Macheke

Macheke is a small Zimbabwean town located in Murehwa District in the province of Mashonaland East, located about 105 km south-east of Harare on the main A3 Harare-Mutare highway road.

There are a number of large scale tobacco and horticultural farmers in the area so Macheke serves as the main business centre providing goods and services for the farming community.

Crops grown for export mainly include soft fruit, mange tout peas and fine beans.

Macheke is the hometown of Wicknell Chivayo, a well known and controversial Zimbabwean businessman accused of government contract abuse during the rule of Robert Mugabe.

Macheke is also the hometown of Vernon Chidongo, a prominent Zim-Hip Hop artist and publicly proclaimed ally of the Zanu PF lacoste faction.