Location: North Eastern side of Zimbabwe, a distance of 96km from Mutare. Area is bordered by Mozambique to the East and from Hauna Business Centre the Moz Border is 40km away,
Hauna Name Source: What is the link between Honde Valley and Hauna? Well Hauna is in Honde Valley. So where did the name Hauna come from? According to legend, in the 1940s white settlers bought a farm and decided to relocate locals using a segregation system;
Une mari? Yes enda kuline uko uchagara pa farm,
Une mari? Hauna? Join queue iyo,
So those without cash found their way to the tsetse and mosquito infested Hauna area. So Hauna basically means Hauna Ca$h but is this necessarily true? Far from it—Hauna/Honde Valley could be argued to be the richest district in Zimbabwe! Blessed with rich red soils, constant water supply with most villagers connected to piped water what else can rural villagers ask for? Sprinkler mumunda?
Fruits & Veges: Your source of bananas, beans, avocados, potatoes, magogoya, oranges etc
Hauna Business Centre
I had a professional engagement of business scale up meeting over the Easter Holiday and enjoyed the slow development at the place. Population steadily rising with services such as grocery shops, hardware shops, small business manufacturing, flea markets etc. Ideally business centres should be developed through mega loans or institutions such pension schemes—NSSA, Old Mutual etc. However like the rest of business centres in Zim, development is funnelled through private investment hence slow development.
No bakery: Bread comes from Harare which is +300km away or Marondera. Previously bread used to be baked at the expanding business centre and a bakery exists and is lying idle,
Agro-processing: Zim is throwing away food –can you believe it? A lot of fruits just going to waste as locals have access to market challenges. An agro-processing plant was set up and is gathering dust—unbelievable! Perhaps private players should simply move in and tap into the agro-processing opportunities. Azere mabanana –avos, oranges, guavas—some transported to far and wide but there is still a lot more discarded.
B2E Model (Make others make money): Don’t cry foul when the Chinese take over the place as they are making inquiries.
Tourism: With Mutarazi Falls enjoying a lot of publicity, then tourism players—your opportunity on a silver platter,
If you prefer fully built areas—then stay where you are, But if you enjoy building and creating new opportunities then Hauna is the place for you.
To returning diasporas, include Hauna for exploration purposes. Target fresh produce for exports! If you fail to get land then consider leasing it and a lot of outsiders are doing it.
