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The part played by religion in the Mashona Rebellion (First Chimurenga) in 1896-7 as told by Terence Ranger in Revolt in Southern Rhodesia 1896-7

Both this article and the article The part played by religious factors in the 1896-7 Matabele...

Category:

Historic

Province:

Harare

The Save River (formerly Sabi)

The River’s proper name is Mutsave or Save (pronounce Sah-veh) and it has played a major role...

Category:

Historic

Province:

Manicaland

Crooks Corner

When Stephanus Barnard, better known by his Shangaan nickname of Bvekenya "the one who...

Category:

Historic

Province:

Masvingo

Ranche House (1899) - Ken and Lillian Mew

The large stand of over 5 hectares on the western side of the kopje given to Johnson, Heany and...

Category:

Cultural, Building

Province:

Harare

The 1903 Ivel Agricultural Motor No 141 in the Mutare Museum; one of only seven that still exist today

Author Photo courtesy of the Mutare Museum: 1903 Ivel Agricultural Motor No 141.Why is the Ivel...

Category:

Historic

Province:

Manicaland

Victoria Falls and Zambezi National Parks

The borders of both National Parks are partly shaped by the Zambezi River which also forms the...

Category:

Scenic, Game Park

Province:

Matabeleland North

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.