Most of the inhabitants of Silobela were relocated from the area between Gweru and Bulawayo (called Hogo) in the 1940s to allow for white commercial farmers to take up that land.

Also in the vicinity is an irrigation co-operative and a business centre with a supermarket, beer outlets and greengrocer's.

[1] From this center one roads leads to Gweru, the other to Nkayi and the other to the northern villages of Silobela, and still the main one to Kwekwe, hence Crossroads.

A non-exhaustive list of these smaller areas includes Silobela is known for its rich gold deposits.

[5] but local Solobela has not seen much improvements economically even though Jena Mine produces about 40 kg of gold each month.