Population, housing census preparations at an advanced stage

Farai Dauramanzi Herald Correspondent

Preparations for the 2022 population and housing census are now at an advanced stage.

Speaking during today’s post-Cabinet media briefing, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said that the census mapping process is now at 84.6% and expected to be complete by 21st January 2022.

“The nation is informed that preparations for the 2022 Population and Housing Census are ongoing with 31 000 tablets to be used during the exercise having been delivered so far,”

“Census mapping has covered about 84.6% of the country and is expected to be complete by 21st January 2022,” said Minister Mutsvangwa.

The Minister also revealed that provincial and district census structures have been set up and Zimstats is sensitizing structures to be prepared for the censu., “Training of enumerators of the pilot census is in progress.”