Editing Manicaland Province (section)

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| leader_name             = [[Nokuthula Matsikinyere]]<ref>https://www.herald.co.zw/5-new-provincial-affairs-ministers-appointed/amp/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>
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| leader_name1             = Fungai Mbetsa <ref>https://zw.linkedin.com/in/fungai-mbetsa-89b59944 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>
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'''Manicaland''' is a [[Provinces of Zimbabwe|province]] in eastern [[Zimbabwe]]. After [[Harare Province]], it is the country's second-most populous province, with a population of 2.037 million, as of the [[2022 Zimbabwe census|2022 census]]. Making it the third most densely populated province after [[Harare Province|Harare]] and [[Bulawayo]] provinces. Manicaland was one of five original provinces established in [[Southern Rhodesia]] in the early colonial period. The province endowed with country's major tourist attractions, the likes of [[Mutarazi Falls]], [[Nyanga National Park]] and Zimbabwe's top three highest peaks. The province is divided into ten administrative subdivisions of seven rural districts and three towns/councils, including the provincial capital, [[Mutare]]. The name Manicaland is derived from one of the province's largest ethnic groups, the [[Manyika tribe|Manyika]], who originate from the area north of the Manicaland province and as well as western Mozambique, who speak a distinct language called ChiManyika in Shona (one of the dialect of the [[Shona language|Shona]] language).

Manicaland is bordered by [[Mashonaland East Province]] to the northwest, [[Midlands Province]] to the west, [[Masvingo Province]] to the southwest, and [[Mozambique]] to the east. It has an area of {{convert|36,459|km2|mi2}},<ref>[http://www.geohive.com/cntry/zimbabwe.aspx Surface Area of Manicaland District] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217021255/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/zimbabwe.aspx|date=2013-12-17}}</ref> equal to 9.28% of the total area of Zimbabwe. It is the sixth-largest in area of Zimbabwe's ten provinces. Its economy is largely centered around [[Industrial sector|industry]] and [[agriculture]], particularly [[manufacturing]], [[diamond]] and [[gold]] mining, [[Lumber|timber]], [[tea]] and [[coffee]] plantations, and [[tourism]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.financialgazette.co.zw/manicaland-industries-collapse/|title=Manicaland industries collapse|last=Matimaire|first=Kenneth|date=2017-03-23|work=The Financial Gazette|access-date=2018-06-15|language=en-US}}</ref> In recent years, Manicaland's economy has declined as [[manufacturing]] firms and mines continue to fold,<ref name=":0" /> and the province now lags behind other Zimbabwean provinces economically and developmentally.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestandard.co.zw/2012/11/18/manicaland-is-also-for-devolution/|title=Manicaland is also for devolution|last=Zimunya|first=Itai|date=2012-11-18|work=The Standard|access-date=2018-06-15|language=en-US}}</ref>

Recent developments in the province are noted mainly in Bocha area where several major infrastructural projects are underway. The province is one heavily underdeveloped areas in the country, on top of that, its economy is one the worst mainly due to Zezuru-Korekore supremacy agenda which was pushed by former president [[Robert Mugabe|Robert Gabriel Mugabe]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karangas crush Zezuru-Korekore Alliance again |url=https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-opinion-sc-columnist-byo-234607.html |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=Bulawayo24 News}}</ref> It is noticeable like in this instance despite the fact it hubs largest rural population, second largest population by province and country third largest city, it is among last 5 developed provinces and does not have an international airport which in turn restricts its growth. It is the home of Zimbabwean tourism alongside [[Matabeleland North Province|Matebeleland North]] but international tourists does not have direct access, they have to come via Harare where there is an international airport. Diamonds were first discovered in country in [[Chiadzwa]] area in [[Bocha Area|Bocha]] but several years down the line, the area have not benefited anything from the discovery.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-10 |title=Chiadzwa villagers cry foul {{!}} Business Times |url=https://businesstimes.co.zw/chiadzwa-villagers-cry-foul/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=businesstimes.co.zw |language=en-US}}</ref> Penalonga is where illegal gold extraction is done, but instead of Manicaland benefiting, the resources are being looted by [[Scott Sakupwanya|Scott Sakupwanya's]] company and several top government officials.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Unit |first=Al Jazeera Investigative |title=Six secrets uncovered by Al Jazeera's Gold Mafia investigation |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/14/six-secrets-uncovered-by-al-jazeeras-gold-mafia-investigation |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>