Redcliff
Redcliff is a town situated in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe, with a population of 41,526 (as of 2022). It lies about 219 km north-east of Bulawayo. The town sits in an extremely iron-rich area, and has relied on steel production as a source of revenue since it was founded in the early part of the 20th century.
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Overview
Overview
The Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (ZISCO, formerly RISCO, founded in 1942), which is based in Redcliff, was the town's largest employer until it closed down in 2008.
Key facts
Key facts
• Official Name — Redcliff • Nickname — reds • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Zimbabwe • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Midlands • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Name2 — Kwekwe • Population As Of — 2022 census • Population Total — 41526 • Timezone — CAT • Utc Offset — +2 • Blank Name — Climate • Blank Info — Cwa
Education
Education
The only school in Redcliff in the 1980s was Redcliff Primary School, which offered education to children aged around 5 to 13. The school had three classes per grade classified by colours: red, blue and green. Around 1987, as the population of Redcliff increased. An additional class was added in most streams. School sports played at the school included hockey, swimming, rugby, cricket, rounders, netball and soccer. Currently, schools in the town include, Redcliff Primary School, George Hill Primary School, Zisco High School (formerly Drake Secondary School), Batanai High School and Rutendo High School.
Sports
Sports
The town has had sport success stories in soccer, rugby, basketball and athletics, benefitting from infrastructure including Zisco Club and Torwood "Mugomba" Stadium. Zisco Athletics teams produced many talented athletes, Christopher Madzokere, Stanley Mandebele, Melusi Ndlela, Tinos Maridza, Patson Muderedzi, Sam Madzinga and Mark Fanucci all of whom were members of Zisco's 4×100- and 4×400-metre relay team. These five athletes represented Zisco, the Midlands province and Zimbabwe at international competitions including the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia.
Water Reticulation
Water Reticulation
Redcliff has no direct water source and is provided with water via the Kwekwe network. There have been multiple problems with payments of water bills. ZiscoSteel helped in the funding of Sebakwe Dam which supplies Kwekwe with water. Since the closure of ZiscoSteel, Kwekwe has switched off Redcliff numerous times. Since the shutdown of a major firm (Ziscosteel) the standard of living of the majority became so tough, now people are relying on buying and selling, gold panning, selling scrap metal and coal.
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Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
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- 1.Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Zimbabwe
- 2.Redcliff (Primary School) Location, Contacts - Zimbabwe. 30 March 2021.
- 3.George Hill (Primary School) Location, Contacts - Zimbabwe. 28 March 2021.
- 4.Ishemunyoro Chingwere|15 March 2015 [http://www.sundaymail.co.zw/redcliff-as-sport-gives-in/ REDCLIFF. . . as sport gives in... For a town that gave birth to Zimbabwe national and international sports stars, one would expect budding talent to be on display in any of the sports clubs littered across the Midlands mining town of Redcliff.] The Sunday Mail|Business|Retrieved 11 February 2016
- 5.Sports Editor|Paragraph 10 |Chasara: The unsung marathon hero | Despite being a substitute, Chasara did not look back as he joined Ziscosteel Athletics Club in 1993 as a junior athlete. The Standard|Sport|Retrieved 11 February 2016
- 6.UK Bureau|12 December 2015 [http://www.newzimbabwe.com/news-26567-Redcliff+35,000+locals+without+water/news.aspx Redcliff: 35,000 without water for a week_"THE Midlands town of Redcliff has gone without tape water for more than a week, leaving its 35,000 residents exposed to the risk of diseases such as cholera. The small town, whose economy is based on the collapsed steelmaker Zisco, get s its water from the nearby Kwekwe.] NewZimbabwe|News|Retrieved 11 February 2016
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