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.

Its economy is largely centered around industry and agriculture, particularly manufacturing, diamond and gold mining, timber, tea and coffee plantations, and tourism.

[7] Recent developments in the province are noted mainly in Bocha area where several major infrastructural projects are underway.

[9] Penalonga is where illegal gold extraction is done, but instead of Manicaland benefiting, the resources are being looted by Scott Sakupwanya's company and several top government officials.

The highlands are made up of several mountain ranges and include Mount Nyangani, Zimbabwe's highest peak.

The northern part of Manicaland is drained northwards by tributaries of the Zambezi River, including the Gairezi and the Nyangombe.

These languages transcend the modern day boundaries set by the districts, being synonymous with the people in their Chiefdoms, who originally occupied these lands and beyond, prior to the displacement and resettlement caused by colonial occupation and repression in the early part of the 20th century.

After the country's independence in 1980, district boundaries were redrawn based on political direction in the newer dispensation.

[citation needed] The privately run Africa University provides some relief (albeit to a lesser extent), but it simply cannot absorb the huge numbers of school leavers with high grades.