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 and the Ngondoma River. There are no sizable rivers on the Gokwe side across the highway until after the town. Luveve-Donjane Road branches right, passes through Tiger Reef gold mine and stretches 48.3 km, a 42 minutes drive to Mushangi Shopping Center in Donjane joining the Somalala-Sidakeni Road there. This is the shortest route from Kwekwe to Zhombe East, yet it is the slowest, as it is all gravel with a number of undone small bridges. However, there is one big bridge across the Sesombe River. Luveve-Nkayi Road ia a paved road officially called P8 Highway. It branches left at