Shamva

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In colonial history, Shamva is noted for what was likely the first [[labor strike]] by African workers in Rhodesia in 1927.

[[File:Stamp mill Zimbabwe.jpg|thumb|Small gold-ore mill at Shamva, 2004|left]]

== References == {{Reflist}}

[[Category:Populated places in Mashonaland Central Province]]