Masvingo City Council

The City of Masvingo derives its name from the national shrine of the country, the Great Zimbabwe National Monument.  Masvingo is a Shona (indigenous language) name, which means “Building Made out of Stones”. Although the city itself is some 27km away from the Great Zimbabwe National Monuments, it is a replica of the Ancient City of Great Zimbabwe in modern form. 
The council has a total of 13 councillors of whom 38% are female. The council joined the COE program in 2011 and is making strides in improving gender issues within their structures. The council is a Hub council for Masvingo province urban councils under the Hub and Spoke programme for gender mainstreaming in Zimbabwe. The council is serving 25,272 households with an average household size of 3.6.