Gweru District includes Lower Gweru and the greater part of Chiwundura Urban districts are administered by urban councils established in terms of the Zimbabwe Urban Councils Act, Chapter 29.15 Gweru local authoruty is Gweru Municipality which is literally Gweru City Council. Like in most urban centers nationwide Gweru City Council is dominated by MDC-T. 2013 - 2018 Term Source: Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Gweru mayor for tgis term was Clr. Hamutendi Kombayi 2008 - 2013 Term Source: Kubatana Aechive The mayor was Councilor Desmond Fungayi Mufunde who deceised on 21 June 2009. Gweru District, district number three of the 61 in Zimbabwe has
Gweru crops for the export market. It is also home to a number of colleges and universities, most prominently Midlands State University and Mkoba Teachers College. Gweru is known for vibrant farming activities in beef cattle, crop farming, and commercial gardening of crops for the export market.The country`s oldest shoe manufacturer Bata Shoe Company and the Military and Aviation Museums are also some key features Gweru is well known for. The Boggie Clock Tower, located at the intersection of Main Street and Robert Mugabe Way, was built in 1928 in memory of Major William James Boggie. The clock tower is one