Macheke

Macheke located in the province of Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe, located about 105 km south-east of Harare on the main Harare-Mutare road. According to the 1982 Population Census, the town had a population of 1,888. It was named after the Macheke River and means "you have divided". Tobacco and mixed crops is farmed place in the surrounding lands. The city is also the hometown to the well known Hip Hop rapper Verno real name Vernon Chidongo who is well known for his vernacular lyrical prowess & political involvement in youth movements