ADDRESSED TO:
The Town Clerk
City of Masvingo
Box 17
Masvingo
ZIMBABWE
Tel: 039 – 62431
Email: emukaratirwa@gmail.com
KEY FACTS, GEOGRAPHIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC HIGHLIGHTS
The City of Masvingo is the oldest urban settlement in Zimbabwe founded by the Pioneer Column in 1890 then called “Fort Victoria”. The City of Masvingo is the provincial capital of Masvingo Province located in the southern part of the country.
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, which are structures made up of stones, it is a replica of the Ancient City of Great Zimbabwe in modern form.
SUMMARY INFORMATION
CITY STATUS GRANTED IN : 2002
POPULATION ESTIMATE : 87,886. (2012 census)
TRANSIT POPULATION : 100,000
AREA (total surface area) : 9,800 hectares (Commonage)
ALTITUDE : 1095m
CLIMATE : local Steppe Savanna
RAINFALL : 614.4mm
ROAD NETWORK 286km
TARRED : 189km
EARTH AND GRAVEL : 97
WORK FORCE OF MUNICIPALITY : 400 permanent
HOUSING UNITS: :15,597
LOW DENSITY : 779
MEDIUM DENSITY :615
HIGH DENSITY :12980
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS: [PUBLIC AND PRIVATE] 2 private
SECONDARY : 3
PRIMARY : 8
VOCATIONAL & TECHNICAL : 3
TERTIARY : 2 State Universities and One Private
NUMBER OF HOSPITALS ` : 1 (Provincial Hospital)
NUMBER OF CLINICS : 3
NUMBER OF PRIVATE MEDICAL FACILITIES : 1
GOVERNANCE
WARDS : 10
COUNCILLORS : 10
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
| Project Name | Description | Location And Land Aspects |
| Heavy manufacturing Industrial activities & Mixed Commercial Development | Prime stands measuring between 2000-6000m2 available for heavy industrial manufacturing activities
Commercial stands in Welby Avenue & Oliver Street to be allocated upon completion of outstanding on site services |
· Westview Industrial Area
Oliver Street & Welby Avenue, Central Business District |
| Revival of Shagashe Game Park | Fencing of a 278 hectare Park 4km from city centre, restocking with small game/animals and construction of lodges, conference facilities. | · 4km along Harare Road, 278 hectares in total consisting of three subdivisions bounded east by Shagashe River and West by Harare-Masvingo Highway. Joint venture preferred. |
| Solar Powered Street Lights | Investor invited to procure, erect and maintain solar powered Street Lights in the entire Central Business District- 578 lights required. Investor will be granted exclusive advertising rights for the areas Street lights are installed and recoup investment from sale of advertising space subject to agreed terms and conditions | · Central Business District Streets and major highways leading into the City.
· Project may be extended to Solar Powered Tower Lights in Residential Areas |
| Prepaid Parking Project | Investor to provide automated prepaid parking solutions and hardware for enforcement of Prepaid By Parking By-laws | · Central Business District |
| Rujeko D, High Density Residential housing Project | Provision of off-site sewer reticulation infrastructure (sewage pump station) and servicing of 800 high density residential stands. Servicing of 200 Medium density residential stands | · Rujeko Suburb. |
| Middle Income Multi Story Residential Flats Project | Land measuring 3000m2 near Exor along the Masvingo Beitbridge highway available for medium income multi-storey residential flats/cluster houses. | · Beitbridge Masvingo Highway three kilometers from the City Centre
· Mucheke Suburb |
| Prepaid Water Meter Project | Procurement and installation of STS compliant Prepaid Water Meters and software for residential, commercial and institutional premises: Total 15 597 metred points (High density: 12,980, Medium 615, commercial 877 Light Industry & Institutional 320). | · Central Business District, All residential areas, Institutions
· Project to be implemented in phases |
REASONS TO INVEST IN MASVINGO CITY
The City of Masvingo enjoys a unique natural attribute; located equidistant from the major cities and host to the Great Zimbabwe Monument, a World Heritage Site and second most popular tourism site in Zimbabwe after the Victoria Falls. The City of Masvingo prides itself in a fairly well maintained road, water and wastewater disposal infrastructure. The city is designated a Tourism Development Zone (TDZ) accessible by road, rail and air.
Investment Incentives
- Competitive prices for cost of land
- Flexible and Negotiable payment terms
- Rates moratorium and free water during construction
- Tax holidays for investment in Tourism Development Zone
APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING FOR CONSIDERATION
Application letter clearly stating the nature of preferred investment, size of land required, artistic impression of the project and project implementation timeframes, proof of implementation capacity should be attached to;
- Company registration
- Tax clearance certificate
- Traceable references
- Detailed project proposal and artistic impression of proposed venture
- Recent bank statements