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 just past the 50 km peg from Kwekwe. Zhombe East Road feeds Donjane, Bhamala, Totororo, and Sidakeni. There is a District Development Fund roads division deport at Mushangi Business Center in Donjane giving this road first preference on development. It has one bridge across Zhombe River near the 25 km peg heading north. Zhombe-Sidakeni Road (Road 84-102)branches right from the Kwekwe-Gokwe Road at southern outskirts of Zhombe Joel District Service Center. It is sometimes called Senkwasi Road. It is 33 km to the Kadoma-Gokwe-via-Empress Road. It feeds Gwesela West, Empress Mine, Sidakeni and Mabura. Some sections of the road in