Stuart Madzore
Peter Chawapiwa
Chivi district is on April 25
expected to launch its own chapter of Zimbabwe Youth in Tourism, an
organisation that seeks to empower young people through activities that promote
tourism in the country’s 10 provinces.
expected to launch its own chapter of Zimbabwe Youth in Tourism, an
organisation that seeks to empower young people through activities that promote
tourism in the country’s 10 provinces.
Zimbabwe Youths in Tourism
national chairperson, Stewart Mutizwa is expected to attend the launch
ceremony.
national chairperson, Stewart Mutizwa is expected to attend the launch
ceremony.
Zimbabwe Youth in Tourism Chivi
district chairman, John Abbiot Madzore told TellZim News that his organisation
will work to market the localities’ tourism potential in order to help grow the
district’s economy.
district chairman, John Abbiot Madzore told TellZim News that his organisation
will work to market the localities’ tourism potential in order to help grow the
district’s economy.
“We want to market Chivi as
a whole and make sure that the youths benefit from its resources. We also want
to ensure that by 2030, Chivi district will be a world-famous tourist
destination attracting many tourists every day,” said Madzore.
a whole and make sure that the youths benefit from its resources. We also want
to ensure that by 2030, Chivi district will be a world-famous tourist
destination attracting many tourists every day,” said Madzore.
Madzore said the organisation was
in the process of compiling heritage sites in the district.
in the process of compiling heritage sites in the district.
“So far, we have identified
the rock paintings in Gongwa Mountain near the growth point, the stone
resembling a breast feeding mother at Rungai, the 400m tunnel at Bindangombe
which was used as a refuge by our ancestors and the ancestral village on
Nyaningwe Mountain,” he said.
the rock paintings in Gongwa Mountain near the growth point, the stone
resembling a breast feeding mother at Rungai, the 400m tunnel at Bindangombe
which was used as a refuge by our ancestors and the ancestral village on
Nyaningwe Mountain,” he said.
A cultural village, Madzore said,
will be established near the baobab tree in Silver City, a place where Chief
Mazorodze was executed after being captured by Ndebele warriors in the 19th
Century.
will be established near the baobab tree in Silver City, a place where Chief
Mazorodze was executed after being captured by Ndebele warriors in the 19th
Century.
“Other cultural villages
will be established at Ngundu and Mhandamabwe but the main activities must be
concentrated around Tokwe-Mukosi and Bindangombe dams. These will provide water
for sporting events, fish breeding projects, botanical and horticultural
gardens among others,” said Madzore.
will be established at Ngundu and Mhandamabwe but the main activities must be
concentrated around Tokwe-Mukosi and Bindangombe dams. These will provide water
for sporting events, fish breeding projects, botanical and horticultural
gardens among others,” said Madzore.
He said they had received
assistance from a local benefactor Dr Tapiwa Murambi, Chivi Rural District
ouncil chairperson Godfrey Mukungunugwa and District Administrator (DA) Vafias
Hlabathi.
assistance from a local benefactor Dr Tapiwa Murambi, Chivi Rural District
ouncil chairperson Godfrey Mukungunugwa and District Administrator (DA) Vafias
Hlabathi.
