Mashonaland West
Most of the information in this article is taken from African Parks 2023 Annual Report in an effort...
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BackgroundI am grateful to Barry South, the grandson of Ernest South, who contacted me and sent the...
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Original draft by Doug McClymontJack Parsonson was shot down three times - first, by Afrika Corps...
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IntroductionMany readers might think that Karl Mauch was the first to discover the Mashona...
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IntroductionPart 2 covers the journey Baines made to the northern goldfields for the second time in...
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In May 1871 Baines set out once again to obtain a written concession from Lobengula, the London...
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IntroductionJ.P.R. Wallis in his introduction to Volume 1 of the Northern Goldfield Diaries of...
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IntroductionThomas Leask made the following journeys into the interior: Bechuanaland (1865)...
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IntroductionThis synopsis is taken from The Northern Goldfields Diaries of Thomas Baines (1869...
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IntroductionThis synopsis is taken from The Northern Goldfields Diaries of Thomas Baines (1869...
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IntroductionJ.P.R. Wallis in his introduction to Volume 1 of the Northern Goldfield Diaries of...
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IntroductionMuch of the biographic information below is from the excellent book Thomas Baines of...
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The problem of wildfires is not peculiar to Zimbabwe alone, but Zimbabwe does has one of the worst...
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By Darwin ChakabvaThese stories of Shona Customs were first published in 1970 and were amongst the...
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By Ignatius M. ZvarevasheThese stories of Shona Customs were first published in 1970 and were...
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By T.K.M. TsodzoThese stories of Shona Customs were first published in 1970 and were amongst the...
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IntroductionIn August 1945, the same month that the United States dropped the first atomic bombs on...
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The following story of Otto Christian Rawson[i] ‘O.C.'s’ early life in Darwendale...
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There is a still a big demand in Asia for elephant ivory, rhino horns and pangolins for their...
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They have so many names: African hunting dog, African wild dog, Cape hunting dog, hyena dog, ornate...
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Because of ever increasing human growth and encroachment into wildlife habitat, degraded foraging,...
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This article takes its inspiration from a report by Sadé Moneron, Adam Armstrong and David Newton...
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This article pays homage to the Game Rangers, both men and women from government agencies such as...
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Background For biographical details see the article Thomas Leask’s Life and Diaries...
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To those unfamiliar with the term ‘the Hunter’s Road’ a brief explanation for an...
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Sir John Norton-Griffiths, First Baronet, KCB, DSO (13 July 1871 – 27 September 1930)...
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Great news for Zimbabweans as conservation efforts aim to restore the wildlife at this National...
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The severest drought in decades is threatening an estimated 45 million people in Southern Africa...
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There a number of direct and indirect nineteenth century references to the feira at Maramuca. In...
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Henry Francis “Skipper” Hoste was one of the older officers when at the age of 37 he...
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Lord Randolph’s party journeyed by sea to Cape Town and then by rail to Kimberley where they...
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Note: only Fort Martin and the cemetery have been visited at this time, the other sites will be...
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EE Burke was the first to try and trace the gravesite of Willie Hartley, who he says died to the...
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Viscount C/N 436 V.816 seriesDateNo. Sep-59VH-TVSfirst flight from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth...
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I would like to dedicate this article to the Rev Edward D. Hamer, who sadly died in 2012, and whose...
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The Victoria Cross is the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy...
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In his amusing and evocative book Percy M. Clark provides an insight into life at the Old Drift...
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Below is a general map at 1:250,000 scale showing the principal places of interest referred to in...
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William “Curio” Harvey Brown describes how on 1st October 1890 the Pioneers were...
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For general background refer to the article Pre-Colonial Mining in Zimbabwe on the website www....
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Chengeta has seven double-bedded and nine twin-bedded rooms, all ensuite which are grouped around...
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Although the frieze is protected only by a small overhang, this is one of the best sites in...
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Chinhoyi (formerly Sinoia) Caves is a National Monument and in 1975 was designated as a...
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Few outside of conservation circles know the name Rupert Fothergill today, or remember the...
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The concrete arch dam is 128 metres high and 633 metres along the crest. For many years the site on...
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The little Chapel of Santa Barbara is situated at the top of the hill known as Kariba Heights and...
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The isolated world of the Tonga people was torn apart from 1956 when the Governments of Northern...
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These notes have their origin in the Field Excursion Guidebook prepared by Dr. Ali Ait-Kaci for a...
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Below a Geological table at the Museum of Human Sciences in Harare shows the various life forms...
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The Zambezi Society( www.zamsoc.org) conserving the wildlife and wilderness values of the...
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These hunting areas are all to the east and south east of Mana Pools National Park, but they do...
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This hunting area is situated in the Kariba eastern basin and extends from the Zambezi River at...
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See the update in a recent article on the 20 year agreement between African Parks and Zimparks...
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One of the most popular activities on Lake Kariba; for many visitors a boating holiday on a...
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There are 102 islands on the lake amongst which the following are well-known: Fothergill, Spurwing...
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There are many stories that are put forward to explain the name Kariba. Local elders say that close...
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Mana Pools National Park together with Charara, Hurungwe, Sapi, Chewore and Dande Safari...
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Chirundu is the border town between Zimbabwe and Zambia with a new one-stop border control ...
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