Mabura

Coordinates: 18°24′39″S 29°25′52″E / 18.410786°S 29.431038°E

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 100km north-west-north of Kwekwe and 73km south-west of Kadoma. Its center is at Bee Mine Township but the sitting councillor operates from Samambwa Township.

Municipality

The Zibagwe Rural District Council 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 6.4km south.

• Samambwa Township, 13km north-east.

Schools

Primary

• Bee Mine Primary School established 1969;

• Samambwa Primary School established 1964

• Somapani Primary School established 1966.^[1]

Secondary

• Bee Mine Secondary School established 1981.

• Samambwa Secondary School established 1984.^[2]

Health Center

• Samambwa Clinic is the only health center in Mabura Ward. It is manned by 1 qualified nurse and 2 nurse aides, and it has 8 general beds. It is owned by Zivagwe Rural Distruct Council.^[3]

Other Important Places

• Commoner Houses,

• Ngondoma Irrigation Scheme

• Mabura Caves

(The ward got its name from the Mabura Caves "Vusa Emtoto" near Somapani Primary School in the far north-western end of Zhombe east. The caves are a mine of bat guano.

Alumni

• Learnmore Jongwe was born in Samambwa Village, and this also is where he was buried.

References

1. Parlzim | Zhombe Constituency 2006. pp11. Diagram1. Ward 8. Primary School Yumpu.com | Retrieved 1 January 2016
2. Parlzim | Zhombe Constituency 2006. pp11. Diagram1. Ward 8. Secondary Schools Yumpu.com | Retrieved 1 January 2016
3. Parlzim | Zhombe Constituency 2006. Section 5.2 Health Facilities Yumpu.com | Retrieved 1 January 2016