Mashonaland
Proper noun
Meaning
Mashonaland
A large region of Zimbabwe, which is divided into three provinces: Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, and Mashonaland West. The capital city, Harare, is also in Mashonaland.
Examples
"As police in Mashonaland Central, we are in full force to deal with criminal issues in line with our mandate of maintaining order and tranquillity," said Asst Comm Mangezi.
“If you look at 2008, nurses across the country, particularly in Zanu PF strongholds including Mashonaland Central and Mashonaland East, were targeted for attending to ‘wrong’ victims of political abuse,” Kudenga said.
Six people were arrested along the Nyamapanda Border area in Mudzi district, Mashonaland East province for illegal border crossing while one person was arrested at Beitbridge Border Post for smuggling.
In Midlands 1 693 people have been arrested while in Mashonaland West Province 1 396 people were arrested.
Insukamini Irrigation Scheme in Vungu District in the Midlands came first, while Siyaleme in Bindura in Mashonaland Central Province was second.
Mashonaland Central acting police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Fidelis Dhewu confirmed the arrest and sentencing of the convicts.