Pelandaba

Pelandaba is a suburb of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe. It has nearly 30,000 residents as of 2007. It houses Sizane Secondary School, Induba Primary School and the house of late Joshua Nkomo, the former leader of Zimbabwe`s African Peoples Union.

Pelandaba has increased immigration of people from other suburbs and cities in that country. It is also famous of its Stadium known as Pelandaba White city Stadium. Samuel Sandla Khumalo of MDC-T is one of the notable residents. MDC-T do hold meetings and rallies at Pelandaba Hall and at shops. They are shops and street vendors in the area and music piracy and film piracy is one of the most prominent business among the youth. Pelandaba is just meters away from Njube, Lobengula, Iminyela, Magwegwe, Nkulumane and couple of meters away from Luveve. Its street are named after political leaders and Ndebele tribal leaders. Ndebele and Shona are two dominant languages and also a minority of languages are heard including Tswana and Sotho. Young between the ages of 6 and 27 dominate the area and crime is one the biggest thing the residents find hard to fight. Education is more important among parents and it is believed to a weapon against crime.

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Coordinates: 20°09′S 28°31′E / 20.150°S 28.517°E