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Mashona Rebellion / First Chimurenga 1896-7 graves at Old Marandellas (Ruzawi Cemetery)

Most of the material for this article comes from R. Hodder-Williams’ very useful articles in...

Category:

Historic

Province:

Mashonaland East

Old Umtali – the second site

The name "Umtali" is derived from the African word “Mutare" meaning”...

Category:

Historic

Province:

Manicaland

Early Mail Services

The earliest mail service was by runner through Bechuanaland (modern-day Botswana) between Mafeking...

Category:

Historic

Province:

Bulawayo

Photographs taken by the Reverend F.H. Surridge during the Pioneer Column’s 1890 trek into Mashonaland

Background to Reverend F.H. SurridgeReverend Frank Harold Surridge (10 June 1862 – 4 May 1947...

Category:

Historic

Province:

Masvingo

Battle of Ntaba zika Mambo, Manyanga or Mambo Hills

In addition to the above names, the battle is also called Thabas Amamba, or Thabas a Mambo,...

Category:

Historic

Province:

Matabeleland North

A description of the old Meikles Hotel, the Mill and Coach House and Coaching Stables and Strickland’s Store on Marshbrook Farm (now Charter Estates) in Charter District (PART 3)

Strickland’s Store; subsequently the Police Station and then Charter Post Office AgencyJohn...

Category:

Building

Province:

Midlands

Welcome

One of the purposes of this website is to reassure visitors that the whole of Zimbabwe, including those remotest corners, are safe to travel.

The only way that today’s visitors and residents of Zimbabwe can appreciate the jigsaw puzzle of Zimbabwe’s history is by visiting and by walking through these silent sites and examining them and reading the excellent site descriptions and brochures that are available which I would encourage NMMZ to keep expanding. If this guide helps those visitors a little in understanding the background information then the effort in preparing it will have been repaid.

Each article gives a breakdown of sites by area and by category on what there is to see, and each location has detailed directions on how to get there and the reasons to make a visit. This is being added to all the time, but if you know of a site that you cannot find here, please let me know through the contact form.

Although I have included the details of game lodges and tented camps, that does not mean I endorse them as this is a non-commercial site. I simply want visitors and residents to know what is available and, in any case, these places are an essential part of the typical visitor's wildlife experience of Zimbabwe.