Macheke

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MACHEKE

Province : Mashonaland East

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Origin/meaning

The bend is canting, macheke meaning to cut or to derive. The garb stands for agriculture, the leopard for the local wildlife.

Literature : The municipal heraldry of Zimbabwe, ARMA 1286-1289