Kwekwe to the geographical centre of the country, Kwekwe is also strategically located within the Midlands metropolitan area. Kwekwe, together with Gweru, Munyati, Kadoma and Redcliff form a single customer base for local commercial enterprises. As elsewhere in Zimbabwe, a high proportion of the population depends on the informal sector, possibly more than half of the population. Many self-employed miners carry out illegal digging work just north of the city, panning for gold, one of the most lucrative sources of income. Other residents engage in less strenuous work as cobblers, carpenters, TV and radio repairmen, and vendors selling anything from onions
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