Ruwa: History
In the 1890s commercial farming began in the area and a small trading post Ruwa was established to serve as an administrative and trading centre for the mixed farming community. Its first local authority, the Bromley-Ruwa Rural Council (BRRC) was set up in 1950.
After Zimbabwe's Independence, the Bromley-Ruwa Rural Council (BRRC) was renamed as the Goromonzi Rural District Council. In the decades following independence, Ruwa developed rapidly becoming a popular residential area with low, medium and high density spaces for people moving out of Harare. Officially, Ruwa was established as a growth point from 1986 to 1990 in terms of the Acts, Income Tax Chapter (23:06) and Sales Tax Chapter (23:08). In 1990, it was declared an urban area under the administration of the Ruwa Local Board (RLB) which was set up in September of the same year. It officially gained town status in 2008.