Zhombe Joel to have met with the same fate, for he has not been heard of since the days of the Sikombela Declaration Dossier. Zibagwe Rural District Council runs this centre. It is represented by a male (Ward 10) councillor on a Zanu-PF ticket. In council books Joel Business Center is named Zhombe and classified as a district service centre. Transport is solely by road, and there is a good road network linking Zhombe to the surrounding major towns Gweru, Kwekwe, Gokwe and Kadoma the main carriageway being the Kwekwe-Gokwe Highway. All the three major cellphone operators, namely Econet, Telecel Zimbabwe and
Kwekwe the birthplace of former cricketer Norman Featherstone. A stampede at Mbizo Stadium killed 11 people in 2014. Kwekwe is well endowed with many educational facilities. Most are state-run. For university education, the closest facilities are 60 km away in Gweru, the Midlands Province capital, at Midlands State University. Like most urban areas in the country, the city of Kwekwe is serviced by many schools. Amaveni High School, Mbizo High School and Manunure High School recently expanded to offer A-level classes. Amaveni High serves the high density suburb of Amaveni while Mbizo and Manunure serve the high density suburb of Mbizo.