\"king-addons-slider-title\"><h2>Dombotombo Flats<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-slider-sub-title\"><h3>Marondera<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-slider-description\"><p>Accomodation to People<\/p><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-slider-btns\"><div class=\"king-addons-slider-primary-btn\" >Ongoing<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-slider-item elementor-repeater-item-de333cb\"><div class=\"king-addons-slider-item-bg \" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Tilitha-Clinic-Hwedza_Devolution.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-cv-container\"><div class=\"king-addons-cv-outer\"><div class=\"king-addons-cv-inner\"><div class=\"king-addons-slider-content\"><div class=\"king-addons-slider-title\"><h2>Tilitha Clinic <\/h2><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-slider-sub-title\"><h3>Hwedza<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-slider-description\"><p>Healthy Support<\/p><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-slider-btns\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"king-addons-slider-controls\">\n                <div class=\"king-addons-slider-dots\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"king-addons-slider-arrow-container\">\n                <div class=\"king-addons-slider-prev-arrow king-addons-slider-arrow\"\n                     id=\"king-addons-slider-prev-09a9153\">\n                    <i class=\"fas fa-angle-left\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"king-addons-slider-next-arrow king-addons-slider-arrow\"\n                     id=\"king-addons-slider-next-09a9153\">\n                    <i class=\"fas fa-angle-left\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff4b401 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff4b401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Second Republic of Zimbabwe, which began in 2018, has seen various developments in Mashonaland East Province, including infrastructure improvements, agricultural advancements, and economic initiatives aimed at boosting local economies. The government has prioritized road construction and rehabilitation projects, enhancing transportation networks. Additionally, efforts in agrarian reform and investment in irrigation projects have been implemented to improve food security and support the livelihoods of farmers in the region. However, challenges such as economic instability and political issues continue to affect these developments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-468fdf6 kng-glass-bg-yes\" data-id=\"468fdf6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc1a6ce elementor-widget__width-initial kng-glass-bg-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc1a6ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PSIP FUNDED PROJECTS<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d8f59a king-addons-adv-slider-columns-1 king-addons-adv-slider-columns--tablet1 king-addons-adv-slider-columns--mobile1 king-addons-adv-slides-to-scroll-1 king-addons-slider-dots-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-king-addons-slider\" data-id=\"5d8f59a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slider_amount&quot;:1,&quot;slider_amount_tablet&quot;:1,&quot;slider_amount_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:1,&quot;slider_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;slider_video_btn_size&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"king-addons-slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"king-addons-advanced-slider-wrap\">\n            <div\n                class=\"king-addons-advanced-slider\" dir=\"ltr\" data-slick=\"{&quot;rtl&quot;:false,&quot;infinite&quot;:true,&quot;speed&quot;:700,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;dots&quot;:true,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;autoplaySpeed&quot;:0,&quot;pauseOnHover&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;prevArrow&quot;:&quot;#king-addons-slider-prev-5d8f59a&quot;,&quot;nextArrow&quot;:&quot;#king-addons-slider-next-5d8f59a&quot;,&quot;vertical&quot;:false,&quot;adaptiveHeight&quot;:true}\" data-video-btn-size=\"{&quot;widescreen&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;,&quot;desktop&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;mobile_extra&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\"                    data-slide-effect=\"slide\"\n            >\n                <div class=\"king-addons-slider-item elementor-repeater-item-e183e0e\"><div class=\"king-addons-slider-item-bg \" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Muchekeranwa-Dam.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-cv-container\"><div class=\"king-addons-cv-outer\"><div class=\"king-addons-cv-inner\"><div class=\"king-addons-slider-content\"><div class=\"king-addons-slider-title\"><h2>Muchekeranwa Dam<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-slider-sub-title\"><h3>Mucheke<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-slider-description\"><p>Water purification Plant and Irrigation Scheme<\/p><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-slider-btns\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-slider-item elementor-repeater-item-603372f\"><div class=\"king-addons-slider-item-bg \" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kunzvi-Dam-1.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-cv-container\"><div class=\"king-addons-cv-outer\"><div class=\"king-addons-cv-inner\"><div class=\"king-addons-slider-content\"><div class=\"king-addons-slider-title\"><h2>Kunzvi Dam<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-slider-sub-title\"><h3>Initial Stage<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-slider-btns\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-slider-item elementor-repeater-item-cbb9989\"><div class=\"king-addons-slider-item-bg \" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Hwedza-Composite-Office-Block.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-cv-container\"><div class=\"king-addons-cv-outer\"><div class=\"king-addons-cv-inner\"><div class=\"king-addons-slider-content\"><div class=\"king-addons-slider-title\"><h2>Composite Offices<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-slider-sub-title\"><h3>Hwedza<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-slider-btns\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"king-addons-slider-controls\">\n                <div class=\"king-addons-slider-dots\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"king-addons-slider-arrow-container\">\n                <div class=\"king-addons-slider-prev-arrow king-addons-slider-arrow\"\n                     id=\"king-addons-slider-prev-5d8f59a\">\n                    <i class=\"fas fa-angle-left\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"king-addons-slider-next-arrow king-addons-slider-arrow\"\n                     id=\"king-addons-slider-next-5d8f59a\">\n                    <i class=\"fas fa-angle-left\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7f6f08 eael-table-align-center eael-dt-th-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-data-table\" data-id=\"d7f6f08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-data-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-data-table-wrap\" data-table_id=\"d7f6f08\" id=\"eael-data-table-wrapper-d7f6f08\" data-custom_responsive=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"tablesorter eael-data-table center\" id=\"eael-data-table-d7f6f08\">\n\t\t\t    <thead>\n\t\t\t        <tr class=\"table-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">DISTRICT<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">PROJECT DESCRIPTION<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">STATUS<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <\/tr>\n\t\t\t    <\/thead>\n\t\t\t  \t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChikomba\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Chivhu Dam,Water Treatment Plant and 120Ha irrigation scheme.<\/li><li>Makumimavi Primary School.<\/li><li>Accident and Emergency Nursing School.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOperational\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGoromonzi\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Kunzvi Dam and Water Treatment Plant<\/li><li>Goromonzi District Registry<\/li><li>Harare \u2013 Domboshava Road<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOngoing\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarondera\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>National Aids Council Provincial Offices.<\/li><li>Dombotombo Chikomo 4&#215;4 Storey Flats.<\/li><li>MUAST Compass Development.\u00a0<\/li><li>Muchekeranwa Dam.<\/li><li>Machangara 60Ha Irrigation.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOngoing\n\n\nOperational\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t    <\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc6ada8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"cc6ada8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button eael-creative-button--default\" href=\"#\" data-text=\"Download\">\n\n\t    \n                <div class=\"creative-button-inner\">\n\n                                            <span class=\"eael-creative-button-icon-left\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-down\"><\/i><\/span>                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">Download pdf to view all Projects running in the Province<\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-290b786 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"290b786\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a12a028 elementor-widget__width-initial kng-glass-bg-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a12a028\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PRIVATE \/ DONOR FUNDED PROJECTS<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c679869 king-addons-adv-slider-columns-1 king-addons-adv-slider-columns--tablet1 king-addons-adv-slider-columns--mobile1 king-addons-adv-slides-to-scroll-1 king-addons-slider-dots-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-king-addons-slider\" data-id=\"c679869\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slider_amount&quot;:1,&quot;slider_amount_tablet&quot;:1,&quot;slider_amount_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:1,&quot;slider_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;slider_video_btn_size&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"king-addons-slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"king-addons-advanced-slider-wrap\">\n            <div\n                class=\"king-addons-advanced-slider\" dir=\"ltr\" data-slick=\"{&quot;rtl&quot;:false,&quot;infinite&quot;:true,&quot;speed&quot;:700,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;dots&quot;:true,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;autoplaySpeed&quot;:0,&quot;pauseOnHover&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;prevArrow&quot;:&quot;#king-addons-slider-prev-c679869&quot;,&quot;nextArrow&quot;:&quot;#king-addons-slider-next-c679869&quot;,&quot;vertical&quot;:false,&quot;adaptiveHeight&quot;:true}\" data-video-btn-size=\"{&quot;widescreen&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;,&quot;desktop&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;mobile_extra&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\"                    data-slide-effect=\"slide\"\n            >\n                <div class=\"king-addons-slider-item elementor-repeater-item-e183e0e\"><div class=\"king-addons-slider-item-bg \" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dinson-iron-and-steel-company2.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-cv-container\"><div class=\"king-addons-cv-outer\"><div class=\"king-addons-cv-inner\"><div class=\"king-addons-slider-content\"><div class=\"king-addons-slider-title\"><h2>Dinson Iron and Steel Company<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-slider-description\"><p>Mining and Processing Plant<\/p><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-slider-btns\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-slider-item elementor-repeater-item-603372f\"><div class=\"king-addons-slider-item-bg \" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Megawatt.png)\"><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-cv-container\"><div class=\"king-addons-cv-outer\"><div class=\"king-addons-cv-inner\"><div class=\"king-addons-slider-content\"><div class=\"king-addons-slider-title\"><h2>Megawatt Mall<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-slider-sub-title\"><h3>Marondera<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-slider-btns\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-slider-item elementor-repeater-item-cbb9989\"><div class=\"king-addons-slider-item-bg \" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mt-Meru2-1.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-cv-container\"><div class=\"king-addons-cv-outer\"><div class=\"king-addons-cv-inner\"><div class=\"king-addons-slider-content\"><div class=\"king-addons-slider-title\"><h2>Mt Meru<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-slider-description\"><p>Cooking Oil Processing Plant Seke<\/p><\/div><div class=\"king-addons-slider-btns\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"king-addons-slider-controls\">\n                <div class=\"king-addons-slider-dots\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"king-addons-slider-arrow-container\">\n                <div class=\"king-addons-slider-prev-arrow king-addons-slider-arrow\"\n                     id=\"king-addons-slider-prev-c679869\">\n                    <i class=\"fas fa-angle-left\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"king-addons-slider-next-arrow king-addons-slider-arrow\"\n                     id=\"king-addons-slider-next-c679869\">\n                    <i class=\"fas fa-angle-left\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1437e63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"1437e63\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4c7ae2\" data-id=\"b4c7ae2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed0848e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed0848e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Districts of Mashonaland East<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4768f3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c4768f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"542\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/map1-e1735815558566.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-880\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90647d7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"90647d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"812\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/consituencies.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-882\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/consituencies.webp 776w, https:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/consituencies-287x300.webp 287w, https:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/consituencies-768x804.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b00665c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b00665c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Constituencies of  Mash-East<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42236bf\" data-id=\"42236bf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3960a0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3960a0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Mashonaland East Province<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9565f1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"9565f1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1561\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1561\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Geographical and Demographic Background:<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1561\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1561\"><p>Located in northeastern Zimbabwe, The province covers an area of approximately 32,230 square kilometers and has a population of around 1.73 million people as of the 2022 census. Marondera is the capital of Mashonaland East.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1562\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1562\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Historical Significance<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1562\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1562\"><p>Mashonaland, the broader region that includes Mashonaland East, is the traditional homeland of the Shona people, a Bantu-speaking group known for their farming and cattle-raising practices. The region was named by Europeans in the mid-19th century.\u00a0In 1890, the British South Africa Company established a fort in the area, which later became the city of Harare.\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">In the 1890s, Mashonaland was divided into two provinces by the British South Africa Company: Mashonaland in the east and Matabeleland in the west.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Mashonaland became part of the self-governing colony of Southern Rhodesia in 1923 and later part of independent Zimbabwe in 1983, was divided into three provinces: Mashonaland West, Mashonaland Central, and Mashonaland East.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1563\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1563\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\"> Cultural Heritage<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1563\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1563\"><p>The province is dominated by <strong>Zezuru Culture and Buja Culture<\/strong>. The Zezuru culture is located in Marondera under Chief Svosve (Gahadza) and Chief Svosve (Nyahuye), Goromonzi, Murewa,\u00a0 Seke and Chikomba areas but significant populations are also present UMP and some parts of Mutoko. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mashonaland-East-Culture.pdf\">READ MORE<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c6fa94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c6fa94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mineral Composition in  Mash East<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb50cea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb50cea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mashonaland East Province is rich in a variety of minerals. Here are some of the key minerals found in the region:<\/p><ol><li><strong>Beryllium<\/strong>: This is one of the most commonly mined minerals in Mashonaland East.<\/li><li><strong>Lithium<\/strong>: The province has significant lithium deposits, which are increasingly important for battery production.<\/li><li><strong>Tantalum<\/strong>: Known for its use in electronics, tantalum is another major mineral found here.<\/li><li><strong>Gold<\/strong>: There are several gold mines in the province, contributing to Zimbabwe\u2019s gold production.<\/li><li><strong>Copper<\/strong>: Copper deposits are also present, though less extensively mined compared to other minerals.<\/li><li><strong>Platinum and Silver<\/strong>: These precious metals are found in smaller quantities.<\/li><\/ol><p>The mining activities in Mashonaland East are diverse, with both large-scale and small-scale operations contributing to the local economy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aba3b3 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5aba3b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.testdomain3.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MINERALS-IN-MASH-EAST.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here to READ MORE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f38240c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f38240c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-967b123 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"967b123\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72e7ebe kng-glass-bg-yes\" data-id=\"72e7ebe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a65aa30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a65aa30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What's Unique in Mashonaland East<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a95298f elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"a95298f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1771\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1771\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Rich Cultural Heritage:<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1771\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1771\"><ul><li>The province is home to the Shona people, who have a vibrant culture with unique traditions, music, dance, and art. The Shona are also known for their intricate stone sculptures.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1772\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1772\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Scenic Landscapes:<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1772\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1772\"><p>Mashonaland East boasts beautiful landscapes, including rolling hills, lush valleys, and significant water bodies like the Mukuvisi River. The province is also home to the stunning Nyanga National Park, which offers breathtaking views and diverse wildlife.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1773\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1773\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Agricultural Hub:<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1773\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1773\"><p>The region is a major agricultural area, producing crops such as maize, tobacco, and various fruits. The fertile soil and favorable climate make it ideal for farming.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1774\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1774\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Historical Sites:<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1774\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1774\"><p>There are numerous historical and archaeological sites, including ancient ruins and rock art sites that provide a glimpse into the region\u2019s past.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1775\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1775\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Mineral Wealth:<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1775\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1775\"><p>As mentioned earlier, Mashonaland East is rich in minerals like beryllium, lithium, tantalum, gold, and copper, contributing significantly to Zimbabwe\u2019s mining industry.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1776\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1776\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Educational Institutions:<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1776\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1776\"><p>The province hosts several notable educational institutions, including universities and colleges that attract students from across the country.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1777\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1777\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Community and Hospitality:<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1777\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1777\"><p>The people of Mashonaland East are known for their warm hospitality and strong sense of community, making it a welcoming place for visitors and residents alike.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d410ba9\" data-id=\"d410ba9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-515c7c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"515c7c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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monitoring, evaluation and implementation of policies, programs and projects for quality service delivery and socio-economic development. Values Loyalty Patriotism Commitment Confidentiality Integrity Accountability OURprincipals Advocate I. Ndudzo Mashonaland East Ptrovince Minister of State For Provincial Affairs and Devolution Mashonaland East Province The office of the Minister of State is supported by the office of the Secretary for Provincial Affairs and Devolution which is managed through four departments, that is Provincial Coordination; Finance, Administration and Human Resources; Infrastructure Planning and Environmental Management and Economic Affairs and Investment. The office of the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution has a staff establishment of fifty-nine. The OPC Zim Portal Parliament of Zimbabwe Government E-Sevices History and Heritage Mashonaland East Province, located in northeastern Zimbabwe, is rich in history and cultural heritage. It is part of the traditional homeland of the Shona people, who are Bantu-speaking subsistence farmers. \u00a0The region has historical ties to the Rozvi people, with Marondera, the provincial capital, originally known as Marondera&#8217;s Kraal, named after a Rozvi chief. During the colonial era, Mashonaland East played a significant role as a resting camp for British colonialists in the late 19th century. The province is known for its agricultural contributions, including timber, tobacco, and dairy products.\u00a0 Mr T Kutamahufa Mashonaland East Province Secretary for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Departments and functions The province has the following Departments for its internal Administration and Management.\u00a0 Finance, Administration and Human Resources Finance: Budget management, audit remediation, statutory reporting. Administration: Transportation and logistics, asset, inventory, and records management, office administration. Human Resources: Recruitment and onboarding, training and development, disciplinary actions, performance management and leave administration, employee well-being. Infrastructure Planning and Environmental Management Oversees urban infrastructure policy and programs, coordinating with ministries. Includes policy, pollution\/waste management, environmental hazards, community design, research for infrastructure efficiency, socio-economic research, sustainable environments, and monitoring local compliance with environmental guidelines. Information and Technology Manages provincial IT systems, ensuring secure communication, implementing tech solutions, supporting data, providing assistance, and protecting digital assets to improve efficiency and drive digital transformation. Economic Affairs and Investment Facilitation of the Provincial Economic Development Plan, promoting local and foreign investment, coordinating economic development legislation, identifying and designing business projects, establishing effective economic governance systems, formulating marketing and investment strategies, aiding GDP growth, facilitating stakeholder negotiations, mobilizing resources, developing budgets and funding strategies, providing technical input for procurement, and maintaining an integrated data base on economic development and empowerment programs in the province. Strategic Policy Planning, Monitoring &amp; Evaluation Enhancing its strategic planning and policy processes through research support, accountability, and legitimacy. It is developing a performance management system, monitoring systems, and consolidated performance reports, Promoting evidence-based policy monitoring and evaluation, investing in public sector skills and stakeholder engagement. Additionally, it monitors and evaluates the performance of strategic corporate entities and boards. Co-ordination Co-ordination of state functions and Government events, Co-ordination of meetings and programs, Monitoring of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and Local Authority (LA) activities Internal Audit Conducting internal control and system reviews, conducting audits, liaising with external auditors, pre-auditing financial statements, and providing advisory services on corporate governance management. Procurement Management Coordinate the procurement of goods and services within the province, Ensure compliance with the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act, Preparing bid notices, short-list; and managing bid processes and Make sure the entity is equipped with all necessary tools for efficiency functioning OveralFunctions Facilitate coordination between Central Government and the Provincial and Metropolitan Councils to ensure effective implementation of Government policies, plans, programmes and projects in the Province; Ensure a synergetic relationship between the National Planning Agenda and Provincial\/Metropolitan Plans and Programmes; Monitor and evaluate implementation of policies, programmes and projects by the Provincial\/Metropolitan Councils, Ministries, Government Departments\/State Enterprises, Parastatals and Development Partners\/Agencies in the Province to ensure attainment of national aspirations and objectives; Give impetus to strategic Government interventions such as Community Share Ownership Trusts and Employee Ownership Schemes leveraging on resources comparative advantages in the Province; Preside over all State Occasions and Functions such as Heroes and Independence Day Celebrations. Coordinate State visits by visiting dignitaries in the province. Facilitate, oversee and coordinate implementation of the Devolution process.\u00a0 Report to His Excellency the President as appropriate. Coordinate implementation of devolution policies and plans at all levels. Monitor and evaluate the implementation of Government programmes, policies and projects at provincial level. Formulate Provincial development plans. Coordinate inter-ministerial national priority programmes; and Coordinate the implementation of multilateral programmes to ensure that they reflect national interest and priorities. Infrastructure development Projects Infrastructure projects under the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1) in Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe, are expected to have significant positive impacts on the community. Infrastructure projects in Mashonaland East Province are poised to transform the region by improving connectivity, creating jobs, enhancing access to basic services, and boosting economic growth.\u00a0 Here are some of the key impacts of infrastructure projects in the province: Improved Transportation and Connectivity Road Construction and Rehabilitation Projects like the upgrading of major roads (e.g., Harare-Mutare highway passing along Goromonzi, Marondera and Murehwa Districts) and rural roads improve connectivity, reduce travel time, and lower transportation costs. This will enhance access to markets, healthcare, and education for rural communities. Better roads facilitate the movement of goods and services, boosting trade and attracting investment to the province. Enhanced Access to Basic Services Water and Sanitation infrastructure projects focusing on water supply and sanitation will improve access to clean water, reducing waterborne diseases and improving public health (e.g., Chivhu dam and water treatment plant in Chikomba district) Electrification of rural areas and the expansion of renewable energy projects will provide reliable power to households, schools, and businesses, fostering economic activities and improving quality of life. (e.g., Presidential Solarization Scheme across the province ). 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