R7 Highway is a primary, paved, regional road corridor in central Zimbabwe virtue of linking the regional corridors R1 Highways that runs from Harare to Beitbridge via Masvingo , and R2 Highway that runs from Harare to Plumtree via Bulawayo .
17-661: R7 Highway is also the national road called A17 Highway which runs from Gweru to Mvuma . It begins at the roundabout in the city of Gweru where is extends from Main street. 19°27′18″S 29°49′25″E / 19.45509°S 29.82368°E / -19.45509; 29.82368 ( A17 Highway ) and ends in Mvuma at the junction with the R1 Highways . 19°17′52″S 30°32′02″E / 19.297789°S 30.534027°E / -19.297789; 30.534027 ( A17 Highway Mvuma ) The Gweru-Mvuma Road
34-400: Is a primary, paved, regional road corridor in central Zimbabwe virtue of linking the regional corridors R1 Highways that runs from Harare to Beitbridge via Masvingo , and R2 Highway that runs from Harare to Plumtree via Bulawayo . R7 Highway is also the national road called A17 Highway which runs from Gweru to Mvuma . It begins at the roundabout in the city of Gweru where
51-662: Is a regional road corridor link road connecting the R1 Highway which runs from Harare to Beitbridge and the R2 Highway that runs from Harare to Plumtree . Together with R6 Highway which runs from Chivhu to Nyazura connecting the R1 Highway with the R5 Highway that runs from Harare to Mutare , makes a short cut road corridor from Mutare to Gweru and Bulawayo . Like all road corridors in Zimbabwe ,
68-433: Is a regional road corridor link road connecting the R1 Highway which runs from Harare to Beitbridge and the R2 Highway that runs from Harare to Plumtree . Together with R6 Highway which runs from Chivhu to Nyazura connecting the R1 Highway with the R5 Highway that runs from Harare to Mutare , makes a short cut road corridor from Mutare to Gweru and Bulawayo . Like all road corridors in Zimbabwe ,
85-636: Is a small mining town in Midlands province in Zimbabwe . 19°17′S 30°32′E / 19.283°S 30.533°E / -19.283; 30.533 Located 192 km south of Harare along the Harare - Masvingo highway. Approx 100 km from Masvingo . The main employer was the Athens Mine (formerly the Falcon Mine) owned by Lonrho Zimbabwe which mined gold, silver, and copper. It
102-423: Is estimated to be around 7000, and the town has an altitude of 1406m. The Athens and Falcon gold-copper mines are just south of Mvuma, within the east-west trending Umvuma greenstone belt , consisting of talcose , tremolitic , and chloritic schists . Claims were filed at Falcon in 1900, and mining of chalcopyrite , with a gold content of 6.7 gram per ton, took place from 1910 until 1926. The Athens, 500 m to
119-402: Is extends from Main street. 19°27′18″S 29°49′25″E / 19.45509°S 29.82368°E / -19.45509; 29.82368 ( A17 Highway ) and ends in Mvuma at the junction with the R1 Highways . 19°17′52″S 30°32′02″E / 19.297789°S 30.534027°E / -19.297789; 30.534027 ( A17 Highway Mvuma ) The Gweru-Mvuma Road
136-517: The R7 Highway is not a toll free road. There is a Toll Gate at a Toll Plaza at Sino Turn off, 37 km from Gweru where ZINARA collects toll fees and overload charges. This is Toll Gate number 15 of the 36 self reliant Toll Plazas in Zimbabwe . (Location) 19°47′30″S 30°43′57″E / 19.7917°S 30.7326°E / -19.7917; 30.7326 ( Sino Tollgate ) Mvuma Mvuma , previously named 'Umvuma',
153-447: The R7 Highway is not a toll free road. There is a Toll Gate at a Toll Plaza at Sino Turn off, 37 km from Gweru where ZINARA collects toll fees and overload charges. This is Toll Gate number 15 of the 36 self reliant Toll Plazas in Zimbabwe . (Location) 19°47′30″S 30°43′57″E / 19.7917°S 30.7326°E / -19.7917; 30.7326 ( Sino Tollgate ) A17 Road (Zimbabwe) R7 Highway
170-412: The east, was mined from 1923 until 1958 for gold and silver within pyrite , pyrrhotite , and chalcopyrite. Lonrho Investment Co. operated the claims starting in 1973. The area is link between Gweru and Chivhu. Located approximately 83 km from Gweru and approximately 54 km to Chivhu. The area is surrounded by Chirumhanzu Communal lands which fall within its administration. Nearby farms include
187-406: The former Central Estates Headquarters formerly owned by N. Van Hoogstraten with capacity to employee 1000 workers. Due to land redistribution in 2000 the agricultural hub failed, with the closure of Athens mine, led to migration and thus urban decay of Mvuma. There are huge cyanide dumps around the town as a by-product from the gold mining. Now dominated by cattle ranching and agriculture as
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#1732798139092204-574: The means of community support. Formally known as Umvuma, and Umvooma. Mvuma houses a few government offices at district level. It hosts the Chirumhanzu Rural District Council offices as well as a district hospital. In 2010 business started booming in Mvuma, taking advantage of highway users. Chicken Slice, a fast food outlet and Unique Rama, a truckstop and restaurant, were opened. In 2013 a complex housing banks and lodges
221-517: The scheduled date of completion had been 1 October 1987. (Duration of contract 24 months 31 months) Final touches and maintenance work ended on 15 August 1989, the scheduled date having been 1 October 1988. From a rural road the Road R51-7 became a national highway because after completion this Mvuma- Gweru Highway attracted long-distance traffic and traffic volumes substantially increased with average growth rates higher than 7%. Presently it
238-457: The scheduled date of completion had been 1 October 1987. (Duration of contract 24 months 31 months) Final touches and maintenance work ended on 15 August 1989, the scheduled date having been 1 October 1988. From a rural road the Road R51-7 became a national highway because after completion this Mvuma- Gweru Highway attracted long-distance traffic and traffic volumes substantially increased with average growth rates higher than 7%. Presently it
255-499: Was a rural road which was upgraded into a national highway and road corridor in 1989. It was then known as Road R51-7 . It was upraised at the same time with the R84-7 Highway after rehabilitation and pavement by the then Ministry of Transport and Energy, Construction Units Nº 7. Construction work commenced 15 January 1986 though it had been scheduled to begin on 1 October 1985. The main job was completed on 15 August 1988 though
272-437: Was a rural road which was upgraded into a national highway and road corridor in 1989. It was then known as Road R51-7 . It was upraised at the same time with the R84-7 Highway after rehabilitation and pavement by the then Ministry of Transport and Energy, Construction Units Nº 7. Construction work commenced 15 January 1986 though it had been scheduled to begin on 1 October 1985. The main job was completed on 15 August 1988 though
289-406: Was closed down around 1996 due to a mine shaft collapse and the low price of gold. One may still see a huge chimney, on top of a hill near the mine, built in 1913 and visible from miles away. The chimney is 40.28m tall. A Scotsman by the name of Blackie, the maternal grandfather of virologist Professor Robert 'Bob' Swanepoel, apparently played a major role in building this chimney. The population
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