Consists of a black shield inside which sits the Great Zimbabwe Monument in green-black-white outlines with a device of a black yellow hoe on the left side and a yellow-black dagger on the right side. In the middle of the Great Zimbabwe Monument is the Zimbabwe Bird, a blue book on the left side and a black ink-well with a blue black feather on the right hand side. A mbira instrument sits at the bottom of the shield. Below the shield is a yellow ribbon outlined in black with the words “COURAGE WISDOM SUCCESS”.

DERIVATION OF THE COURT OF ARMS

The coat of arms captures all national colours. The Zimbabwe Bird, which is the national symbol and found at the Great Zimbabwe Monuments has been adopted. The Great Zimbabwe Monument (Masvingo eZimbabwe) gives the university its name. The rising sun signifies the hope and dawn of a new era. The black border stands for black empowerment and self determination. The gold colour represents mineral wealth and progress while the traditional hoe signifies hard work. The dagger signifies both moral courage and courage to defend the motherland. The book symbolizes great books such as the Bible and any other classics and general literature as sources of wisdom. The feather and the ink-well signify research, creation and evaluation of new knowledge for development. The mbira represents inspiration and culture as a process of reclaiming our past to influence the present. The green colour depicts peace, growth and progress. The white background is for peace as sine qua non for progress.