Article by Bryony Rheam Images by Andre van Rooyen, Adam Herscovitz, Veronique Attala It would be wrong to describe the My Beautiful Home competition as a celebration of traditional Ndebele hut decoration for there is little that is traditional about it. When the AmaNdebele arrived in the area now known as Matabeleland in 1840, they
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Article and Images by Sarah Kerr In southwest Zimbabwe lies a little-known treasure, a magnificent granite landscape whose hills, valleys, balancing rocks and caves are calling to be explored. The area is known as the Matobo or Matopos Hills and it lies 35 kilometres south of the city of Bulawayo. The name Matobo means ‘Bald
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Words Evans Mabiza Images Roger MacDonald and Evans Mabiza This is a story of a love affair dating 11 years back. A love affair, not just of the majestic hills that punctuate the Matobo, nor is it of the cultural and historical richness of the hills that showcase Zimbabwe in its natural splendour. It is
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By Bryony Rheam Photography by James Varden This is exactly what James and Janine Varden are aiming at providing in Matobo National Park. It’s their dream to offer packhorse safaris through the rugged terrain of the Matobo Hills – the type of safari that harks back to the days of the real explorers: sleeping under
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by Tracy Lee May It began when we heard a report of gun fire early one morning. We initially learned that poachers had made an attempt on a rhino, breathing a sigh of relief when we heard the poachers had been unsuccessful in killing one of these wonderful animals. How wrong we were. A couple
Article by Debbie SwalesThere is a certain sensation when free-wheeling at high speed down a steep dwala – a massive lichen-laden, granite whaleback mountain, with the wind whistling in your ears and the narrow footpath, barely discernible in front of you, despite having been hewn into the rock by ten thousand feet and more. That
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by Bryony Rheam he great Ndebele King, Mzilikazi, is buried within the hills to which he gave the name Matobo, meaning ‘bald heads’. According with Ndebele custom, Mzilikazi’s embalmed body was ‘buried’ in a sitting position in the rock of a cave, ready for battle even in death. It was Rhodes’ sighting of the body
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A couple of Sundays ago I made a last minute decision to drive down to Bulawayo to see my younger brother. I had not realised that the ZITF (Trade Fair) was being held that week resulting in all of the decent available accommodation being pre-booked. I ended up staying in the owners cottage behind my
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