Tsvito – Samatinha Rural Electrification Milestone Transforms Nyanga North as Hon. Chido Sanyatwe Celebrates New HT Line Connection
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Tsvito, Nyanga – In line with the mantra by His Excellency the President Dr. ED Mnangagwa of leaving no one and no place behind, Nyanga North felt a quiet but powerful shift this week, the kind that reminds communities that development is not an abstract promise but something you can see, something that lights up the night and changes the rhythm of daily life.
For Hon. Chido Sanyatwe, Member of Parliament for Nyanga North, the moment carried a deep sense of fulfilment as the long-awaited connection of institutions along the eighteen kilometre Tsvito to Samatinha high-tension line finally became a reality.
The newly energised line now brings electricity to schools, clinics, business centres and homes that had waited years for this breakthrough. The sense of relief in the constituency is almost tangible. Parents now speak of children who can study long after sunset. Nurses quietly welcome the reliability electricity gives to emergency care. Shop owners talk about new possibilities, from refrigeration to welding, that simply did not exist before. It is a shift that deepens opportunity, dignity and growth in a rural community that has so often felt overlooked by the national grid.
Hon. Sanyatwe could not hide her joy as she toured the energised line and spoke to residents already feeling the impact. She said the development marks a milestone not only for Ward Seven but for Nyanga North as a whole. For her, this connection is not just infrastructure on poles. It is a building block for the broader transformation she has long hoped to see across the constituency. She described the achievement as a testimony to what steady planning, consistent engagement and government support can deliver when communities remain patient and persistent.
The Rural Electrification Fund, which financed the work, has been playing an increasingly decisive role in reshaping rural Zimbabwe. In many districts, electrification efforts have often arrived slowly and in phases, with communities watching neighbouring villages get connected while waiting for their turn. For people along the Tsvito to Samatinha stretch, that wait has finally ended. Every institution along the line now stands fully connected to the national grid, something that once seemed improbable. Hon. Sanyatwe was clear that this is the kind of development that restores confidence and strengthens the social fabric.
She shared that Ward Seven has become one of the enviable wards in Nyanga North, with all major centres electrified under the Rural Electrification Fund. It is a rare accomplishment, because in many rural areas the story of electrification is still unfolding. Some schools remain in darkness, clinics struggle with unreliable backup systems and business centres run on expensive generators. In contrast, Nyanga North’s new reality places it among the rural districts making visible strides and unlocking new economic potential.
Electricity often changes communities in layers. First, the obvious: lights at night, cold storage for food and medicines, and machinery that can finally run. Then comes the second layer: new businesses, safer environments, better resourced schools and clinics that can offer a broader range of services. Later, a third layer emerges where electrification becomes the foundation for digital learning, small industries, vocational training and unexpected forms of innovation that young people naturally gravitate towards. Hon. Sanyatwe’s excitement stems from knowing that this eighteen kilometre line is not the end of a project but the beginning of a long arc of transformation.
The next stage is already on the horizon. The MP revealed that the line will be extended further to the Nyamombe Vocational Training Centre, a place with its own historical weight. Formerly known as the Nyamombe Refugee Camp, the centre is set to be infused with new life once electricity arrives. Vocational training institutions depend heavily on stable energy to power workshops, laboratories and digital centres. The extension of the line promises to turn the institution into a true engine for skills development in the region, offering youth practical pathways into trades and professions that can lift entire families.
Residents who gathered around the new line spoke with a sense of gratitude and a feeling of finally being woven more tightly into the national framework of development. In countless rural regions, there is often a sense of being left behind while progress speeds ahead elsewhere. Electrification counters that feeling. It signals recognition, inclusion and investment in people who have waited too long to be seen.
This moment in Nyanga North is likely to ripple outward. Opportunities that come with electricity often inspire new demands for water systems, improved roads, digital connectivity and new business hubs. Where light comes, people dream differently. Hon. Sanyatwe embraced that sentiment, saying this achievement confirms what continued collaboration between communities, government departments and development institutions can accomplish.
For now, the constituency is celebrating a milestone it earned through patience, advocacy and hope. The hum of electricity along the Tsvito to Samatinha corridor is more than a technical success. It is a signal that rural progress, when nurtured with intention and commitment, can illuminate even the quietest corners of a nation.
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