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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Gweru , formerly Gwelo , city (1992 pop. 128,037), central Zimbabwe. Founded in 1894, it is an industrial, mining, and commercial center. Manufactures include footwear, ferroalloys, metal goods, and cement. Author not available, GWERU. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Gweru
Gweru, Zimbabwe iKwelo, Gwelo Founded in 1894 on the Gweru River, the present name is derived from the original Matabele name iKwelo ‘Steep Place’ from kwela ‘to climb’, a reference to the high banks of the river. The name was changed to Gweru in 1982. Read more

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ZIMBABWE Republic of Zimbabwe Major Cities: Harare, Bulawayo Other Cities: Gweru, Hwange, Kadoma, Kwe Kwe, Masvingo, Mutare, Nyanda EDITOR'S NOTE This chapter was adapted from the Department of State Post Report... Read more

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	Let them eat...(Life) ; Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, at his birthday party held at the Mboka football stadium in Gweru in February, savoured a chocolate cake coated in a thick layer of vanilla icing. The cake was decorated with baby blue, butter... Read more
	Simon Vengayi Muzenda and the Struggle for, and the Liberation of Zimbabwe ; Simon Vengayi Muzenda and the Struggle for, and the Liberation of Zimbabwe. By Ngwabi Bhebe. Gweru, Zimbabwe: Mambo Press, 2004. Pp. 286; index. $24.95 paper. Biographies of living people have enormous constraints. If you let... Read more
	Zimbabwean Ruling Party Demands Law-Awareness ; ...ruling Zanu (PF) today held a one-day conference to discuss the party constitution and the country's national constitution in Gweru, central Zimbabwe. Zanu (PF) Secretary for Legal Affairs Eddison Zvobgo said misunderstandings in the party arose because provincial... Read more
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	(book reviews) ; By Kenneth R. Ross. Gweru: Mambo Press, 1995, ppbk, $10.00, 151 pp. In a collection of eight essays, a Scots theologian working as a university lecturer... Read more
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