Kwekwe District of 33 wards; Kwekwe Urban District is administered by two urban councils established in terms of the Zimbabwe Urban Councils Act, Chapter 29.15 Kwekwe Municipality has jurisdiction over 14 wards in Kwekwe Central Constituency and Mbizo Constituency. Kwekwe City Council 2013 - 2018 Source: Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Kwekwe mayor is Clr. Matenda Madzoke 2008 - 2013 Council All councillors in this term were from MDC-T. Source: Kubatana Aechive The mayor for this term is Clr. Shadreck Tobaiwa 2013 - 2018 Town Council All councillors are from Redcliff Constutuency. Source: Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Source: Kubatana Aechive The district is rich in
Kwekwe ammonia required in the manufacture of fertiliser using the world's largest electrolysis plant. This requires half the electricity available from the Kariba hydroelectric power station. The main retailers and banks in the country have branches in Kwekwe. OK and TM Supermarkets have outlets along the main street in the town. Kingdom Bank, Trust Bank, Barclays Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, CBZ Bank, Stanbic Bank, Allied Bank and Ecobank all maintain branches in city. Despite massive government intrusion, some small tourist operators maintain hunting and photographic safari licences on farms and concessions near town, where an abundance of wildlife can be seen,