Columbina Rural Service Center
| Columbina RSC | |
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| Nickname(s): Columbina Township, Empress, Machipisa | |
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 Columbina RSC
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| Coordinates: 18°26′48.72″S 29°26′41.10″E / 18.4468667°S 29.4447500°ECoordinates: 18°26′48.72″S 29°26′41.10″E / 18.4468667°S 29.4447500°E | |
| Country |
 Zimbabwe
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| Province | Midlands |
| District | Kwekwe |
| Elevation | 1,023 m (3,356 ft) |
| Time zone | Central Africa Time (UTC+2) |
Columbina Rural Service Center is a populated place in Zhombe. It is 95km northwest of Kwekwe and 67km southwest of Kadoma.
The Center is near the now defunct Empress Nickel Mine which is about 4 km to the South-west. Blue Gum mine is on the Gokwe side of Ngondoma River yet this place was the original Blue Gum according to all maps before 1980. Blue Gum was right at the Samambwa Zhombe East Road turn-off here at Columbina RSC. Search engines always point to this place as Blue Gum, Zimbabwe. Columbina Rural Service Center is in Mahogo Village,
The center is in Mabura Ward of the Zibagwe Rural District Council in Mahogo Village, Chief Samambwa’s area of jurisdiction.
People from outside Zhombe usually mistake Columbina RSC for Empress Mine Township because this is where commuters from different places debus on their way to Empress Mine Township.
After the closure of Empress Nickel Mine in 1985, Columbina then known as Machipisa Township became the main shopping center for the local people and for travellers to and from Kadoma and Gokwe Center. It was known as Machipisa Township because in the days of Empress the national famous Machipisa Brothers ran a very big shop here. Other stake holders way back then were Rumwe, Gwanzura, Mashingaidze, Mataruse, Mugadza, Chiwawu, Jabulani, Mundoza, Parehwa, Nakutepa and Majuzi. Only
For years Columbina RSC ran second fiddle to Sidakeni Township, about 3 km east. Sidakeni was the main center in Zhombe East but Columbina RSC has since been upgraded to a Service center for its strategic lay out and popularity.
Zibagwe Rural District Council has approved a site map for huge developments at the center. The place has become the fastest developing center in all Zhombe.
Columbina Rural Service Center is surrounded by both primary and secondary schools a reasonable walking distance from the center.
Some children go to Nyaradzo High School and Mopani Primary School in Empress Mine Ward. Others go to Bee Mine Secondary School and Bee Mine Primary School here in Mabura Ward. Still others opt for Sidakeni Secondary School and Sidakeni Primary School in Sidakeni Ward.
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