Manyame Rural District Council
Manyame Rural District Council
Manyame Rural District Council is located Mashonaland East about 54 km south-west of Harare on the main Harare–Masvingo road where it crosses the Mupfure river.
Introduction
Manyame Rural District Council is a local government authority in Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe, dedicated to serving the needs and improving the lives of its communities. It is located about 54 km south-west of Harare on the main Harare–Masvingo road where it crosses the Mupfure river.
It is one of the few local authorities in Zimbabwe that is led by a female CEO. The council comprises of 27 councillors 26% (7) of whom are female. The council is serving a population of 200,476 where 51% (102,907) are females and 49% (97,569) are males. The total number of households under Manyame RDC is 52,704 with an average size of 3.8.
Key Achievements
Women comprise 30% of the workforce and the Chief Executive Officer is also female.
10% of its tenders were allocated to women-led businesses
Awards
Stories of change
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Zimbabwe: Tungamirai Dube: Driver of Change
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Tariro Chimbindi - Manyame Rural District Council COE
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Zimbabwe: Ryan Zibani
