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Gweru's local newspaper, The Gweru Times, once ceased publishing in 2015 but is now operational.

Gweru
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Gweru

Zimbabwe

Country
Zimbabwe
Population
154.3K
Coordinates
-19.45, 29.82
897th most populous city in the world

Gweru, historically known as Gwelo, is the capital city of Zimbabwe's Midlands Province. Founded in 1894 as a military outpost by Leander Starr Jameson. the settlement grew from an area originally called "The Steep Place" by the Ndebele people, a reference to the high banks of the Gweru River.

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