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731:. Fast forward in 2023 now CCC and still under Nelson Chamisa the opposition made serious in roads and managed to wrestle 4 seats that is Mangwe- Matobo, Gwanda North ,Mangwe and Beitbridge west. What surprised the whole province is that opposition won Beitbridge West for the first time dating back from 2000. Also for the first time opposition shared with ZANU PF the senate seats and women quota, but still ZANUPF managed to win the youth quota rep .
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desert, hence it is arid and very dry. The province shares borders with South Africa and
Botswana. As a result, there are Tswana, Sotho/Pedi, Venda, Shangani (Tsonga) and the Khoisan speaking people in the province. The other languages that are native in the province are Ndebele and Kalanga.
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to the west. It has an area of 54,172 square kilometres (20,916 sq mi), equal to 13.86% of the total area of
Zimbabwe. It is the fourth-largest of the country's ten provinces in area. Matabeleland South sits on the edge of the
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is the province's largest town. The name "Matabeleland" is derived from
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800:"Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab"
632:system. The province's current senators since the
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399:Minister of State for Matabeleland South Province
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918:"Presidential Election 2002 Results"
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414:Parliament of Zimbabwe
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1566:Provinces of Zimbabwe
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804:hdi.globaldatalab.org
781:Districts of Zimbabwe
776:Provinces of Zimbabwe
418:President of Zimbabwe
393:Provincial government
184:Matabeleland Province
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247:Towns and villages
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205:to the northeast,
180:Matabeleland North
168:Matabeleland South
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18:Matabeleland South
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927:. 20 August 2014.
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709:Nqobizitha Ndlovu
673:House of Assembly
650:Tambudzani Mohadi
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1182:Gokwe South
1177:Gokwe North
1167:Chirumhanzu
1152:Chimanimani
834:17 February
656:(ZANU–PF),
652:(ZANU–PF),
648:(ZANU–PF),
646:Alma Mkwebu
357:Population
297:Madlambudzi
228:agriculture
78:Established
1555:Categories
1493:Beitbridge
1407:Zvishavane
1382:Umzingwane
1372:Tsholotsho
1327:Muzarabani
1102:Beitbridge
1049:Manicaland
787:References
705:Soul Ncube
697:Edgar Moyo
677:Parliament
473:Umzingwane
449:Beitbridge
277:Fort Rixon
257:Beitbridge
192:Beitbridge
111:Population
1488:Marondera
1282:Mberengwa
1262:Marondera
1187:Goromonzi
1094:Districts
1031:Provinces
751:Transport
618:Sources:
443:Districts
269:Esigodini
234:Geography
1483:Chinhoyi
1478:Masvingo
1448:Bulawayo
1367:Shurugwi
1347:Rushinga
1267:Masvingo
1162:Chiredzi
1157:Chipinge
1147:Chikomba
1137:Bulilima
1132:Bulawayo
1084:Midlands
1069:Masvingo
1039:Bulawayo
981:6 August
951:6 August
860:6 August
771:Bulawayo
760:See also
453:Bulilima
406:governor
403:de facto
381:760,345
373:683,893
365:653,054
329:Tshitshi
325:Stanmore
321:Shangani
317:Plumtree
313:Ndolwane
273:Filabusi
261:Brunapeg
240:Kalahari
215:Botswana
207:Masvingo
203:Midlands
176:Zimbabwe
172:province
72:Zimbabwe
59:Zimbabwe
44:Province
1528:29°30′E
1525:21°00′S
1352:Sanyati
1332:Mwenezi
1307:Murehwa
1247:Makonde
1142:Chegutu
1112:Bindura
735:Economy
664:), and
642:ZANU–PF
576:43.68%
563:28.66%
542:37.47%
521:41.69%
517:107,008
493:ZANU–PF
433:ZANU–PF
412:of the
354:Census
309:Masendu
305:Maphisa
301:Makhado
196:Ndebele
119:760,345
87:Capital
67:Country
1503:Kariba
1498:Rusape
1473:Kadoma
1468:Kwekwe
1458:Mutare
1443:Harare
1402:Zvimba
1377:Umguza
1362:Shamva
1342:Nyanga
1322:Mutoko
1317:Mutasa
1312:Mutare
1277:Mazowe
1272:Matobo
1257:Mangwe
1252:Makoni
1242:Lupane
1237:Kwekwe
1227:Kariba
1222:Insiza
1217:Hwange
1212:Harare
1202:Gwanda
1192:Guruve
1127:Buhera
1107:Bikita
1044:Harare
946:News24
854:ZWNews
723:, and
693:CCC MP
685:CCC Mp
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