Matabeleland South
Part 1 of 2 is under Mashonaland Central.Leonard Andrew Kirby, the father of the author of this...
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Following the Battle of Shangani River (called Bonko by the amaNdebele) on 25th October, the...
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The combined Columns cross the Shangani riverThe Salisbury and Fort Victoria Columns joined...
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BackgroundLieutenant-Colonel H. Vaughn-Williams (the author, who I shall call ‘H’...
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Why has so little been written about the Southern Column’s campaign?Many readers may not be...
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The accounts below are based primarily on David Tyrie Laing's book The Matabele Rebellion...
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Migration of the amaNdebele to MatabelelandWhen Mzilikazi left the Transvaal[1] they all came...
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This Google Earth view showing the line of advance of Plumer’s forces to the Tshingengoma...
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Much of the detail has been covered by Fraser Edkins of the killing of Ebenezer Crouch Edkins at...
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William Filmer (his mother’s maiden name) Usher was born on 16 September 1851 and baptised at...
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Bushtick Mine, now the location for Falcon College, the independent boarding school in...
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Esigodini is a village situated on the A6 National road to Beit Bridge and on the branch line from...
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Eton and Cambridge (1859 – 1881)Hubert Hervey was born on 19 May 1859 at Eaton Place, London...
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Background and establishment of the first Mission station at Inyati (now Inyathi)The Rev. Robert...
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For a summarised account of Mzilikazi’s life see the article on the Mzilikazi Memorial under...
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Grain-bins are relatively common in the Matobo Hills, a World Heritage Site in south western...
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AmaNdebele tacticsThere is every reason to believe that the Matabele uprising or First Umvukela was...
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The Memorial is on the site of Mzilikazi's royal town of Mhlahlandleia after he left Inyati and...
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With a height of 22 metres and crown spread of 24 metres in 1988, this magnificent tree must have...
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Amongst the most renowned of the big game hunters including Baldwin, Cumming, Finaughty, Hartley,...
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General Carrington had been sent by the British Government to take over the military command of the...
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The sight of Kuduland River lodge is like a breath of fresh air after the dry thornveld of southern...
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Jabulani is sited in 1,380-hectares of indigenous woodland and offers peace and solitude for...
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The Summer House is where Cecil Rhodes’ coffin rested on the night before the final trek to...
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These fine late Victorian Stables are on the west boundary of Rhodes Estate Preparatory School, now...
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In 1939 Canon Edward Paterson, an Anglican priest born in Scotland but raised in Johannesburg, was...
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Arthur Leonard commanded “E” Troop of the BSA Company Police which was stationed at...
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The Thuli Safari area is a protected area in south-western Zimbabwe. It comprises four reserves...
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The British South Africa (BSA) Company was granted its Royal Charter on 29th October 1889 and...
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The Fishing Retreat is situated on the Mashilichokwe dam, a tributary of the Umzingwani River,...
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According to Wikipedia Massospondylus( (mas-oh-spon-di-las); from Greek massōn, "longer...
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The term petroglyph is generally used to denote San rock engravings which have been pecked, incised...
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The black and white objects within the rock are called orbicules and the mass of mostly ellipsoidal...
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Situated within the Matobo Communal lands, the word ‘Embizeni’ (Place of the Pots) is...
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On the 14th April 1955 a honeymoon couple flew into the mountain at this spot due east of Bulawayo...
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The memorial names the following civilians on the north face:To the memory of James Cunningham, his...
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Dr. Hans Sauer in Ex Africa published by Geoffrey Bles in 1937 and reprinted by Books of Rhodesia...
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The Memorial is situated to the west of the Shangani River Bridge and it’s a mystery why it...
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The terminus, now in a very dilapidated state is on the old rail route into the Matobo Hills. By...
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The great cave of Bambata, a major archaeological site and discovered by Neville Jones in 1917, has...
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DescriptionThe main building is made up of two large platforms, the western one covering 900 square...
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This well-lit cave is situated high up on the steep granite slopes of Inanke Mountain with broad...
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Cecil Rhodes, Dr. Leander Starr Jameson and several other leading early white settlers, including...
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The name Nswatugi means “the place of jumping” as it is believed that Mwari / Mwali (...
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