Gweru

[gwey-roo]

noun

1. a city in central Zimbabwe.

Gweru

/ ˈɡweɪruː /

noun

1. Former name (until 1982): Gwelo. a city in central Zimbabwe. Pop: 140 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

"Zimbabwe has many problems and our elections have been associated with all the bad things, so this is our way of lifting spirits," Shame Maupa, a CCC supporter sporting the party's signature yellow regalia, said at a rally in Gweru, 300 km from the capital Harare.

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The 45-year-old politician, lawyer and pastor launched his "For Everyone" campaign in the city of Gweru, about 300km east of the capital Harare, vowing to fix the country's unrelenting economic crises.

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In a village in lower Gweru, central Zimbabwe, Caiphas Ncube buried his son at the beginning of the month, after he was killed in political violence.

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An instructor and a student pilot died in November last year after an Air Force of Zimbabwe plane crashed during a training session in the midlands city of Gweru.

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In late August, an outbreak in the city of Gweru spread to other towns and killed three people.

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