Images John Smith In the realm of majestic creatures, few capture the imagination quite like the lion. With its regal presence and awe-inspiring roar, the lion has long been revered as the king of the animal kingdom. It is only fitting, then, that we dedicate a day to celebrate and raise awareness about these magnificent […]
Article and Images: John Smith Zimbabwe is fortunate to be blessed with a huge variety of beautiful insects, birds and wildlife. So it’s no surprise bird watching, and nature photography is such an avid hobby for many people. It’s not only relaxing, its educational. As we humans better understand how each species interacts with each
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Article Debbie Swales Images Debbie Swales, BirdLife Zimbabwe The rising sun pushes its warming rays through the morning mist, opening up vistas across the lake, whilst on the hill above it gently illuminate the foliage on two tall palms in the charming gardens at Norma Jeane’s Lake View Resort. Another fascinating journey awaits those who
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Article Kelly Stijkel and Jenni Ferguson Images Kelly Stijkel, Jenni Ferguson and Chris Cragg After an early start, we turn off the Juliasdale-Mutare Road onto the Honde Valley Road winding down into the fertile and lush Honde Valley. There is a constant change of scenery, from the pine trees to subsistence farming of bananas, mangoes,
Article by Piet de Klerk Mana Pools National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is situated in the north of Zimbabwe on the mighty Zambezi River. It is an exceptionally scenic park with the famous apple-ring acacia trees dotted along the floodplains, which are a major attraction in the drier seasons when the pods fall
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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Article: Shelley Cox Images: National Park Rescue “The human soul is hungry for beauty; we seek it everywhere – in landscapes, amidst wildlife, in companionship and in ourselves. When we experience the beautiful, there is a sense of homecoming.” – John O’Donohue As Zimbabwe’s third largest National Park, Chizarira is probably the least known, and
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