Significant portions of Sakubva's informal houses were destroyed by police and military forces during the operation Murambatsvina in May 2005.

It was originally designed as single rooms to house black male workers for the nearby industries of Mutare.

[1] Sakubva township is located about five kilometres south-west of the central business district of Mutare; south of the railway line and west of Chimanimani road.

It is divided into the following sections; Chisamba Singles, New and Old Chisamba, St Joseph's, Zororo, Devonshire, Nyausunzi, Muchena, Chitungo, Chineta, New and Old Dangare, Mazhambe, Maonde, Tenderere, NHB, Macgregors, Blocks, Murahwa, Avenues, Old location, Matida Flats and OTS sections.

Recently, a number of privately owned high schools have sprouted in Sakubva to meet the ever increasing population the most prominent of which is First Class Academy.

These "colleges" are popular because they stray from the conventional teaching methods and they accommodate older students who intend to repeat their secondary education Sakubva Stadium made history on the night of 29 April 1989 when Oliver Mtukudzi held the Tuku Live at Sakubva Concert where he recorded his first live album.