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Masvingo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (166 words) |
 | Masvingo is the capital of the Masvingo Province of Zimbabwe. |
| Masvingo is the oldest colonial settlement in Zimbabwe, and grew up around the encampment established in 1890 by the Pioneer Column en route to their eventual destination, Salisbury. |
| The Old Fort national monument is located in the centre of town, and was erected in 1891 as one of a series of fortifications to guard the route from Salisbury to the south. |
| BBC NEWS | World | Africa | Zimbabwe votes: Masvingo (1507 words) |
| Uniformed forces in Masvingo have already finished casting their votes and the opposition MDC has cried foul over the way the soldiers and policemen voted ahead of the weekend poll. |
| Police in Masvingo yesterday confirmed that they were casting their votes ahead of the weekend presidential polls amid reports the ruling Zanu-PF party was attempting to rig the election. |
| Masvingo urban is an MDC stronghold where the MP Silas Mangono trounced Zanu-PF's Dzikamai Mavhaire in the June 2000 parliamentary elections. |
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