Mashonaland East

This summary of David Beach’s article of the same name that was published in the Journal of...
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Both this article and the article The part played by religious factors in the 1896-7 Matabele...
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In the churchyard of St. Mary Magdalene’s Church, Hayton, east of Carlisle, Cumberland, is...
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      Author photo; the National A13 road from Harare to EwanriggEwanrigg’s...
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By Alois MavenekaThese stories of Shona Customs were first published in 1970 and were amongst the...
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By Patience TuhweThese stories of Shona Customs were first published in 1970 and were amongst the...
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By Lamech MhondoroThese stories of Shona Customs were first published in 1970 and were amongst the...
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By Jaison AndifasiThese stories of Shona Customs were first published in 1970 and were amongst the...
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By D.H. MakamureThese stories of Shona Customs were first published in 1970 and were amongst the...
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Edwin Colin Harding had a very distinguished career being promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel and...
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The Selous Road from Fort Salisbury to Old Mutare and beyondSelous cut many roads in Matabeleland,...
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BackgroundThe title of the book relates to two of the most dramatic events in Southern Africa. The...
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Boer War disasters for the British Army resulted in the formation of the Imperial YeomanryThe...
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The most comprehensive descriptions of this 2 foot (61 cm) light railway is to be found in Robin...
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It was 30th April 1978 and Mr. Fadness, the Arcturus mine manager and Mr. Baker, the mine secretary...
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   Fort Watts and Castle Zonga EstateThe position of Fort Watts was given by Mike...
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Most soldiers contracted fever in the unhealthy swamps of PEA and received medical attention at the...
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Most of the material for this article comes from R. Hodder-Williams’ very useful articles in...
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This article is made up of the accounts of early travellers who used the road through the Devil...
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Architect: Fr Richartz, Client: Society of Jesus, Builder: Jesuit Brothers and people of the...
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Arcturus the nameThere are a number of articles on place names in Zimbabwe, but none mention the...
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'Lion' and his brothers were from a family of seven children, and he was born in Port...
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 In Mashonaland the Uprising / First Chimurenga which broke out in June some three months...
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In Claudius Ptolemy’s Geographia, a general atlas of the world is the first map of Africa....
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Top left is the largest camp scene with a many couples accompanied by children, their bags and...
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On the far left of the panel are lines of figures, some carrying heavy sticks on their shoulders, a...
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 The paintings are so thickly painted it is quite difficult to disentangle them. Unfortunately...
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The site is within a large domed cave with recesses to the left and right of the main cave and has...
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Perhaps the best way to enjoy the experience is on a day safari. Situated just 50 kilometres from...
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Bernard Mizeki was born Mamiyeri Mitseka Gwambe in Inhambane, Mozambique in 1861, he left his...
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Peter Garlake reminds us that that stone enclosures, such as we see at Tsindi Hill, served a...
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Luanze was the site of an important trading fair, called a feira, which was established in the 1580...
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The paintings are densely superimposed in this very spacious domed cave. Four large elephants...
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In a 2014 newspaper article Cathy Buckle visited these rock paintings to show them to a foreign...
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Imire makes an easy day trip being just 105 kilometres from Harare and your visit might start with...
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(1) Outside the cave two hunters carry a pole whilst two others engage in a stylised fight which...
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Born on 14 June 1921 in Cumbria, England, his father was an Anglican clergyman. When World War...
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Local Budya people believe the ruins were built and occupied in the 1600’s by Makate, a man...
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