Buhera District is in Manicaland Province, in eastern Zimbabwe. It is about 170 kilometres, by road, southwest of Mutare, the provincial capital. The village serves as the administrative and commercial centre for the Sabi communal lands. The economy of Buhera District depends mainly on farming, the main crops being maize, millet (mhunga) nyimo (roundnuts) and nzungu (groundnuts). Cattle ranching is also widely practised, primarily on a subsistence scale.