Watsomba

Watsomba is a business and market centre in the province of Manicaland, Zimbabwe located 42 km north of the city of Mutare on the main Mutare-Nyanga road. It is an administrative and trading centre for Mutasa District and the Mutasa and Manyika communal lands.

There are villages serviced by this centre namely, Marira, Mvere, Nyatsanza, Danhama, Vumbunu, just to mention a few. Around Watsomba are many small scale farms engaged in intensive farming that includes fruit, vegetables, corn, dairy, honey, and paprika. There are plans underway to grow cotton in the area. This initiative might be a brain child of the Nyanganis who have working knowledge of cotton growing. One of the famous people in this area was Lorieta Makahushaya Tsandukwa who was a farmer and a traditional healer. During her days her homestead was frequently visited by clients from the capital city of Harare in pursuit of her traditional healing prowess. She died in 1993 at the age of 60.

Like most places in Zimbabwe, the areas around Watsomba are fully electrified and there are several cellular towers visible on mountain tops. The place is expanding with several new shops being constructed around the old established businesses.

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