Kwekwe colonial empire builder who was closely connected with the early development of Rhodesia (Zimbabwe's former name). Kwekwe was originally a gold mining camp and is today characterised by the large mines in its vicinity producing gold, and the chrome ore and iron ore used in steelmaking. Four gold deposits within the Kwekwe district have been studied. The Primrose and Globe and Phoenix gold deposits display typical features of Archean orogenic lode gold systems such as fluid inclusions with low salinity, mixed aqueous-carbonic fluids, formation temperatures between 300 and 400 °C, and a common stable isotope composition of fluid and mineral
Kwekwe District Council and Kwekwe City Council. This part is run by a Rural District Council, the rural equivalent of an urban council formed by the Local Government according to Chapter 29.13 of the Rural District Councils Act. The rural part of Kwekwe District is governed by Zibagwe Rural District Council. Kwekwe, then spelt "Que Que", was called Sebakwe before the assumption of the name Que Que hence Zibagwe Rural for Kwekwe Rural. Kwekwe District has a total of 67 wards: Kwekwe Municipality has 15 wards; Redcliff Municipality has 9 wards yet Redcliff Constituency has 13 wards; Zibagwe RDC has a total