Gweru 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 of the Gweru River's high banks, in 1894 it became the site of a military outpost established by Leander Starr Jameson. In 1914 it attained municipal status, and in 1971 it became a city. The city has a population of 141,862 as of 2013. Gweru is known for vibrant farming activities in beef cattle, crop farming, and commercial gardening of
Kwekwe-Gokwe Highway Kwekwe-Gokwe Highway the road feeds Gokwe-East, Mabura, Empress Mine and Sidakeni. From the A5 the Gokwe-Empress Road branches westwards south of Kadoma at A5 Empress Mine Turnoff" a place popularly called "Mtarimanja" and officially Muzvezve. Muzvezve is a river across the A5 a few kilometres north of this turn-off. The Muzvezve-Chemagora Road goes for as a link to the R847 Highway which is the Kwekwe-Gokwe Highway or the P11. It passes through Venice Mine and Donain before reaching the Munyati River Bridge (Empress). It enters Kwekwe-Gokwe Highway at Chemagora, popularly known as Empress Turnoff. Sembeula Road branches left just before