{"id":12801,"date":"2025-11-14T08:24:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T11:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=12801"},"modified":"2026-04-19T11:50:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T14:50:45","slug":"zimbabwes-gambling-revenue-funds-restoration-of-historic-chimoio-liberation-war-monument","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/zimbabwes-gambling-revenue-funds-restoration-of-historic-chimoio-liberation-war-monument","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe\u2019s gambling revenue funds restoration of historic Chimoio Liberation War monument"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Lotteries and Gaming Board is financing major upgrades at the Chimoio Memorial, with restoration works now over 95 per cent complete as visitor numbers continue to rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Zimbabwe.- Zimbabwe<\/strong> is channelling revenues from its regulated gambling sector<\/strong> through the Lotteries and Gaming Board <\/strong>(LGB) to fund the restoration of the historic Chimoio Liberation War Monument<\/strong>. The board is providing resources to upgrade infrastructure<\/strong> and visitor facilities at the site, which has long been in need of attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The shrine, located in Chimoio, Mozambique, is a sacred memorial site<\/strong> where about 1,200<\/strong> liberation fighters were killed during a Rhodesian attack<\/strong> in 1977. It has served as a central remembrance site for Zimbabwe\u2019s liberation struggle and continues to attract growing numbers of visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe<\/strong> directed the LGB to fund urgently needed renovations<\/strong> after inspecting the monument and noting its deteriorating infrastructure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kazembe highlighted challenges such as limited access to potable water, inadequate caretaker facilities, and outdated visitor amenities<\/strong>. \u201cThere is a lot that needs to be done, which is why we appealed to the Lotteries and Gaming Board to assist the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe with resources <\/strong>to upgrade these facilities<\/strong>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gaming Board-backed monument nears completion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Lotteries and Gaming Board, channelling gambling sector revenues to support national projects and heritage preservation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Board’s Vice Chair Costain Sabau<\/strong> confirmed its commitment<\/strong> to supporting the initiative. Renovation works include fencing the entire area, constructing new visitor toilets, building a shaded rest shelter and installing a solar-powered system for the borehole. Two three-bedroom caretaker houses are also under construction<\/strong> to improve staff accommodation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The restoration works are now more than 95 per cent complete<\/strong>, with final touches expected soon. Visitor numbers have also increased significantly, with the shrine reportedly attracting around 2,000 visitors<\/strong> per week, including students, researchers and political delegations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The upgrades aim to transform the Chimoio Liberation War Monument into a world-class political heritage tourism destination<\/strong>, ensuring proper preservation of the site and a better experience for visitors. By using proceeds from the gambling sector, Zimbabwe demonstrates how regulated gaming revenues<\/strong> can be leveraged for cultural preservation<\/strong>, heritage development and community benefit beyond the gaming industry. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Malawi Gaming and Lotteries Authority supports Tourism Street Carnival 2025<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Lotteries and Gaming Board is financing major upgrades at the Chimoio Memorial, with restoration works now over 95 per cent complete as visitor numbers continue to rise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":12806,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Zimbabwe's Lotteries and Gaming Board (LGB) is channelling revenues from the regulated gambling sector to fund the restoration of the Chimoio Liberation War Monument in Mozambique, with works over 95 per cent complete. This initiative, directed by the Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister, highlights the strategic deployment of gaming revenues for national heritage preservation and community benefit. The project aims to transform the site into a world-class political heritage tourism destination, demonstrating the social utility of regulated gaming.","focusai_entities":"Lotteries and Gaming Board, National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, Kazembe Kazembe, Costain Sabau","focusai_location":"Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Chimoio","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (0.8), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Funding Mechanism Details","query":"What specific GGR or NGR percentages are allocated by the Lotteries and Gaming Board for non-gaming national projects, and is this model scalable across other jurisdictions?"},{"label":"Regulatory Precedent Impact","query":"How might this direct allocation of gaming revenues by a regulatory body influence future B2B\/B2C licensing requirements or CSR expectations for operators in emerging markets?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60013,60019],"tags":[1338],"class_list":["post-12801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-africa","category-regulation-news","tag-gaming-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2809"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12801"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12821,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12801\/revisions\/12821"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}