Mabura Ward is ward number 6 of the 33 wards in

Zibagwe Rural District Council Zibagwe Rural District Council is a rural local government arm in Kwekwe District created under the Rural District Councils Act: Chapter 20.13. It was formed from the amalgamation of the former Kwekwe Rural Council and the Mashambazhou District ...

Kwekwe District Kwekwe District is a district in Zimbabwe. Location It is found in the Midlands Province, in the central Zimbabwe. Kwekwe, with an estimated population of about 99,200 in 2004, is the capital city of the district. The district capital is located ...

. It is in Zhombe Communinal Land in Midlands Province of

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...

. It is 100 km north-west-north of

Kwekwe Kwekwe ( ), known until 1983 as Que Que, is a city in the Midlands province of central Zimbabwe. The city has a population of 119,863 within the city limits, as of the 2022 census, making it the 7th-largest city in Zimbabwe and the second-most p ...

and 73 km south-west of Kadoma. Its center is at Bee Mine Township but the sitting councillor operates from Samambwa Township. Zhombe Mabura Ward

Municipality

The

runs the ward and at present the ward is represented by a male councillor, on a ZANU-PF ticket.

Shopping centers

* Bee Mine Township *

Columbina Township Columbina Rural Service Center is a populated place in Zhombe. It is 95 km northwest of Kwekwe and 67 km southwest of Kadoma. The Center is near the now defunct Empress Nickel Mine which is about 4 km to the South-west. Blue Gum ...

, 6.4 km south * Samambwa Township, 13 km north-east

Schools

Primary

Bee Mine Primary School

Bee Mine Primary School Zhombe (also known as Jombe) is a rural communal area in Kwekwe District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe. It is an area of mixed Shona and Northern Ndebele People. It lies along the Mnyathi border line between Midlands and Mashonaland Province ...

was established in 1969.

Samambwa Primary School

Samambwa Primary School Mabura Ward is ward number 6 of the 33 wards in Zibagwe Rural District Council of Kwekwe District. It is in Zhombe Communinal Land in Midlands Province of Zimbabwe. It is 100 km north-west-north of Kwekwe and 73 km south-west of Kado ...

is a

co-educational Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to ...

school 19 km northeast of Empress Columbina Township. () It was established in 1964. Samambwa Primary School offers primary educational services from Grade 1 to 7 over seven years. The age group for pupils is 6 to 13 years. Compulsory subjects are English, mathematics, and Shona. The school also offers various non-examinable practical subjects which include arts and craft, home economics, music, sports and physical education. These practicals are offered according to the school resources. Graduates from this school proceed to

Samambwa Secondary School Samambwa Secondary School is a rural co-educational secondary school in Mabura ward of Kwekwe District. It is situated 19 km north of Empress, Columbina Township, 86 km southwest of Kadoma and 114 km northwest-north of Kwekwe ...

a hundred metres south for a four-year GCE O-Level course.

Somapani Primary School

Somapani Primary School Zhombe (also known as Jombe) is a rural communal area in Kwekwe District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe. It is an area of mixed Shona and Northern Ndebele People. It lies along the Mnyathi border line between Midlands and Mashonaland Province ...

was established in 1966.

Secondary

Bee Mine Secondary School Bee Mine Secondary School is a co-educational school in Zhombe Communal Land, Kwekwe District. Background Bee Mine Secondary School was established in 1981. Most Form One students here are Grade Seven graduates from Bee Mine Primary School ...

, established in 1981 *

, established in 1984

Health center

* Samambwa Clinic is the only health center in Mabura Ward. It is manned by one qualified nurse and two nurse aides, and it has eight general beds. It is owned by Zivagwe Rural District Council.

Other important places

* Commoner houses *

Ngondoma Irrigation Scheme Ngondoma Irrigation Scheme is located in Zhombe, Kwekwe District in Zimbabwe's Agro-Ecological Region Three. The average annual rainfall for the location is 550 mm. The scheme area is 44.4 4 hectares.Jamesm 10.1.1.196.2228.pdf Chapter 9.4.1.2A ...

Mabura Caves Mabura Guano Cave is a mine containing an accumulation of bat guano. It is located in Zhombe Mabura Ward 6 in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe.Mark Mhukayesango (11 November 2015 Compound D Substitute Discovered In ZhombeRadio VOP. National New ...

Notable residents

Learnmore Jongwe Learnmore "Judah" Jongwe (April 28, 1974 – October 24, 2002) was a Zimbabwean lawyer and politician who served as Member of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe for Kuwadzana, and spokesman for the Movement for Democratic Change. In August 2002 he ...

was born in Samambwa Village, and this is where he was buried.

References

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