Daramombe

Daramombe is a Mission School in the province of Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe located at the eastern end of the Daramombe Hills, about 45 km from Chivhu. The school serves as a trading and commercial centre for the Nharira, Save and Save North communal lands.

The school, which was destroyed by the liberation struggle in the 1970s, was brought to modern standards by the former headmaster Simon Mujuru. When Mujuru joined the school it had a pass rate of about 30% and it was raised to 99.6% during his time. In 1994 under the Mujuru Era the school was electrified and science labs were established among other major developments. In 2000 the A level was introduced.

Daramombe was the first school to introduce computer studies in Zimbabwe in 1995. Students sat for both Cambridge and Pitman exams in their final year of ordinary level.

There are many villages that are found in this area including Badza, Chafa, Maisiri, Mudoveri, Mberi,Mudavanhu, Manjengwa, Makumbe and Muchenje. The Daramombe mountain range stretches from the Hokonya area down to Gokomere. Alongside this range runs the Mwerahari river that joins the Save River in the districts in the Manicaland Province.

The service centre (growth point) consists of a Punungwe supermarket, a post office at Nharira, a filling station, several drinking places and is served by reliable bus services by Zupco, Tombs, Shu shine as well as several minibus operators. An airstrip capable of landing small aircraft is also present.