Gweru 183 km from Masvingo, 471 km from Beitbridge, and 275 km from Harare. Road names used are by destination only, for example the Harare-Gweru Road. There are only mainroads, no highways or freeways. Brendan Ashby, Olympic swimmer × Maxwell Dube, Footballer × Edmore Makozho,Socialite Parliament Research Department, Gweru Urban Constituency Profile, 'Parliament of Zimbabwe', Published: 2011, Retrieved: 28 Apr 2014 Gweru Gweru (named Gwelo until 1982) is a city in central Zimbabwe. Located near the geographical centre of the country, it is the capital of Midlands Province. Originally an area known to the indigenous Ndebele as "The Steep Place" because
A5 road (Zimbabwe) is the shortest link route from Harare to Gokwe through to Binga. However the road has numerous potholes especially on the section after Munyati River Bridge to Sidakeni Shopping Center. In rainy seasons the Munyati River Bridge on this road may be flooded. This road branches to the right (west) about north of Kwekwe. After Gokwe this road eventually takes you to Binga. There are several roads that connect with A5 in the City of Gweru that include: Source Map: [AA Road Map 1985] The A5Highway passes across a few major river along its route. The rate of unemployment in