Gokwe centre

Gokwe is a city in the Midlands Province in Zimbabwe in 1300 m height.

History

Before 1950, the districts of Gokwe North and South were very sparsely populated. Today, over 400,000 people are counted. It is the core area of illegal immigration to Zimbabwe since 1950. Illegal immigrants find refuge in the surrounding villages.

The main reason is that cotton is grown here, which is labor intensive. In 1980, there were around 15,000 cotton farmers, in 1990 there were 50,000. The country is divided, it has long been reported shortage of land. This has the consequence semifeudale structures that can not do without migrant labor. 40 percent of immigrants are landless, 15 percent are elderly people from Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia, who previously worked in the mines and here now have a retirement home with a piece of land, 44.7 percent are by civil war turmoil in Zimbabwe displaced. This has such a massive income gap among blacks means that it already came to political violence. Basically, the solution is the problem long Epworth, so migration to the outskirts of Harare.

In addition, the districts of Gokwe North and Gokwe South lead in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe " Gokwe " in the name.

Religion

Gokwe is the seat of the Diocese of Gokwe.