Last reviewed: 25 October 2026 against the text of the Names (Alteration) Act [Chapter 10:14] (consolidated copy published by law.co.zw) and Statutory Instrument 167 of 2020 (Government Gazette supplement of 17 July 2020, distributed by Veritas). Full list under Sources.
Why the names matter to visitors
Many people in Gweru still use the old names, and older maps and guidebooks show them. If someone gives you directions by an old name, this table will help you find your way. See our Gweru guide for what to see in the city.Gweru: 1983 renamings
These are the Gweru roads listed in Part VII of the Schedule to the Names (Alteration) Act [Chapter 10:14]. The same Act records the city’s own change of name from Gwelo to Gweru.
Gweru’s numbered streets and Main Street are not in this list, so they were not renamed in 1983. 18 April is Zimbabwe’s Independence Day.
Gweru: 2020 renamings
In July 2020 the Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing, July Moyo, issued Statutory Instrument 167 of 2020, the Names (Alteration) (Amendment of Schedule) Notice, 2020. It renamed roads in Bulawayo, Harare, Mutare, Masvingo, Gweru and other towns. For Gweru it lists:
The notice gives Main Street’s new name as “Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa”, without saying street or road.
In April 2021 the High Court set SI 167/2020 aside for Bulawayo only, because the minister had not consulted Bulawayo City Council as section 4(2) of the Act requires. We found no court ruling about the Gweru names, so on paper they are in force. See Bulawayo’s street names for that case.
This page is partial. We list only renamings we could check against the Act and the gazetted notice. We could not confirm how many of the 2020 names are on Gweru’s street signs, or find a Gweru City Council list of its own renamings. If you have a council notice or gazette reference, please contact us.
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Sources
- law.co.zw — Names (Alteration) Act [Chapter 10:14], consolidated text (Acts 4/1983, 31/1985, 8/1988 and later statutory instruments), accessed 25 October 2026
- Veritas Zimbabwe — SI 2020-167 Names (Alteration) (Amendment of Schedule) Notice, 2020 (Supplement to the Government Gazette of 17 July 2020; the full text is in the linked PDF), accessed 25 October 2026
- Centre for Innovation and Technology (CITE) — BPRA wins Bulawayo street names lawsuit, dated 15 April 2021