Kwekwe-Gokwe Highway time. The Kwekwe–Gokwe Highway is yet to have a toll gate. The increase of heavy vehicles spells the growth of business in Gokwe, Zhombe and other centers in the north-eastern parts of Matabeleland North Province. The chief beneficiary of the R847 is Gokwe, which has become the newest town in Zimbabwe credit to the Kwekwe–Gokwe Highway. Zhombe Joel, CMB Nemangwe and Kabuyuni-Chitekete growth points have also grown to suburban standards. Empress Mine and Columbina Township though in link roads are beneficiaries too. Road traffic users and vehicle owners have also benefited from the R847 bitumen highway in terms of vehicle
New towns in the United Kingdom design is inappropriate to the 21st Century. Their infrastructure is ageing at the same rate and many have social and economic problems. Many are small local authorities which do not have the capacity to resolve their problems. Their attempts to manage the towns are complicated by the role played by English Partnerships which still has major landholdings and other outstanding interests. The new towns are no longer new and many of the quickly built houses have reached the end of their design life. The masterplans dictated low density development with large amounts of open space, and housing segregated from jobs,