Bikita District

Bikita is a district in <a href="/facts/Masvingo_Province/jQu0UmqE">Masvingo Province</a> in <a href="/facts/Zimbabwe/8Yqt8490">Zimbabwe</a>. It borders with <a href="/facts/Gutu/zH1R8kBd">Gutu</a> District, <a href="/facts/Zaka_District/BGHgVxRN">Zaka District</a>, <a href="/facts/Chipinge/eQPKLFJ7">Chipinge</a> District, <a href="/facts/Chiredzi/dEmzbH6Q">Chiredzi</a> District, and <a href="/facts/Buhera_District/ptpMqDXS">Buhera District</a> . It is located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of <a href="/facts/Masvingo/otlg5nPx">Masvingo</a> town. Its administration is at Nyika Growth Point but initially it was at Bikita Office, 10 km south of Nyika Growth Point towards Jerera Growth Point in <a href="/facts/Zaka_District/BGHgVxRN">Zaka District</a>.Bikita District in Zimbabwe is divided into several chiefdoms, including Chief Budzi, Chief Mukanganwi, Chief Mazungunye, Chief Mabika, Chief Marozva, and Chief Ziki. Additionally, the district has 17 headmen and 1,101 village heads.
The District is under the administration of the Bikita Rural District Council with Chairman of the council as the Mayoral Figure(Councillor Matanga) and a CEO as the Executive figure of the Council/District(contested). Mr Archibald Ncube was appointed after three candidates were presented to the Minister for selection . The council dubiously treamed the candidates with a hope of having their corrupt accused Engineer Mutuke to continue as the CEO , however after Minister Garwe chose Mr Archbald Ncube, the council board led by Chairman Mataga took an unprecedented move of defying the Ministerial order and refused to allow the new CEO to start his duties. On a surprise note , the council's favorite candidate ,Eng Mutukwe is complicit in several corrupt, crime, fraud & scandals that made Bikita Rural District Council to be on headlines in the public media
There is a <a href="/facts/Lithium/7vXX6BWA">Lithium</a> mine in Bikita District along the <a href="/facts/Mutare/laCtjjgK">Mutare</a>-Masvingo highway at about 23 km from Nyika Growth Point towards Masvingo town. Bikita District is believed to be one of the richest Rural municipalities with diamond belt stretching from Chiadzwa, via Devure down south. The municipality also owns Mkonto Mine , with a rich belt of gold located in Save Conservatives . Save Conservatives is also owned by Bikita District Council with all big five Animals. The district is further blessed with natural guava trees ,providing free guava to the natives

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