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Population Census director Mr Washington Mapeta yesterday said Zimstats was still receiving material from various centres.
“We are still getting the papers from the field and once we finalise that we will move to the next stage,” he said.
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The United Nations Population Fund released US$12 million for administration of the census.
The census was riddled with problems from the start.
The exercise, which was scheduled to start on August 17, only got underway the following day in some areas due to logistical challenges.
The process was also affected by late disbursement of materials, while transport shortages had a bearing on the deployment of officers in remote areas.
The population census will provide data on the demographic and related socio-economic characteristics of the population at national and sub-national levels.
It is also used for planning and implementing development programmes such as housing, provision of water and sanitation.
Zimbabwe holds a census after every 10 years and the first census was held in 1982.
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