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Ivon Fry’s reminiscences of Bulawayo and Lobengula in 1888 – 89

IntroductionIvon Fry’s reminiscences were written down by the Bulawayo Chronicle...

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Historic

Province:

Bulawayo

Oh dear, another foiled gold smuggling attempt is linked to the Zimbabwe President’s family

Some months ago, we reported that on 26 October 2020 Henrietta Rushwaya was caught at Robert...

Category:

Cultural

Province:

Midlands

Rhodes’ Three Peace Indabas

This article is taken from the Rhodes Centenary Supplement published by the Chronicle in Bulawayo...

Category:

Historic

Province:

Matabeleland South

Blackwater Fever

In his amusing and evocative book Percy M. Clark provides an insight into life at the Old Drift...

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Other

Province:

Mashonaland West

George Westbeech and the road to Pandamatenga

IntroductionThis article is about two subjects; George Westbeech and the road which he built and...

Category:

Historic

Province:

Matabeleland North

The victorious march of the Salisbury and Victoria Columns into Matabeleland

Much of the material included in this article is taken from a presentation copy of Occupation of...

Category:

Historic

Province:

Bulawayo

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.