Great Zimbabwe Times

By Rutendo Mambume The Lake October festival roars back to life after it had been postponed for three years due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. The unique three day tourism extravaganza will be held at two different locations in Masvingo, at Caravan Park and Great Zimbabwe Monuments, the epicenter of Zimbabwean history, culture and heritage. It will start from 21 up to the 23th of October 2022 under the theme, ‘Reimagining Tourism’. Lake October festival head of Public Relations, Tavita Natasha Mpala said their main aim is to celebrate Zimbabwe’s diverse tourism attractions with a particular focus on Masvingo which boasts of diverse arts, sports, music culture and dance activities. “The event was recognized and endorsed by the Ministry of Tourism and Environment, Zimbabwe Tourism Authority and Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority as an important destination marketing festival and this year’s edition is set to become one of the Africa’s largest. It will comprise of var

Rutendo Mambume For the first time, Masvingo is going to host a business expo which is going to be held at Flamboyant Hotel from 17th to the 18th of November 2022. It will be held under the theme “Masvingo Investment Hub Towards Vision 2030. Zimbabwean National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) chairman for Masvingo province, Andrew Chekani, said as indicated by the theme, they expected Masvingo to be the most preferred investment destination for both local and international investors.  "The main objectives of the event are, to highlight investment opportunities in Masvingo province, present an opportunity for investors to articulate issues they are facing when trying to invest in Masvingo and to give an opportunity to investment facilitating institutions to articulate requirements for investors to invest in the country," said Chekani . He said that they were expecting a lot of guests and attendees, and at least 150 exhibitors from various sectors, which includes banking, retail, me

By Rutendo Mambume Early marriages are robbing girls of their childhood experience and threatening their health. The Provincial Marketing and Communication Officer of Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC), Herbert Chikosi said that cultural and religious beliefs were the main drivers of early marriages which affected girl children.  He noted that some apostolic sects like Johanne Marange supported the marriage of young girls soon after the initiation ceremony, much to the detriment of the girl child. “In some communities we are also seeing some forced marriages of young people due to poverty, hence limiting the potential of girl child in education. “As an organization, we highlight dangers associated with early marriages and provide life skills. We have collaborated with the Ministry of Primary and Secondary schools to make sure that young girls receive equal education with the boys so as to avoid early child marriages,” he said. Masvingo has a high prevalence rate of early

Angeline Zimbwani Mikiri is a Zimbabwean woman who has discovered new greatness in herself and is keen to transform the lives of women.  She is a mother and a business woman who wants to formulate win-win strategies that can result in people scaling greater heights. She is the manager of Ken Mufuka Foundation which helps students with scholarships to study abroad and is also the board chairperson of Masvingo Polytechnic.   She also the Founder of Rock Solid Trust an organizations which works with communities so as to formulate winning strategies. She is also the Founder of Shekinah Media which publishes The Great Zimbabwe Times Magazine, Invest in Masvingo Magazine and The Influential Woman Magazine. Angie is the country Ambassador for Women Entrepreneurship Day Organization (WEDO). WEDO is a global movement celebrated in over 144 countries and works with various organizations to promote women entrepreneurs.  Angie was nominated as one of the 50 Inspirational Women in Zimbabwe 2021 by

MASVINGO BRICK and TILE MASVINGO QUARRIES Masvingo Brick and Tile is a company that mines and process granite into various sizes of aggregates for use by the construction industry. The company manufactures quarry and bricks into different sizes and supplies it around Masvingo and other areas. The company also produces the products as per customers specifications. The main quarry stones and concrete products produced are: QUARRY STONES  20mm stones 19mm stones 13mm stones 10mm stones 7mm stones 5mm stones  Quarry dust Crusher run 25 – 40mm  Ballasts stones CONCRETE PRODUCTS Standard concrete cement bricks (Commons) Face/ (Split) bricks Building blocks 115mm; 150mm and 230mm Culvert pipes of different sizes Paving blocks all sizes Interlocking blocks (g-blocks) Washtubs Transport and delivery services is offered for products purchased on terms and conditions that are negotiable. Discount is also offered for the products depending on the order capacity. Masvingo Brick and Tile (MTB) has s