The Chinese man after frustrated by lack of visitors in his site,whilst sitting on his room ,he saw a mosquito and publish an article on his site which reads,"mosquito for sell needed dead or alive to be used by doctors or any interested part".He receives over 25 000 hits within two days after posted it on various trade forums.
On this new era of globalisation the internet wizard is openning new opportunities of doing business with anyone connected online through the telephone,3G,broadband or satellite.Even developing countries like Zimbabwe the communication operators are digging trenches right across the country to join their subscribers with the rest of the world.It is a fascinating adventure if you take advantage new developments in technological advancement which change human thoughts and the way they get in business and travelling.
The developments of travel business and interaction is more clearly changing.A globalisation spirit is taking hold. The Chinese can now travel to America ,Africans to Europe just by connected through blogs and reviews.Travel Business persons are selling their products through blogging ,as customers now want products brands that speak back to them.Many people can host sites and sell travel products and services or writing reviews that generate traffic and able to make money with adverts place on their blog sites or websites.What is of special beautiful to me is of creating many sources of inviting people to visit your sites and able to make good living out of your efforts.
I also found it exciting to view developments from perspective of social networking.The key to success in travel business or any other endeavor lies in learning to associate with people who can become your clients for your dream to be a reality.Some concepts are often misleading and opposed to develop your own successful travel business.
The idea of business is with the faculties of mind ,working in our thoughts,meet our needs.Mind is the source of insight ,perception.discernment .judgement ,wisdom,clarity .These qualities practicing the daily expression of them will results in productivity ,success and fulfillment.
Although I lived in poverty and experienced it for many years ago,I saw proof of this, at the time I was training as an education teacher .When I was on the teacher's practice , pupils delighted me to see that education is really selection of culture and a learned person should completely change behavioural atittudes.
Because I had just recently been gaining a clearer understanding of how people are becoming successful and financially independent is the travel business ideas of having a successful tourists hotspots.
At the time ,the world economy was going into recessions .I realised that people tuned their minds to find the new ways of making their travel business going according to the law of mind which absolutely asserts its ultimate supremacy.
According to the Greek' s definition of economy is the ordery way households are managed propery.It has nothing to do with the assessions of economists who talk of scarcity ,laws of deminishing returns ,product life cycles ,GDP etc.
When your mind is organised and associated with true clients who has similar vision with yours ,you mind is always on foot to cause you to act in orderly ways.If you clearly grasped this and felt deeply to be filled with conviction that your travel business idea has all it needs for its sustainance ,maintenance and continuance.So you can look for clients and inspire them to do something to support your business.But you have to change ways of doing travelling business for the betterment of the improvements in your way of transforming business of tourism standards.
The Chinese man who created a wierd visitors on his sites ,also received many business people all over the world who wish to offer him employment ,but only concerned to stick to his own business to be successful enterprenuer.
Well if you get the concept of improving your travel business ,you don't stop on just thinking and fold your arms and expect things to change miraculously. Anyway doing this is not easy as you may think. But you shall realised that your thoughts about travel business had never changed.My appreciation of one mind's of infinite ideas had expanded .I felt that now you are ready to move beyond your community activities to mind your travel business where you can inspire other people everywhere and have a fruitful business together.
Now its time to be back to your conscience and practice your zeal to involve in business that's proved a rewarding,fulfilling ,mind-stretching "business" to be in and start marketing yourself before any tourist hotspots.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
What is Visual Art?
To know as much about the Zimbabwean Art before embarking on buying or criticise artworks is first necessary and desirable to clarify it.
There are mystries in art,although at times it may seemed to be obscure and incomprehensible.This is particulary true of Art.
Art can literally defined as the translation and interpretation of nature in terms of human skills.This definition is deliberately wide and encompassing because Art itself is distinguished by the freedom with which it ranges over an immensely wide field.
The language of visual arts are concerned with expressions which can be seen.An artist is a person who expresses himself visually .Artists can make an exact record of what had seen or can make an expression of things .An Artist paint things of beauty if it is so moved or can record unbeautiful things in protest of their existence.
The desire which a painter may feel to express as a sensation or record on occassion in colours and shapes is also common to the poet.When an Artist moved by environment or wants to interpretes his reaction in words the writer of pros may construct a whole story around the response to conditions which had moved him/her.
The music composer may group sounds together to recreate in the listerner something that inspired the artist
Work of Art has been said that there are two parts to the life of the work of Art.Its creation and the understanding of it.Most Artists are conscious of the need to make their reason for painting a picture understood to the people whom may see it later.When a painting doesn't communicate anything at all it becomes merely a personal exercise on the part of the Artist and has only fulfilled half its purpose.
Only the objects can do the talking in all cases in the work of visual Arts.
There are mystries in art,although at times it may seemed to be obscure and incomprehensible.This is particulary true of Art.
Art can literally defined as the translation and interpretation of nature in terms of human skills.This definition is deliberately wide and encompassing because Art itself is distinguished by the freedom with which it ranges over an immensely wide field.
The language of visual arts are concerned with expressions which can be seen.An artist is a person who expresses himself visually .Artists can make an exact record of what had seen or can make an expression of things .An Artist paint things of beauty if it is so moved or can record unbeautiful things in protest of their existence.
The desire which a painter may feel to express as a sensation or record on occassion in colours and shapes is also common to the poet.When an Artist moved by environment or wants to interpretes his reaction in words the writer of pros may construct a whole story around the response to conditions which had moved him/her.
The music composer may group sounds together to recreate in the listerner something that inspired the artist
Work of Art has been said that there are two parts to the life of the work of Art.Its creation and the understanding of it.Most Artists are conscious of the need to make their reason for painting a picture understood to the people whom may see it later.When a painting doesn't communicate anything at all it becomes merely a personal exercise on the part of the Artist and has only fulfilled half its purpose.
Only the objects can do the talking in all cases in the work of visual Arts.
VISUAL ARTS DEVELOPMENT IN ZIMBABWE A CONCERN!
Art is often regarded as luxury and the discipline is relegated to the people who viewed highly as sufering from mental insanity and is a noble profession.
Art is not a luxury but a necessity , from a very young age to think critically and to adults to use their hands in making artworks for sale.Art is more critical ,for developing artistic skills in growing children as they are being prepared for the very real possibility of taking art as a profession.And for inspired Artists to make a decent living from their profession. Some artists become part of the informal sector benefit from an ability to make products based on their cultural backgrounds and their skillful hands.
Since independence 30 years ago Zimbabwean Art was delineated along lines of talented artists. Art was taken as a profession of the very few and the rest of schools only allowed to teach craft in conformity to its general complexity. Which geared for producing semi-skilled labour. Although the education systems improved to some extent in the education of the majority since independence. Art is still maginalised up to today. The ministry of education sports ,arts and culture is not yet developed a tertiary visual arts syllabus to cater for those who need to further their own artistic skills.
The main goal of tertiary visual arts is to develop aesthetic literacy of the adult . Prior to making art the child should understand what is art and its various functions. Hence this embraces the knowledge and understanding of art and aesthetics in the development of critical faculties which foster analysis of the art of individual and others.Art form that gives primacy to an idea over craftmanship.
French artist and theorist Marcel Duchamp(1887-1968) the ideas of conceptual art,emphasising the elimination of objects as marketable products.The likes of Tashinga Gondo are the other skilled visual artists Zimbabwe is proud of simply by making art products on the international markets. There are prominant Zimbabwean artists who proved beyond any reasonable doubt that there is need to formalise art education in Zimbabwe from primary school,secondary up to tertiary level.To have more artists in sector. The likes Tapfuma Gutsa, Nicholas Mukombaranwa ,Dominic Benhura , Egnes Nyanhungo and the list is too large to mention.
The other elite group which comprises of Celia Winter -Irving ,Tom Blomefield ,Dr Frank Mckwen ,Father Groeber ,Edward Canon Patterson and so on, are the pioneers who shade light to the mordern Art as of prime necessity in any state and Zimbabwe in particular for its cultural Artistic beliefs , activities and products.
These days we have more sophisticated understanding of the world around us ,than the last 50 years or so where on world was not yet developed in information technology. Visual literacy ,stimuli and exposure to media based technology brings about artistic expression and response to the needs of visual Art framework.
The education policy should look forward not only to teach the history of own country ,but should put more emphasis on learning of arts and its cultural beliefs.
The only unique way of teaching arts and cultural aspects successfully, is through public education. This help to know our children better and shapern the other sectors of economy which is art industry.
The ideal place to educate public is in the schools near their communities.
A lack of general formal education made aspects of visual arts appropriate for any prospective artists. However for variety of reasons which had nothing to do with any form art we easily need to have visual artists.There is always a link between informal and formal art education .
From the onset the teachers and the children should show art as a means of making a living,thus establishing a relationship between art and the society.
The direction of early artists ,a genuine belief in spiritual beliefs for the systems of the real world as visualised in art become a tradition of those view the success of artistic sector in economic sense.
In this computer and internet age there are increasing employment opportunities for artist in particular fields of graphic desigh,web design and advertising industry. Art as a curricular subject is gaining its awareness of its importance in all civilised disciplines of communication technology.
In Zimbabwe art sector fully need to develop artists who can start from priortising it in its education system and cultural backgrounds which can nurture and perfect those with talents in art as far as visual art sector is concerned!!
Art is not a luxury but a necessity , from a very young age to think critically and to adults to use their hands in making artworks for sale.Art is more critical ,for developing artistic skills in growing children as they are being prepared for the very real possibility of taking art as a profession.And for inspired Artists to make a decent living from their profession. Some artists become part of the informal sector benefit from an ability to make products based on their cultural backgrounds and their skillful hands.
Since independence 30 years ago Zimbabwean Art was delineated along lines of talented artists. Art was taken as a profession of the very few and the rest of schools only allowed to teach craft in conformity to its general complexity. Which geared for producing semi-skilled labour. Although the education systems improved to some extent in the education of the majority since independence. Art is still maginalised up to today. The ministry of education sports ,arts and culture is not yet developed a tertiary visual arts syllabus to cater for those who need to further their own artistic skills.
The main goal of tertiary visual arts is to develop aesthetic literacy of the adult . Prior to making art the child should understand what is art and its various functions. Hence this embraces the knowledge and understanding of art and aesthetics in the development of critical faculties which foster analysis of the art of individual and others.Art form that gives primacy to an idea over craftmanship.
French artist and theorist Marcel Duchamp(1887-1968) the ideas of conceptual art,emphasising the elimination of objects as marketable products.The likes of Tashinga Gondo are the other skilled visual artists Zimbabwe is proud of simply by making art products on the international markets. There are prominant Zimbabwean artists who proved beyond any reasonable doubt that there is need to formalise art education in Zimbabwe from primary school,secondary up to tertiary level.To have more artists in sector. The likes Tapfuma Gutsa, Nicholas Mukombaranwa ,Dominic Benhura , Egnes Nyanhungo and the list is too large to mention.
The other elite group which comprises of Celia Winter -Irving ,Tom Blomefield ,Dr Frank Mckwen ,Father Groeber ,Edward Canon Patterson and so on, are the pioneers who shade light to the mordern Art as of prime necessity in any state and Zimbabwe in particular for its cultural Artistic beliefs , activities and products.
These days we have more sophisticated understanding of the world around us ,than the last 50 years or so where on world was not yet developed in information technology. Visual literacy ,stimuli and exposure to media based technology brings about artistic expression and response to the needs of visual Art framework.
The education policy should look forward not only to teach the history of own country ,but should put more emphasis on learning of arts and its cultural beliefs.
The only unique way of teaching arts and cultural aspects successfully, is through public education. This help to know our children better and shapern the other sectors of economy which is art industry.
The ideal place to educate public is in the schools near their communities.
A lack of general formal education made aspects of visual arts appropriate for any prospective artists. However for variety of reasons which had nothing to do with any form art we easily need to have visual artists.There is always a link between informal and formal art education .
From the onset the teachers and the children should show art as a means of making a living,thus establishing a relationship between art and the society.
The direction of early artists ,a genuine belief in spiritual beliefs for the systems of the real world as visualised in art become a tradition of those view the success of artistic sector in economic sense.
In this computer and internet age there are increasing employment opportunities for artist in particular fields of graphic desigh,web design and advertising industry. Art as a curricular subject is gaining its awareness of its importance in all civilised disciplines of communication technology.
In Zimbabwe art sector fully need to develop artists who can start from priortising it in its education system and cultural backgrounds which can nurture and perfect those with talents in art as far as visual art sector is concerned!!
COFFEE AND TEA BEVERAGES ARE GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH!
The world scientific report of June(2008)released a discovery which states that coffee reduces the heart diseases.Tea also identified as good at stregthening bones and teeth ,as well as helping habitual smokers who decided to quite!
Drinking a well purified and well refined cup of tea or coffee daily help to live longer and much healther.
Coffee and tea contain a drug known as 'caffeine' which helps to relieve pain ,hanger and fatigue.
Coffee and Tea beverages believed to start so fun in human history.Although it was recorded in some legendary stories as for children to entertain their imaginations and developing listening skills.
Official records report that coffee and tea became popular in Europe since 1675 and there were 3000 coffee houses in London. The British are rated the major consumers of tea and coffee.
In Africa coffee berries are still chewed or fermented to produce an alcoholic drink. And the three major coffee species grown in Africa and Zimbabwe in particular are arabica,robust and liberia which originated in Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and Liberia respectively.
Tea originated in Tibet and cultivated over 2000 years ago mainly in China to be used as madicine. Young tea leaves for the varieties of the plants can produce different flavours depends on methods of production and brewing.
Legendary story says ,Chiefs and kings were used to drink a cup of hot water whilst relaxing under a cool shade of tree.The story goes on saying that, a certain king after being served with a cup of hot water by a humble cupbearer the strong wind immediately blown shaking the trees nearby and forcing some of the leaves to fall down. The cup bearer was then tried to change and replace it with clean hot water,but the King insisted to continue drinking with mixed fallen leaves.
The king's decision to go on drinking with these mixed leaves.Eventually led to more researches to identify the most delicious leaves which can be served with hot water.
Tea leaves and coffee beans are now regarded as the best to be served as breakfast on daily basis together with milk,egg,dessert,bread etc Making up the popular breakfast of many people which is even more nutritiously rich enjoyable appetising , platable and fun when served to people gathering as friends or families members.
These days it is now advisable to buy well researched and recommended beverages for that matter.In Zimbabwe the cool eastern highlands is the place suitable for glowing tea and coffee.The companies which manage and process these beverages has managed to come up with different kind of tastes to meet the needs of every unique individual. Tea blewed now found as green,brown ,mint which is widely found in Morocco and other Arab countries. Also they can be mixed with other herbs to make it even more delicious. Whilst coffee beans are blended with chicory, milk and other appetitising agents to give a consumer flavour to enjoy the drink forever more.
Coffee and tea beverages were perfected by scientific reseachers to their ultimate taste,flavour and above very delicious drink which one can enjoy every time when need a rest,relaxing and admiring the wonders of nature.
Above all the beverages are perfected to lower the rate of other diseases such as diabetes,liver cancer and so on.
Perenial smokers can also benefit if they decided to quit easily.when they drink atleast five cups of tea/coffee daily and they can benefit much in reducing ciggeratte smoking.
Travellers are now blessed with different blends they meet during their adventures. Countries like Kenya,Tanzania,Zimbabwe,Zambia and Malawi become popular in their history of European explorers and conquerers who got interested with these lands suitable for producing good tea leaves and coffee beans.
Drinking a well purified and well refined cup of tea or coffee daily help to live longer and much healther.
Coffee and tea contain a drug known as 'caffeine' which helps to relieve pain ,hanger and fatigue.
Coffee and Tea beverages believed to start so fun in human history.Although it was recorded in some legendary stories as for children to entertain their imaginations and developing listening skills.
Official records report that coffee and tea became popular in Europe since 1675 and there were 3000 coffee houses in London. The British are rated the major consumers of tea and coffee.
In Africa coffee berries are still chewed or fermented to produce an alcoholic drink. And the three major coffee species grown in Africa and Zimbabwe in particular are arabica,robust and liberia which originated in Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and Liberia respectively.
Tea originated in Tibet and cultivated over 2000 years ago mainly in China to be used as madicine. Young tea leaves for the varieties of the plants can produce different flavours depends on methods of production and brewing.
Legendary story says ,Chiefs and kings were used to drink a cup of hot water whilst relaxing under a cool shade of tree.The story goes on saying that, a certain king after being served with a cup of hot water by a humble cupbearer the strong wind immediately blown shaking the trees nearby and forcing some of the leaves to fall down. The cup bearer was then tried to change and replace it with clean hot water,but the King insisted to continue drinking with mixed fallen leaves.
The king's decision to go on drinking with these mixed leaves.Eventually led to more researches to identify the most delicious leaves which can be served with hot water.
Tea leaves and coffee beans are now regarded as the best to be served as breakfast on daily basis together with milk,egg,dessert,bread etc Making up the popular breakfast of many people which is even more nutritiously rich enjoyable appetising , platable and fun when served to people gathering as friends or families members.
These days it is now advisable to buy well researched and recommended beverages for that matter.In Zimbabwe the cool eastern highlands is the place suitable for glowing tea and coffee.The companies which manage and process these beverages has managed to come up with different kind of tastes to meet the needs of every unique individual. Tea blewed now found as green,brown ,mint which is widely found in Morocco and other Arab countries. Also they can be mixed with other herbs to make it even more delicious. Whilst coffee beans are blended with chicory, milk and other appetitising agents to give a consumer flavour to enjoy the drink forever more.
Coffee and tea beverages were perfected by scientific reseachers to their ultimate taste,flavour and above very delicious drink which one can enjoy every time when need a rest,relaxing and admiring the wonders of nature.
Above all the beverages are perfected to lower the rate of other diseases such as diabetes,liver cancer and so on.
Perenial smokers can also benefit if they decided to quit easily.when they drink atleast five cups of tea/coffee daily and they can benefit much in reducing ciggeratte smoking.
Travellers are now blessed with different blends they meet during their adventures. Countries like Kenya,Tanzania,Zimbabwe,Zambia and Malawi become popular in their history of European explorers and conquerers who got interested with these lands suitable for producing good tea leaves and coffee beans.
A taste of Zimbabwe Foods!
While walking down along Harare streets in ,Zimbabwe you meet typical Africans walk up and down the streets.In the restaurants and open-air chefs there are preparing typical dishes of Zimbabwe cuisine.After filling your nose with the tantalizing odors and eyes with the appealing colours ,you might be tempted to taste the succulent food.
The appeal of Zimbabwe food originates from a mix of carefully chosen herbs, roots, tubers,leaves and seeds.These produce a blend of sweet ,sour ,salty ,bitter and hot flavors and smells that make it very difficulty to walk without atleast taking a taste.The Zimbabweans comes with such an unusual cuisine because of the different social influences and and influence of colonial backgrounds.
The Zimbabwe cuisine is a product of different mix of international flavors, from chinese,Europeans,American and other travellers from the far east, middle east and others.
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in the central part of southern Africa .The plateau between the Limpopo and Zambezi rivers.The travellers across the globe brought the foods of their homelands with them ,and the tastes and aromas of all those different vituals have remained in Zimbabwe.
According to the history , traders from India showed the Bantu of the Mutapa empire how to use curry when cooking.The Bantu people is the major African race to occupy the Zimbabwe around the 8th century. In the 14th century the Spanish and Portuguese explorers brought chilies ,peppers,corn ,rape, cabbage ,onions and tomatoes to the Bantu People.Today , the cuisine of Zimbabwe is very extensive , but most of Zimbabwean meals include a variety of yellow and red chilies with curry pastes of the same colours.This mixture of curry and chillies gives the Zimbabwean cuisine the rich flavors characteristic of foods from typical African cuisine.
A typical Zimbabwean meal consists of different dishes ,which may include soup,salad,stirfry,curry and dipping sauces.The stiff porridge of corn is always on the table.Then there is dessert ,which may include sweets based on sugar and eggs.The barbaqued beef , fried or boiled potatoes ,cheese and milk are also part of sweet side of Zimbabwean cookings.
A key to good food anywhere is fresh ingredients and in Zimbabwe these are often right around the corner.In the cities and towns ,market produce sell fresh fruits ,vegetables ,fish, and such spices as lemon grass,coriander ,garlic,ginger ,galangal,tamarind,barbaque, and cumin.At such markets you will also select plenty of hot chilies and limes ,which are a big part of Zimbabwe food.
When visiting Zimbabwe to taste these foods try to eat the beef stews,hot and sour shrimp soup ,roasted mutton ,the game meet that is specialty of Zimbabwe.Other good choices are spicy papaya salad ,glass noodles ,white Thai rice with roasted chicken or duck,shredded pork ,or marinated fish.The peanuts heaped on fresh pineapple and garnished with red chilies and coriander leaves.To add more to your deliciuos meal ,a dessert of sticky Thai rice with coconut milk and mangoes.
The best way of eating Zimbabwean food , according to their traditional customs is using fingers to press. The specially prepared stiff porridge into balls ,which then dipped into sauces and pop into your mouth.When eating noodles dishes ,you may prefer to use chopsticks .But if the chopsticks leave you fumbling ,you can always resort to using a fork and a knife or spoon.The Thai rice ,potatoes, saphagattes are getting popular in Zimbabwe.
By now you had developed an appetite to enjoy the Zimbabwean cuisine .The delicacies of this beautiful African country may open up a world of tastes you haven't yet explored !!!
The appeal of Zimbabwe food originates from a mix of carefully chosen herbs, roots, tubers,leaves and seeds.These produce a blend of sweet ,sour ,salty ,bitter and hot flavors and smells that make it very difficulty to walk without atleast taking a taste.The Zimbabweans comes with such an unusual cuisine because of the different social influences and and influence of colonial backgrounds.
The Zimbabwe cuisine is a product of different mix of international flavors, from chinese,Europeans,American and other travellers from the far east, middle east and others.
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in the central part of southern Africa .The plateau between the Limpopo and Zambezi rivers.The travellers across the globe brought the foods of their homelands with them ,and the tastes and aromas of all those different vituals have remained in Zimbabwe.
According to the history , traders from India showed the Bantu of the Mutapa empire how to use curry when cooking.The Bantu people is the major African race to occupy the Zimbabwe around the 8th century. In the 14th century the Spanish and Portuguese explorers brought chilies ,peppers,corn ,rape, cabbage ,onions and tomatoes to the Bantu People.Today , the cuisine of Zimbabwe is very extensive , but most of Zimbabwean meals include a variety of yellow and red chilies with curry pastes of the same colours.This mixture of curry and chillies gives the Zimbabwean cuisine the rich flavors characteristic of foods from typical African cuisine.
A typical Zimbabwean meal consists of different dishes ,which may include soup,salad,stirfry,curry and dipping sauces.The stiff porridge of corn is always on the table.Then there is dessert ,which may include sweets based on sugar and eggs.The barbaqued beef , fried or boiled potatoes ,cheese and milk are also part of sweet side of Zimbabwean cookings.
A key to good food anywhere is fresh ingredients and in Zimbabwe these are often right around the corner.In the cities and towns ,market produce sell fresh fruits ,vegetables ,fish, and such spices as lemon grass,coriander ,garlic,ginger ,galangal,tamarind,barbaque, and cumin.At such markets you will also select plenty of hot chilies and limes ,which are a big part of Zimbabwe food.
When visiting Zimbabwe to taste these foods try to eat the beef stews,hot and sour shrimp soup ,roasted mutton ,the game meet that is specialty of Zimbabwe.Other good choices are spicy papaya salad ,glass noodles ,white Thai rice with roasted chicken or duck,shredded pork ,or marinated fish.The peanuts heaped on fresh pineapple and garnished with red chilies and coriander leaves.To add more to your deliciuos meal ,a dessert of sticky Thai rice with coconut milk and mangoes.
The best way of eating Zimbabwean food , according to their traditional customs is using fingers to press. The specially prepared stiff porridge into balls ,which then dipped into sauces and pop into your mouth.When eating noodles dishes ,you may prefer to use chopsticks .But if the chopsticks leave you fumbling ,you can always resort to using a fork and a knife or spoon.The Thai rice ,potatoes, saphagattes are getting popular in Zimbabwe.
By now you had developed an appetite to enjoy the Zimbabwean cuisine .The delicacies of this beautiful African country may open up a world of tastes you haven't yet explored !!!
Traditional Pottery in Zimbabwe
The use of clay as media in making pots was a craft started long back as the pots were used for cooking and decorative purposes in this article in belief we are going to focus on pottery in Zimbabwe.
Gale (1977)defines pottery as a collective term that may be used to describe anything made out of clay which has be fired and heated through a certain temperature.
Historical background of pottery in Zimbabwe dates back to several thousand of years ago infact in the early settlement and the beginnings of using fire.
It was an essential part of Zimbabwe's material culture which can evidently traced through the various traditions discovered through archeological excavations.
Pots used in various ocassions and purposes such as gifts,to hold grains ,water ,preparation of food ,brewing of beer and so on.The decoration of kitchens were made colourful and beautiful by the use of pottery.
Archeologists are able to identify people
by findings of pottery which show distinctive decorations of particular cultures.Variations of these designs for example incessions ,cross hatching ,stamps ,chevrons etc. These occur right through lend distinctive characters to Zimbabwe pottery.
However with the emergence of colour the decorative qualities appeared to have decline leading to the introduction of mass production of durable container vessels of all types.This implies that although the traditional craft was still practiced ,the fine qualities of the past was disappearing for example of the old craft have been superceded by some chevron decorations applied with modern paints.
Manufacture of traditonal pots was practiced by women who were the main decorators of kitchens and other household rooms,prepared food ,gathering food and brewing beer.
The clay was collected from specific layers which occur in the sub soils.The dry clay must be grounded into fine powder and this normally done on a flat grinding stone.After sifting with winnowing basket.The dry powder left behind was mixed with water and was ready for pottery.
A circular platform was used as a base for the pot which was built up in a series of coils.A wooden shaping tool was used to help to shape the pot into the required size and form,If the pot was to be decorated it would be incisized with a pointed object before it dry.The finished pot will be stored in a cool dry place for 48 hours before being given the final smoothing with a rounded river pebble which known as "hurungudo" in vernacular chishona dialect.This polishing process gives the vessel a shining surface .
A final drying process now takes place and the pot was left in the sun for 12 hours .On the 4th day firing takes place.Pots are placed on top of each other,mouth down in a hallow.
Gale (1977)defines pottery as a collective term that may be used to describe anything made out of clay which has be fired and heated through a certain temperature.
Historical background of pottery in Zimbabwe dates back to several thousand of years ago infact in the early settlement and the beginnings of using fire.
It was an essential part of Zimbabwe's material culture which can evidently traced through the various traditions discovered through archeological excavations.
Pots used in various ocassions and purposes such as gifts,to hold grains ,water ,preparation of food ,brewing of beer and so on.The decoration of kitchens were made colourful and beautiful by the use of pottery.
Archeologists are able to identify people
by findings of pottery which show distinctive decorations of particular cultures.Variations of these designs for example incessions ,cross hatching ,stamps ,chevrons etc. These occur right through lend distinctive characters to Zimbabwe pottery.
However with the emergence of colour the decorative qualities appeared to have decline leading to the introduction of mass production of durable container vessels of all types.This implies that although the traditional craft was still practiced ,the fine qualities of the past was disappearing for example of the old craft have been superceded by some chevron decorations applied with modern paints.
Manufacture of traditonal pots was practiced by women who were the main decorators of kitchens and other household rooms,prepared food ,gathering food and brewing beer.
The clay was collected from specific layers which occur in the sub soils.The dry clay must be grounded into fine powder and this normally done on a flat grinding stone.After sifting with winnowing basket.The dry powder left behind was mixed with water and was ready for pottery.
A circular platform was used as a base for the pot which was built up in a series of coils.A wooden shaping tool was used to help to shape the pot into the required size and form,If the pot was to be decorated it would be incisized with a pointed object before it dry.The finished pot will be stored in a cool dry place for 48 hours before being given the final smoothing with a rounded river pebble which known as "hurungudo" in vernacular chishona dialect.This polishing process gives the vessel a shining surface .
A final drying process now takes place and the pot was left in the sun for 12 hours .On the 4th day firing takes place.Pots are placed on top of each other,mouth down in a hallow.
Tourists can are visiting Harare Zimbabwe their destination of choice!
Zimbabwe is a tourist friendly country and has also attractions which worth tourists to spend their leisure in the beautiful country which is in the central southern Africa.
Zimbabwe has numerous tourist attractions which are too many to mention.
Harare is the capital city of Zimababwe and has more Tourists can enjoy whilst in Harare. The great city was once known as the "sun shine city" because of its clean and admirng environment which made purplish blooming by the Jacalands trees when shading and flowering.However the city's status was lost in the recently past dacade because of the Zimbabwe's economic meltdown.
The situation had already improved and the city is rapidly gainig its status and visitors can enjoy the best whilst around the city.
The Queen Victoria Museum is the best where the visitors tour the premise and get facts about lifestyles of different peoples who once lived in Zimbabwe. The materials they used in mining.The scene reflects the national cultural identities and many more.
MUKUVISI WOODLANDS is Just five kilometres from the city of Harare ,visitors will find the game park in the musasa woodlands and watch elephant,zebra ,kudu and other plains animals from game viewing.
The wildlife society shop offer African gifts ,jewellery,books ,T-shirts and bush clothing.
The area of the mukuvisi is 270 hectares and the game viewing is enough to enjoy yourself.The balancing rocks is few kilomteres away from the park and is good to view while in Harare.
SNAKE WORLD,LION AND CHEETAH PARKS are the popular parks around Harare . In the parks visitors can view,all various types of snakes found in Africa, lions and cheetah, big tortoise ,leopard,elephants,giraffe and plain game , facts of these animals which is very interesting to those who need to learn about wildlife.Bally Vaughan Game Park is ideal for visitors who want to relax ,viewing nature at its best,after a long flight , or for hard working businesspersons who needs a break from hectic schedules.There are over 22 major species found in the game including the big three which are lion,elephant and buffalo.
OTHER ACTIVITIES: Visitors can enjoy boat riding,canoeing ,white-water run and rafting in lake chivero and Darwendale dam.
Those who want to invest in Zimbabwe can visit the Zimbabwe Investment Centre and ZimTrade so that they can make arrangement for investment opportunites available in Zimbabwe. Visitors will be able to experience African arts and crafts,food and music at entertainment villages.
The writer may missed more you need to know about Zimbabwe .Make general queries or comments known.
Zimbabwe has numerous tourist attractions which are too many to mention.
Harare is the capital city of Zimababwe and has more Tourists can enjoy whilst in Harare. The great city was once known as the "sun shine city" because of its clean and admirng environment which made purplish blooming by the Jacalands trees when shading and flowering.However the city's status was lost in the recently past dacade because of the Zimbabwe's economic meltdown.
The situation had already improved and the city is rapidly gainig its status and visitors can enjoy the best whilst around the city.
The Queen Victoria Museum is the best where the visitors tour the premise and get facts about lifestyles of different peoples who once lived in Zimbabwe. The materials they used in mining.The scene reflects the national cultural identities and many more.
MUKUVISI WOODLANDS is Just five kilometres from the city of Harare ,visitors will find the game park in the musasa woodlands and watch elephant,zebra ,kudu and other plains animals from game viewing.
The wildlife society shop offer African gifts ,jewellery,books ,T-shirts and bush clothing.
The area of the mukuvisi is 270 hectares and the game viewing is enough to enjoy yourself.The balancing rocks is few kilomteres away from the park and is good to view while in Harare.
SNAKE WORLD,LION AND CHEETAH PARKS are the popular parks around Harare . In the parks visitors can view,all various types of snakes found in Africa, lions and cheetah, big tortoise ,leopard,elephants,giraffe and plain game , facts of these animals which is very interesting to those who need to learn about wildlife.Bally Vaughan Game Park is ideal for visitors who want to relax ,viewing nature at its best,after a long flight , or for hard working businesspersons who needs a break from hectic schedules.There are over 22 major species found in the game including the big three which are lion,elephant and buffalo.
OTHER ACTIVITIES: Visitors can enjoy boat riding,canoeing ,white-water run and rafting in lake chivero and Darwendale dam.
Those who want to invest in Zimbabwe can visit the Zimbabwe Investment Centre and ZimTrade so that they can make arrangement for investment opportunites available in Zimbabwe. Visitors will be able to experience African arts and crafts,food and music at entertainment villages.
The writer may missed more you need to know about Zimbabwe .Make general queries or comments known.
THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF GREAT ZIMBABWE NATIONAL MONUMENT!
Built consistently through the period from the 11th century to the 15th century.The ruins are some of the oldest and largest structures located in Southern Africa.
At its peak the estimated population of 10 000 people lived at the area.The people were involved in farming and rearing of animals.The women make pottery while men melted iron in furnaces.
The karanga people used granite stones to build the walls without mortar as stones were free standing.The walls built to defend harsh weather conditions such as heavy winds.
The a building structures of stones span 1 800 acres (7KM²) and the radius of 100 to 200 miles (160 to 320 km)
In 1531 .Vente Pegado ,.Captain of the Portuguese Garrison of Sogala described the Great Zimbabwe , as among the gold mines of the inland plains between the Limpopo and Zambezi rivers there is a fortess built of stones of marvelous size and appears to be no mortar joinig them.The chevron patterns using this stone found on the building.Since sculpting was popular with the shona people.Several birds were sculpted and displayed on the building.
The birds signifies the people's power while others was their totem "Hungwe." It could also have been a symbol of the relationship between the rulers and the religious figures.
One of these birds has become the symbol of the modern state of Zimbabwe.It is an important icon.It is the national emblem which is found on the national coat of arms,flag ,bank notes ,heroes acre ,museum and other important buildings .
The Great Zimbabwe has greatly influenced Zimbabwean art and is now on the world map in number of art activities such as pottery.weaving .sculpture ,drawing and painting.
The artefacts found at Great Zimbabwe which include clay pots, beads and the curved birds and animals.In today pottery making ,one finds that the pots are usually decorated with a vhevron pattern which is found at Great Zimbabwe.
Currently Zimbabwe is recognised to be one of the African 's best stone sculpture.Today sculptors are motivated with some pieces found at the Great Zimbabwe.which includes the birds curved using the soapstone which is now populary used these days.
This edifice is almost surrounded by hills upon which are others resembling it in the fashioning of stone and the absence of mortar and one of them is tower more than 12 fathoms(22m)high.
The natives of the country call these edifices symbaole ,which according to their language signifies court.The conical tower inside the great Enclosure .
The ruins can be grouped into three distinct archtectural groups. These are hill complex,the valley copmlex and the famous Great endo.
The hill complex:was used as a temple.
The valley complex:was for the citizens .
The great Endo:was used for the king
Over 300 structures have been found so far in the Great Endo.
The type of stone structure found on the site give an indication of the status of the citizenry.Structures that were more elaborate were populary built for the kings and situated further away from the centre of the city.It is believed that this was done inorder to escape sleeping sickness
The Great Zimbabwe was a market place with artifacts suggesting that the city formed part of a trade network extending as far as China,Chinese pottery shards, coins from Arabia ,glass beader and other non-local items have been excavated Great Zimbabwe.
Portuguese traders were the first European visitors at the ancient city in the early 16th century.
The ruins were rediscovered during a hunting trip by Adam Renders in 1867 who then showed the ruins to Karl Manch in1871.Bent whose archaelogical experience head all been traced in Greece and Asia Minor started in the ruined mashonaland in 1891.
The scientific archaeological excavations at the site were undertaken by David Randall Maclaver in 1905-1906.Exterior wall of the great Enclosure picture was taken by D.R.Maclaver in 1906.
Researchers agreed that the Great Zimbabwe could have been a product of internal processes ,,but rather had to be the result of outside stimulus.
In 1980 Great Zimbabwe has been employed to mirror and legitimise shifting policies of the ruling regime.
At first it was argued that it represented a form of pre-colonial African Socialism and later the focus shifted to stressing the natural evolution of an accumulation of wealth and power within a ruling alite .
The builders were exploited shona natives and were members of the Bantu family.Some postulate that Great Zimbabwe was the work of the Gokomere people.
Great Zimbabwe and various stone cities in east Africa are also clamed by the Lemba on ethnic group who claims to be ancient jewish descent. Anti-colonists movements ,symbolise Great Zimbabwe as an achievement by black Africans reclaiming its history was a major aim for those wanting independence.
After the majority rule government installed in 1980 the country renamed in honour of the site and its famous soap-stone bird carving become a national symbol depicted on the national flag.Great Zimbabwe has been a UNESCO World heritage site since 1986.It one of the seven wonders of the world together with victoria falls.
At its peak the estimated population of 10 000 people lived at the area.The people were involved in farming and rearing of animals.The women make pottery while men melted iron in furnaces.
The karanga people used granite stones to build the walls without mortar as stones were free standing.The walls built to defend harsh weather conditions such as heavy winds.
The a building structures of stones span 1 800 acres (7KM²) and the radius of 100 to 200 miles (160 to 320 km)
In 1531 .Vente Pegado ,.Captain of the Portuguese Garrison of Sogala described the Great Zimbabwe , as among the gold mines of the inland plains between the Limpopo and Zambezi rivers there is a fortess built of stones of marvelous size and appears to be no mortar joinig them.The chevron patterns using this stone found on the building.Since sculpting was popular with the shona people.Several birds were sculpted and displayed on the building.
The birds signifies the people's power while others was their totem "Hungwe." It could also have been a symbol of the relationship between the rulers and the religious figures.
One of these birds has become the symbol of the modern state of Zimbabwe.It is an important icon.It is the national emblem which is found on the national coat of arms,flag ,bank notes ,heroes acre ,museum and other important buildings .
The Great Zimbabwe has greatly influenced Zimbabwean art and is now on the world map in number of art activities such as pottery.weaving .sculpture ,drawing and painting.
The artefacts found at Great Zimbabwe which include clay pots, beads and the curved birds and animals.In today pottery making ,one finds that the pots are usually decorated with a vhevron pattern which is found at Great Zimbabwe.
Currently Zimbabwe is recognised to be one of the African 's best stone sculpture.Today sculptors are motivated with some pieces found at the Great Zimbabwe.which includes the birds curved using the soapstone which is now populary used these days.
This edifice is almost surrounded by hills upon which are others resembling it in the fashioning of stone and the absence of mortar and one of them is tower more than 12 fathoms(22m)high.
The natives of the country call these edifices symbaole ,which according to their language signifies court.The conical tower inside the great Enclosure .
The ruins can be grouped into three distinct archtectural groups. These are hill complex,the valley copmlex and the famous Great endo.
The hill complex:was used as a temple.
The valley complex:was for the citizens .
The great Endo:was used for the king
Over 300 structures have been found so far in the Great Endo.
The type of stone structure found on the site give an indication of the status of the citizenry.Structures that were more elaborate were populary built for the kings and situated further away from the centre of the city.It is believed that this was done inorder to escape sleeping sickness
The Great Zimbabwe was a market place with artifacts suggesting that the city formed part of a trade network extending as far as China,Chinese pottery shards, coins from Arabia ,glass beader and other non-local items have been excavated Great Zimbabwe.
Portuguese traders were the first European visitors at the ancient city in the early 16th century.
The ruins were rediscovered during a hunting trip by Adam Renders in 1867 who then showed the ruins to Karl Manch in1871.Bent whose archaelogical experience head all been traced in Greece and Asia Minor started in the ruined mashonaland in 1891.
The scientific archaeological excavations at the site were undertaken by David Randall Maclaver in 1905-1906.Exterior wall of the great Enclosure picture was taken by D.R.Maclaver in 1906.
Researchers agreed that the Great Zimbabwe could have been a product of internal processes ,,but rather had to be the result of outside stimulus.
In 1980 Great Zimbabwe has been employed to mirror and legitimise shifting policies of the ruling regime.
At first it was argued that it represented a form of pre-colonial African Socialism and later the focus shifted to stressing the natural evolution of an accumulation of wealth and power within a ruling alite .
The builders were exploited shona natives and were members of the Bantu family.Some postulate that Great Zimbabwe was the work of the Gokomere people.
Great Zimbabwe and various stone cities in east Africa are also clamed by the Lemba on ethnic group who claims to be ancient jewish descent. Anti-colonists movements ,symbolise Great Zimbabwe as an achievement by black Africans reclaiming its history was a major aim for those wanting independence.
After the majority rule government installed in 1980 the country renamed in honour of the site and its famous soap-stone bird carving become a national symbol depicted on the national flag.Great Zimbabwe has been a UNESCO World heritage site since 1986.It one of the seven wonders of the world together with victoria falls.
THE HISTORY OF GREAT ZIMBABWE NATIONAL MONUMENT
"Great Zimbabwe or stone buildings" is the name given to stone ruins spread out over 9 722 hectares within the morden day city of Masvingo.
The word "Great" distiquishes the site from hundred small ruins around Zimbabwe.The majority of people were speakers of a language known as " CHIVANHU" or "CHISHONA"which consists of many dialects the major ones being CHIZEZURU,CHIKARANGA,CHIMANYIKA AND CHINDAU.
The shona called themselves vanhu who speak a language chivanhu .The popular name shona is a ndebele word derived from "ensthonalanga "which means people of the west named by Mzilikazi.
The history behind the name "ZIMBABWE", has not been established. The word Zimbabwe is clearly from the chikaranga dialect of chivanhu or chishona.The name is a short for for "ZIMBA REMABWE" a shona dialect Chikaranga the term which means the great or big house built of a stone boulder.
A linguistic analysis of the name Zimbabwe clearly indicates that the origin of the name refers to the ancient city of Great Zimbabwe whose huge building were built of stone boulders.
The Chikaranga -speaking shona people are found around Great Zimbabwe in the current province of Masvingo and have been known to have inhabited the area since the great building's inception.
The other argument is that Zimbabwe is contracted form of "dzimba woye" which simply means houses in Zezuru another shona dialect.This term specifically reserved for chiefs ' houses or graves.
It should also be noted that the Chizezuru speaking people are found to the North-east of Great Zimbabwe ,about 500 kilometres away.
The first theory could be said to have the advantage of a linguistic analysis that produced the outcome that it ties in the physical nature of the ancient city of Great Zimbabwe and that is based on language in use today among the people who are found in the surrounding area today.
The second thought of the name Zimbabwe brings in the concept of veneration of the ancient city which is known to be associated with Great Zimbabwe as national monument.However , a linguistic analysis would seem not to as sound as that of the first thought. For example "dzimba woye" in both Chikaranga and Chizezuru ,be sensibly contradicted to become Zimbabwe.
Dzimba literally means "houses" and "woye" is merely a sound used in respectful solicitation .Thus the two words can't lead to the name Zimbabwe.
Moreover the Chikaranga word "bwe" doesn'exist in Chizezuru the word is "dombo". It should be noted that Chizezuru and Chikaranga are merely dialects of one language called Chivanhu or Chishona only a few words lie outside their intersection for example "bwe" and "dombo".The lack of proximity of the Zezurus to the Great Zimbabwe seems to dimiss the second theory as baseless.
The veneration of Great Zimbabwe as a shrine or religious centre started sometime after its inhabitants deserted the palace.The various historians cited the reasons such as overpopulation dwindle of resouces such as fire wood or out break of diseases,due to persistent droughts,forced inhabitants to look for greener pastures for their cattle which was their staple food.The decline in gold trade led people to seek other avenues for trade.Conservation was no longer practiced and some people left the area because they want to form their state ,for example Nyatsimba Mutota.
Great Zimbabwe was associated with the chiefs courts,veneration and religious shrines,for instance there is a venerated stone boulder "dombo ramwari" (stone of God) as noted above dombo is the Chizezuru word for bwe in Chikaranga..
There is also a place known as chibwedziva in nearby CHIREDZI which also indicates a culture of veneration stone structure as well as water in natural dams and lakes.
The word "Great" distiquishes the site from hundred small ruins around Zimbabwe.The majority of people were speakers of a language known as " CHIVANHU" or "CHISHONA"which consists of many dialects the major ones being CHIZEZURU,CHIKARANGA,CHIMANYIKA AND CHINDAU.
The shona called themselves vanhu who speak a language chivanhu .The popular name shona is a ndebele word derived from "ensthonalanga "which means people of the west named by Mzilikazi.
The history behind the name "ZIMBABWE", has not been established. The word Zimbabwe is clearly from the chikaranga dialect of chivanhu or chishona.The name is a short for for "ZIMBA REMABWE" a shona dialect Chikaranga the term which means the great or big house built of a stone boulder.
A linguistic analysis of the name Zimbabwe clearly indicates that the origin of the name refers to the ancient city of Great Zimbabwe whose huge building were built of stone boulders.
The Chikaranga -speaking shona people are found around Great Zimbabwe in the current province of Masvingo and have been known to have inhabited the area since the great building's inception.
The other argument is that Zimbabwe is contracted form of "dzimba woye" which simply means houses in Zezuru another shona dialect.This term specifically reserved for chiefs ' houses or graves.
It should also be noted that the Chizezuru speaking people are found to the North-east of Great Zimbabwe ,about 500 kilometres away.
The first theory could be said to have the advantage of a linguistic analysis that produced the outcome that it ties in the physical nature of the ancient city of Great Zimbabwe and that is based on language in use today among the people who are found in the surrounding area today.
The second thought of the name Zimbabwe brings in the concept of veneration of the ancient city which is known to be associated with Great Zimbabwe as national monument.However , a linguistic analysis would seem not to as sound as that of the first thought. For example "dzimba woye" in both Chikaranga and Chizezuru ,be sensibly contradicted to become Zimbabwe.
Dzimba literally means "houses" and "woye" is merely a sound used in respectful solicitation .Thus the two words can't lead to the name Zimbabwe.
Moreover the Chikaranga word "bwe" doesn'exist in Chizezuru the word is "dombo". It should be noted that Chizezuru and Chikaranga are merely dialects of one language called Chivanhu or Chishona only a few words lie outside their intersection for example "bwe" and "dombo".The lack of proximity of the Zezurus to the Great Zimbabwe seems to dimiss the second theory as baseless.
The veneration of Great Zimbabwe as a shrine or religious centre started sometime after its inhabitants deserted the palace.The various historians cited the reasons such as overpopulation dwindle of resouces such as fire wood or out break of diseases,due to persistent droughts,forced inhabitants to look for greener pastures for their cattle which was their staple food.The decline in gold trade led people to seek other avenues for trade.Conservation was no longer practiced and some people left the area because they want to form their state ,for example Nyatsimba Mutota.
Great Zimbabwe was associated with the chiefs courts,veneration and religious shrines,for instance there is a venerated stone boulder "dombo ramwari" (stone of God) as noted above dombo is the Chizezuru word for bwe in Chikaranga..
There is also a place known as chibwedziva in nearby CHIREDZI which also indicates a culture of veneration stone structure as well as water in natural dams and lakes.
WELCOME TO ZIMBABABWE'S HOT SPOTS FOR YOUR HOLIDAY!
One of the best ways to explore the culture, customs,and cuisine of a country is to visit country.
There you can observe the art of the local people,have a test of local food and buy their wares.The Zimbabwe is a country in southern part of AFRICA.Its unique ARTS such as sculpture,weaving,basketry ,paintings and drawings makes your effort to admire them.Come with me to visit a typical plateau between Limpopo and Zambezi rivers.
Zimbabwe a landlocked country in central southern Africa . Her neighbours are, to the south is South Africa,to the north is Zambia ,to the east is Mozambique and to the southwest and west is Botswana. The total area is 390 580 square kilometres.It is located between 15° and 22° south latitude and between 24° and 33° east longitude.
Most of international tourists come to Zimbabwe by air transport.
The National Parks and Game Reserves:
Through the board of national parks and wildlife .The good management of this board to ensure the animal species which are endangered by poachers to become extinct are well protected in the parks and game reserves.The major parks are Hwange,Gonarezhou,Nyanga ,Kariba and Manna pools . Animals found in these parks are elephants,Lion ,Kudu ,Entelope,giraffe,hynas,baboons ,Zebra and many others.
The popular game reserves are found near the major cities such as Mukuvisi woodlands in Harare,Imara in Marondera ,Cecil Kopje in Mutare ,Matopos in Bulawayo and snake world ,lion , cheetah parks and many others.
These game reserves contribute a much in making awareness that conservation is everyone 's business.In the offices the National Parks and wildlife department have shops catering for merchandise like African gifts ,curios,jewellery ,books,T-shirts ,bush clothing ,game meat and other items.
The main purpose of games is not only to attract tourists ,but to carry projects such as wildlife research,conservation and environmental educational programmes
In most of these parks,games found in the savanna woodlands interspersed with dambos and vleis.
Inaddition the total woodland areas are estimated at 12-16 million hectares.The woodlands are classified as :
•Miombo (Brachystegia/ julbernadlia)
•Teak (Baikiaea)
•Mopane(colophospermum mopane)
• Combretum,Terminalia and Acacia bush land.
The woodlands are found in rural areas ,protected (gazetted)forest areas and National parks including santuaries.The gazetted forests cover about 800 000 hectares and national parks take 2,5 million hectares.
The woodlands are the nature 's aesthetics which provide watershed protection and wildlife habitants and contribute to a large tourist industry.
The other products are construction timber,fuelwood ,grazing for all animals tamed and wild,edible and medicinal products.
Driving in Zimbabwe roads are still one of the best in Africa.Zimbabwe recognizes most visitors'domestic driving licences provided they are in English (or accompanied by an authorised translation).Otherwise an International Driving Licence with an attached photograph is required.When moving the motorist moving on the left side.The general speed limit in Zimbabwe is 120 kilometres per hour (km/hr) on open roads and 80 km/hr in other roads.The public transport speed limit is 80 km/hr on open roads and 60km/hr on other roads.In urban areas a speed limit of 60 km/hr must observed.
There are many companies who offer car rentals if visitors need to move alone whilst enjoying or doing business in the country.The tour operators also give good services when moving in all resorts areas.
Transportation is served by regular international flights .Most of the flights now ceased the Zimbabwe routes so its wise to connect with South Africa and then get the regional frights to Harare or Bulawayo.The domestic flight between Harare and victoria,Bulawayo ,Kariba are available and are served daily.
Shoping in Zimbabwe is now improving such that variety of mechandise is on sale.Shops open from 08:00 hrs until 17:00hrs during the working days and 08:00hrs to 13:00hrs on saturdays.They are closed on sundays and public holidays.Some shops now open daily till late.
There you can observe the art of the local people,have a test of local food and buy their wares.The Zimbabwe is a country in southern part of AFRICA.Its unique ARTS such as sculpture,weaving,basketry ,paintings and drawings makes your effort to admire them.Come with me to visit a typical plateau between Limpopo and Zambezi rivers.
Zimbabwe a landlocked country in central southern Africa . Her neighbours are, to the south is South Africa,to the north is Zambia ,to the east is Mozambique and to the southwest and west is Botswana. The total area is 390 580 square kilometres.It is located between 15° and 22° south latitude and between 24° and 33° east longitude.
Most of international tourists come to Zimbabwe by air transport.
The National Parks and Game Reserves:
Through the board of national parks and wildlife .The good management of this board to ensure the animal species which are endangered by poachers to become extinct are well protected in the parks and game reserves.The major parks are Hwange,Gonarezhou,Nyanga ,Kariba and Manna pools . Animals found in these parks are elephants,Lion ,Kudu ,Entelope,giraffe,hynas,baboons ,Zebra and many others.
The popular game reserves are found near the major cities such as Mukuvisi woodlands in Harare,Imara in Marondera ,Cecil Kopje in Mutare ,Matopos in Bulawayo and snake world ,lion , cheetah parks and many others.
These game reserves contribute a much in making awareness that conservation is everyone 's business.In the offices the National Parks and wildlife department have shops catering for merchandise like African gifts ,curios,jewellery ,books,T-shirts ,bush clothing ,game meat and other items.
The main purpose of games is not only to attract tourists ,but to carry projects such as wildlife research,conservation and environmental educational programmes
In most of these parks,games found in the savanna woodlands interspersed with dambos and vleis.
Inaddition the total woodland areas are estimated at 12-16 million hectares.The woodlands are classified as :
•Miombo (Brachystegia/ julbernadlia)
•Teak (Baikiaea)
•Mopane(colophospermum mopane)
• Combretum,Terminalia and Acacia bush land.
The woodlands are found in rural areas ,protected (gazetted)forest areas and National parks including santuaries.The gazetted forests cover about 800 000 hectares and national parks take 2,5 million hectares.
The woodlands are the nature 's aesthetics which provide watershed protection and wildlife habitants and contribute to a large tourist industry.
The other products are construction timber,fuelwood ,grazing for all animals tamed and wild,edible and medicinal products.
Driving in Zimbabwe roads are still one of the best in Africa.Zimbabwe recognizes most visitors'domestic driving licences provided they are in English (or accompanied by an authorised translation).Otherwise an International Driving Licence with an attached photograph is required.When moving the motorist moving on the left side.The general speed limit in Zimbabwe is 120 kilometres per hour (km/hr) on open roads and 80 km/hr in other roads.The public transport speed limit is 80 km/hr on open roads and 60km/hr on other roads.In urban areas a speed limit of 60 km/hr must observed.
There are many companies who offer car rentals if visitors need to move alone whilst enjoying or doing business in the country.The tour operators also give good services when moving in all resorts areas.
Transportation is served by regular international flights .Most of the flights now ceased the Zimbabwe routes so its wise to connect with South Africa and then get the regional frights to Harare or Bulawayo.The domestic flight between Harare and victoria,Bulawayo ,Kariba are available and are served daily.
Shoping in Zimbabwe is now improving such that variety of mechandise is on sale.Shops open from 08:00 hrs until 17:00hrs during the working days and 08:00hrs to 13:00hrs on saturdays.They are closed on sundays and public holidays.Some shops now open daily till late.
Zimbabwe the beautiful country for tourists .
Zimbabwe is much more than just somewhere to have a vacation:It is a place capable of elating body and soul.It is also one of the most nature-packed landlocked country in southern Africa.
Although its official language has been English since the day Cecil John Rhodes sent his delegation to bribe Lobengula to give away this land for the purpose of mining gold.Chishona and Sindebele is also spoken by over 90% of the population that is the major ethnic groups who arrived more than 300 years before Europeans in Zimbabwe.Its history ,magnificent natural scenarios and the facilities for outdoor living and activities animal viewing,watching the great ruins,mountain climbing,diving and trekking make this land unique.
A list of places worth visiting would spend the whole day listing ,the ones not to be missed are Victoria Falls,Great Zimbabwe,Manna pools,Hwange National park ,The Limpopo Transfrontia park and The Eastern Highlands, where the land is the habitant of beautful birds ,animals and spectacular vegetation.
Zimbabwe also boasts many Art Galleries and an intense cultural life --and ,in a country which abounds in natural resources ,the possibility of practising ecotourism.
The visitors' experience varies according to the method of exploration chosen.All options are inviting in this beautful land which is bathed with abandance of sunlight,wildlife animals and vegetation.
Despite its proximity to South Africa and Botswana, There are a lot of giant mamals like elephants,lions ,giraffe ,rhinocerous,kudu and hyppotamus.There are however , millions of other animals zebras,hare,entlope,leopard,cheetah etc.And insects the size of mouse and pangolins which regarded as king's meat.You will be lucky if you find over 650 species of birds and in particular the hungwe bird which is the national bird and a symbol in Zimbabwe colours, because it believed to be only left less than 10 of the population and is now regarded as extinct .The bird is now national icon appear on the flag , other government buildings and banners on all national ceremonies.
The country has some rare characteristics, derived from geological heritage that allowed ancient plant and animal species to survive and develop ,isolated from the rest of the world.Zimbabwe according to the geologist is part of the gondwanaland which dates back to 250 million years ago.
Pehaps this heritage explains the incredibly beautiful contrasts of its geograpgy:mountain chains that are the famous great dyke,mavhuradonha ,marabada hills ,Nyangu mountains and many others,heavy rainfall,dry high country basins , lakes and full flowing rivers.The dormant volcanos originates the land some curious forms ,with rises slopes combining the greens of an incomparable vegetation with the blues of waters of the beloved land.
Statistics show that 75% of the tourists arriving in Zimbabwe visit the Victoria Falls and the Zimbabwe Ruins.
Like most of the seven wonders of the world Great Zimbabwe and victoria Falls combined what tourists want to spend their leisure enjoy this manmade infrustructure and the natural flowing waters that thunders as the great sound produced.
On the eastern highlands the tourist enjoy the vegetation and birds which singing melodious pitchs in the evergreen vegetation.
And no visit to this area would complete without view the sea on the Mozambique coast .Here fishing the trout fish .
The highest peak where snow is only found on this ceiling and the beauty of nature as you view different species of both animals and plants.
The Bvumba mountains which situated to the south east of Mutare become the best play ground of golf .With remarkable towering thausand of feet above on the mountains viewing the aesthetic of nature seeing diifferent colours in one of the coolest places found in savanna woodlands.
Try taking a leisurely drive up the Bvumba mountains ,a steep winding mountain road which in places is only wide enough for your car whch would put many a mountain track to shame.Drops which are sometimes as deep as 600 metres are only centmetres away.
If you are of the more adventurous type ,shotover jet has just the trip for you.Whistling along at tree-top level in a jet-powered hericopter you marvel at the beauty of this picturesque location with its snowcapped mountain peaks reaching skywards while down below water-skiers seem balanced on the air as they ski across a crastal clear mountain pool.
Then go down through winding canyons ,and from below look up at the rocks which disappear out of view.
Then it's time for change as the helicopter bowls around the corner and comes to rest.
The most traditional delicacies of Zimbabwe cuisine are barbecued beef ,chicken, mutton, goat's meat accompanied by stiff porridge from grounded corn .As part of the national's tourism campaign .The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority offices give tourists restaurant guides .Leading restaurants also offer an extremely varied fare of international dishes.
Not all restaurants in Zimbabwe offer alcoholic beverages .Give your own choice of wine and whatever else you would like to drink with your meal.The rest is a personal experience ,of the kind that is worth having atleast once in your only one time life opportunity.
Although its official language has been English since the day Cecil John Rhodes sent his delegation to bribe Lobengula to give away this land for the purpose of mining gold.Chishona and Sindebele is also spoken by over 90% of the population that is the major ethnic groups who arrived more than 300 years before Europeans in Zimbabwe.Its history ,magnificent natural scenarios and the facilities for outdoor living and activities animal viewing,watching the great ruins,mountain climbing,diving and trekking make this land unique.
A list of places worth visiting would spend the whole day listing ,the ones not to be missed are Victoria Falls,Great Zimbabwe,Manna pools,Hwange National park ,The Limpopo Transfrontia park and The Eastern Highlands, where the land is the habitant of beautful birds ,animals and spectacular vegetation.
Zimbabwe also boasts many Art Galleries and an intense cultural life --and ,in a country which abounds in natural resources ,the possibility of practising ecotourism.
The visitors' experience varies according to the method of exploration chosen.All options are inviting in this beautful land which is bathed with abandance of sunlight,wildlife animals and vegetation.
Despite its proximity to South Africa and Botswana, There are a lot of giant mamals like elephants,lions ,giraffe ,rhinocerous,kudu and hyppotamus.There are however , millions of other animals zebras,hare,entlope,leopard,cheetah etc.And insects the size of mouse and pangolins which regarded as king's meat.You will be lucky if you find over 650 species of birds and in particular the hungwe bird which is the national bird and a symbol in Zimbabwe colours, because it believed to be only left less than 10 of the population and is now regarded as extinct .The bird is now national icon appear on the flag , other government buildings and banners on all national ceremonies.
The country has some rare characteristics, derived from geological heritage that allowed ancient plant and animal species to survive and develop ,isolated from the rest of the world.Zimbabwe according to the geologist is part of the gondwanaland which dates back to 250 million years ago.
Pehaps this heritage explains the incredibly beautiful contrasts of its geograpgy:mountain chains that are the famous great dyke,mavhuradonha ,marabada hills ,Nyangu mountains and many others,heavy rainfall,dry high country basins , lakes and full flowing rivers.The dormant volcanos originates the land some curious forms ,with rises slopes combining the greens of an incomparable vegetation with the blues of waters of the beloved land.
Statistics show that 75% of the tourists arriving in Zimbabwe visit the Victoria Falls and the Zimbabwe Ruins.
Like most of the seven wonders of the world Great Zimbabwe and victoria Falls combined what tourists want to spend their leisure enjoy this manmade infrustructure and the natural flowing waters that thunders as the great sound produced.
On the eastern highlands the tourist enjoy the vegetation and birds which singing melodious pitchs in the evergreen vegetation.
And no visit to this area would complete without view the sea on the Mozambique coast .Here fishing the trout fish .
The highest peak where snow is only found on this ceiling and the beauty of nature as you view different species of both animals and plants.
The Bvumba mountains which situated to the south east of Mutare become the best play ground of golf .With remarkable towering thausand of feet above on the mountains viewing the aesthetic of nature seeing diifferent colours in one of the coolest places found in savanna woodlands.
Try taking a leisurely drive up the Bvumba mountains ,a steep winding mountain road which in places is only wide enough for your car whch would put many a mountain track to shame.Drops which are sometimes as deep as 600 metres are only centmetres away.
If you are of the more adventurous type ,shotover jet has just the trip for you.Whistling along at tree-top level in a jet-powered hericopter you marvel at the beauty of this picturesque location with its snowcapped mountain peaks reaching skywards while down below water-skiers seem balanced on the air as they ski across a crastal clear mountain pool.
Then go down through winding canyons ,and from below look up at the rocks which disappear out of view.
Then it's time for change as the helicopter bowls around the corner and comes to rest.
The most traditional delicacies of Zimbabwe cuisine are barbecued beef ,chicken, mutton, goat's meat accompanied by stiff porridge from grounded corn .As part of the national's tourism campaign .The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority offices give tourists restaurant guides .Leading restaurants also offer an extremely varied fare of international dishes.
Not all restaurants in Zimbabwe offer alcoholic beverages .Give your own choice of wine and whatever else you would like to drink with your meal.The rest is a personal experience ,of the kind that is worth having atleast once in your only one time life opportunity.
,The visitors to Zimbabwe can experience the best holiday ever in their lifetime .In Zimbabwe tourists are guaranteed a warm and friendly welcome to one of Africa's most pleasurable experience!
Zimbabwe is rich diversity of thick woodlands and grasslands such as the magnificent mountainous pine-forests of Eastern highlands ,the spectacular rock formations of the matopos National parks and wildlife or untamed wildlife preserves.
Zimbabwe has also evidence of the earliest history of rock Art which is now left at the famous Great Zimbabwe. This art activites is now make Zimbabwe the most Popular African country which is known for stone and wood curvings and basketry,textiles and pottery which is unique in the world of Art.
Zimbabwe's natural wonders rival nothing in Africa.A visit at Victoria Falls and game parks has long been the visitor's memory that never wish to be missed. Poaching has made the big species on earth to become extinct .But Zimbabwe boasts one of the richest wildlife preseves in the world. The lions roars and elephants trampets in the Hwange and gonarezhou transfrontier park are experiences for the visitors to treasure.
Enjoy the sights and sounds of Africa whilst warmly enjoy your holiday with style in Zimbabwe!
MANA POOLS :A world heritage site ,Mana Pools National Park is the world and untamed nature at its best ,with spectacular game viewing around the islands ,channels and pools of the Zambezi. Mana pools are found at the far north of Zimbabwe along the Zambezi river. There are lodges and campsites which specifically serve those who wish to enjoy themselves whilst viewing this site.This is the best site to see the wild big three terristal mamals Hyppothumas,Elephants and Rhinocerous the nearest fuel provisions at Makuti or short drive way to Kariba a man made lake .
Game -viewing has long been the major International tourists attraction.The other outdoor activities linked to game-viewing , has now a wide selection from white-water ratting ,canoeing as well as walking,photographic or bird-watching safaris.On the Zambezi River you can cruise at a leisurely pace.
NYANGA :Very popular with Europeans visitors who regards it as the Little England because of its unique temperatures from the rest of Zimbabwe places.Scenic drives ,pine -forests,mountains and dams give the tourists opportunities for working ,hiking,pony-trekking and fishing.This is only the area in Zimbabwe where trout fish survive and where fruits like apple,pears, produced for commercial.White water ratting and canoeing is very possible along the Pungwe River.Tourists can choose from cottages to five star hotels /casinos.
MUTARE:The most beautiful scenic city in Zimbabwe.The most mountainuos city which makes it naturally attractive to many visitors. Mutare is the capital city of Manicaland which cover the whole eastern highlands.When visit this city it is good to include the Bvumba ,steep roads and panorama vistas across Mozambique . The Cecil kopje game park is nearby and you can view the wildlife.The Botanical Gardens are magnificent ,azaeleas and fusichias abound.Mutare museum is also worth you a visit and learn about the archives found there.Accommodation ranges from five star hotel,cottages and guesthouses.
CHIMANIMANI:This is part of eastern higlands and has its spectecular attractions.A paradise for hikers .Visitors enjoy the Bridal veil Falls and Eland Sanctuary .Chirinda Forest Botaninical Reserve is worth a visit too 45 kilometres south of chipinge.
Visitors can move down south and view the mopane forest along the Save River and see the wildlife in the extended Transfrontier Limpopo Park.
HWANGE:The emerging town in the mopane forests where most of the Zimbabwe coal is mined.Zimbabwe get some of its energy from the thermal plant in the town.On,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Zimbabwe is rich diversity of thick woodlands and grasslands such as the magnificent mountainous pine-forests of Eastern highlands ,the spectacular rock formations of the matopos National parks and wildlife or untamed wildlife preserves.
Zimbabwe has also evidence of the earliest history of rock Art which is now left at the famous Great Zimbabwe. This art activites is now make Zimbabwe the most Popular African country which is known for stone and wood curvings and basketry,textiles and pottery which is unique in the world of Art.
Zimbabwe's natural wonders rival nothing in Africa.A visit at Victoria Falls and game parks has long been the visitor's memory that never wish to be missed. Poaching has made the big species on earth to become extinct .But Zimbabwe boasts one of the richest wildlife preseves in the world. The lions roars and elephants trampets in the Hwange and gonarezhou transfrontier park are experiences for the visitors to treasure.
Enjoy the sights and sounds of Africa whilst warmly enjoy your holiday with style in Zimbabwe!
MANA POOLS :A world heritage site ,Mana Pools National Park is the world and untamed nature at its best ,with spectacular game viewing around the islands ,channels and pools of the Zambezi. Mana pools are found at the far north of Zimbabwe along the Zambezi river. There are lodges and campsites which specifically serve those who wish to enjoy themselves whilst viewing this site.This is the best site to see the wild big three terristal mamals Hyppothumas,Elephants and Rhinocerous the nearest fuel provisions at Makuti or short drive way to Kariba a man made lake .
Game -viewing has long been the major International tourists attraction.The other outdoor activities linked to game-viewing , has now a wide selection from white-water ratting ,canoeing as well as walking,photographic or bird-watching safaris.On the Zambezi River you can cruise at a leisurely pace.
NYANGA :Very popular with Europeans visitors who regards it as the Little England because of its unique temperatures from the rest of Zimbabwe places.Scenic drives ,pine -forests,mountains and dams give the tourists opportunities for working ,hiking,pony-trekking and fishing.This is only the area in Zimbabwe where trout fish survive and where fruits like apple,pears, produced for commercial.White water ratting and canoeing is very possible along the Pungwe River.Tourists can choose from cottages to five star hotels /casinos.
MUTARE:The most beautiful scenic city in Zimbabwe.The most mountainuos city which makes it naturally attractive to many visitors. Mutare is the capital city of Manicaland which cover the whole eastern highlands.When visit this city it is good to include the Bvumba ,steep roads and panorama vistas across Mozambique . The Cecil kopje game park is nearby and you can view the wildlife.The Botanical Gardens are magnificent ,azaeleas and fusichias abound.Mutare museum is also worth you a visit and learn about the archives found there.Accommodation ranges from five star hotel,cottages and guesthouses.
CHIMANIMANI:This is part of eastern higlands and has its spectecular attractions.A paradise for hikers .Visitors enjoy the Bridal veil Falls and Eland Sanctuary .Chirinda Forest Botaninical Reserve is worth a visit too 45 kilometres south of chipinge.
Visitors can move down south and view the mopane forest along the Save River and see the wildlife in the extended Transfrontier Limpopo Park.
HWANGE:The emerging town in the mopane forests where most of the Zimbabwe coal is mined.Zimbabwe get some of its energy from the thermal plant in the town.On,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
TOURISTS CAN MAKE ZIMBABWE THEIR PRIME DESTINATION
The visitors to Zimbabwe can experience the best holiday ever in their lifetime .In Zimbabwe tourists are guaranteed a warm and friendly welcome to one of Africa's most pleasurable experience!
Zimbabwe is rich diversity of thick woodlands and grasslands such as the magnificent mountainous pine-forests of Eastern highlands ,the spectacular rock formations of the matopos National parks and wildlife or untamed wildlife preserves.
Zimbabwe has also evidence of the earliest history of rock Art which is now left at the famous Great Zimbabwe. This art activites is now make Zimbabwe the most Popular African country which is known for stone and wood curvings and basketry,textiles and pottery which is unique in the world of Art.
Zimbabwe's natural wonders rival nothing in Africa.A visit at Victoria Falls and game parks has long been the visitor's memory that never wish to be missed. Poaching has made the big species on earth to become extinct .But Zimbabwe boasts one of the richest wildlife preseves in the world. The lions roars and elephants trampets in the Hwange and gonarezhou transfrontier park are experiences for the visitors to treasure.
Enjoy the sights and sounds of Africa whilst warmly enjoy your holiday with style in Zimbabwe!
MANA POOLS :A world heritage site ,Mana Pools National Park is the world and untamed nature at its best ,with spectacular game viewing around the islands ,channels and pools of the Zambezi. Mana pools are found at the far north of Zimbabwe along the Zambezi river. There are lodges and campsites which specifically serve those who wish to enjoy themselves whilst viewing this site.This is the best site to see the wild big three terristal mamals Hyppothumas,Elephants and Rhinocerous the nearest fuel provisions at Makuti or short drive way to Kariba a man made lake .
Game -viewing has long been the major International tourists attraction.The other outdoor activities linked to game-viewing , has now a wide selection from white-water ratting ,canoeing as well as walking,photographic or bird-watching safaris.On the Zambezi River you can cruise at a leisurely pace.
NYANGA :Very popular with Europeans visitors who regards it as the Little England because of its unique temperatures from the rest of Zimbabwe places.Scenic drives ,pine -forests,mountains and dams give the tourists opportunities for working ,hiking,pony-trekking and fishing.This is only the area in Zimbabwe where trout fish survive and where fruits like apple,pears, produced for commercial.White water ratting and canoeing is very possible along the Pungwe River.Tourists can choose from cottages to five star hotels /casinos.
MUTARE:The most beautiful scenic city in Zimbabwe.The most mountainuos city which makes it naturally attractive to many visitors. Mutare is the capital city of Manicaland which cover the whole eastern highlands.When visit this city it is good to include the Bvumba ,steep roads and panorama vistas across Mozambique . The Cecil kopje game park is nearby and you can view the wildlife.The Botanical Gardens are magnificent ,azaeleas and fusichias abound.Mutare museum is also worth you a visit and learn about the archives found there.Accommodation ranges from five star hotel,cottages and guesthouses.
CHIMANIMANI:This is part of eastern higlands and has its spectecular attractions.A paradise for hikers .Visitors enjoy the Bridal veil Falls and Eland Sanctuary .Chirinda Forest Botaninical Reserve is worth a visit too 45 kilometres south of chipinge.
Visitors can move down south and view the mopane forest along the Save River and see the wildlife in the extended Transfrontier Limpopo Park.
HWANGE:The emerging town in the mopane forests where most of the Zimbabwe coal is mined.Zimbabwe get some of its energy from the thermal plant in the town.One of the hottest town ,but with spectacular array of animal life.Hwange National Park is Zimbabwe's biggest wildlife santuary.For the visitor armed with binoculars and good field guide to view this animals.Above all visitors can view pelagic birds which can make melodious sound in the acacia woodlands.
Accommodation in the National parks lodges /campsites or in private hotels/safari camps around the park.
KARIBA:This is where the largest man- made Lake is located.The lake is the major source of Zimbabwe and Zambia 's hydro electric plant.The Lake also produce kapenta,tiger fish and world's largest Nile crocodile population! Kariba is very hot like Hwange and Chiredzi near Gonarezhou. Visit the dam wall and Kariba heights for a spectecular panorama.The other activites include fishingand cruising.Swimming is very risk because of crocodiles abound!
BULAWAYO:Zimbabwe's second largest city and the oldest palace of Mzilikazi and Lobengula the greatest Kings before the European settlers.
In the city visitors can make trips to Natural History Museum and railway enthusiasts hill ,to enjoy the Railway Museum .For those who interested in African Arts and Crafts can visit Mzilikazi Art and Craft Centre.
The other areas Chipangali Wildlife Orphanage ,Matopos National Park is great for picnics ,game drives and marveling at the spectacular sculptured rock formations.The popular artists done their best at Khame Ruins and Cyrene mission.Marvellous African religious paintings are produces at the mission.All Accommodation types are available in the city.
BEST BUYS:Zimbabwe has many Art galleries around the major cities.In the galleries curios an
Zimbabwe is rich diversity of thick woodlands and grasslands such as the magnificent mountainous pine-forests of Eastern highlands ,the spectacular rock formations of the matopos National parks and wildlife or untamed wildlife preserves.
Zimbabwe has also evidence of the earliest history of rock Art which is now left at the famous Great Zimbabwe. This art activites is now make Zimbabwe the most Popular African country which is known for stone and wood curvings and basketry,textiles and pottery which is unique in the world of Art.
Zimbabwe's natural wonders rival nothing in Africa.A visit at Victoria Falls and game parks has long been the visitor's memory that never wish to be missed. Poaching has made the big species on earth to become extinct .But Zimbabwe boasts one of the richest wildlife preseves in the world. The lions roars and elephants trampets in the Hwange and gonarezhou transfrontier park are experiences for the visitors to treasure.
Enjoy the sights and sounds of Africa whilst warmly enjoy your holiday with style in Zimbabwe!
MANA POOLS :A world heritage site ,Mana Pools National Park is the world and untamed nature at its best ,with spectacular game viewing around the islands ,channels and pools of the Zambezi. Mana pools are found at the far north of Zimbabwe along the Zambezi river. There are lodges and campsites which specifically serve those who wish to enjoy themselves whilst viewing this site.This is the best site to see the wild big three terristal mamals Hyppothumas,Elephants and Rhinocerous the nearest fuel provisions at Makuti or short drive way to Kariba a man made lake .
Game -viewing has long been the major International tourists attraction.The other outdoor activities linked to game-viewing , has now a wide selection from white-water ratting ,canoeing as well as walking,photographic or bird-watching safaris.On the Zambezi River you can cruise at a leisurely pace.
NYANGA :Very popular with Europeans visitors who regards it as the Little England because of its unique temperatures from the rest of Zimbabwe places.Scenic drives ,pine -forests,mountains and dams give the tourists opportunities for working ,hiking,pony-trekking and fishing.This is only the area in Zimbabwe where trout fish survive and where fruits like apple,pears, produced for commercial.White water ratting and canoeing is very possible along the Pungwe River.Tourists can choose from cottages to five star hotels /casinos.
MUTARE:The most beautiful scenic city in Zimbabwe.The most mountainuos city which makes it naturally attractive to many visitors. Mutare is the capital city of Manicaland which cover the whole eastern highlands.When visit this city it is good to include the Bvumba ,steep roads and panorama vistas across Mozambique . The Cecil kopje game park is nearby and you can view the wildlife.The Botanical Gardens are magnificent ,azaeleas and fusichias abound.Mutare museum is also worth you a visit and learn about the archives found there.Accommodation ranges from five star hotel,cottages and guesthouses.
CHIMANIMANI:This is part of eastern higlands and has its spectecular attractions.A paradise for hikers .Visitors enjoy the Bridal veil Falls and Eland Sanctuary .Chirinda Forest Botaninical Reserve is worth a visit too 45 kilometres south of chipinge.
Visitors can move down south and view the mopane forest along the Save River and see the wildlife in the extended Transfrontier Limpopo Park.
HWANGE:The emerging town in the mopane forests where most of the Zimbabwe coal is mined.Zimbabwe get some of its energy from the thermal plant in the town.One of the hottest town ,but with spectacular array of animal life.Hwange National Park is Zimbabwe's biggest wildlife santuary.For the visitor armed with binoculars and good field guide to view this animals.Above all visitors can view pelagic birds which can make melodious sound in the acacia woodlands.
Accommodation in the National parks lodges /campsites or in private hotels/safari camps around the park.
KARIBA:This is where the largest man- made Lake is located.The lake is the major source of Zimbabwe and Zambia 's hydro electric plant.The Lake also produce kapenta,tiger fish and world's largest Nile crocodile population! Kariba is very hot like Hwange and Chiredzi near Gonarezhou. Visit the dam wall and Kariba heights for a spectecular panorama.The other activites include fishingand cruising.Swimming is very risk because of crocodiles abound!
BULAWAYO:Zimbabwe's second largest city and the oldest palace of Mzilikazi and Lobengula the greatest Kings before the European settlers.
In the city visitors can make trips to Natural History Museum and railway enthusiasts hill ,to enjoy the Railway Museum .For those who interested in African Arts and Crafts can visit Mzilikazi Art and Craft Centre.
The other areas Chipangali Wildlife Orphanage ,Matopos National Park is great for picnics ,game drives and marveling at the spectacular sculptured rock formations.The popular artists done their best at Khame Ruins and Cyrene mission.Marvellous African religious paintings are produces at the mission.All Accommodation types are available in the city.
BEST BUYS:Zimbabwe has many Art galleries around the major cities.In the galleries curios an
ZIMBABWE IS NOW A LUCRATIVE TOURIST DESTINATION
Tourism sector is now one of the business sectors registering growth in Zimbabwe.
According to the June 2010 report by issued by Zimbabwe Tourism Authority the tourism sector recorded 3% growth against the backdrop of 4,8% fall in global tourism November 2009 report.
Zimbabwe is gaining most of tourists despite the global financial crisis robbed the world since 2008.
Attributes to tourism booming in Zimbabwe range from the formation of inclusive government in 2009,the hosting of 2010 soccer world cup in African soil ,introduction of multiple currency in Zimbabwe of which the USDollar is the most circulating currency and many more.
The major international powerhouses Japan and United States of America contribute much to the survival and magnificent growth of tourism sector as they lift travel warnings to this country which is located in the central Southern Africa.The travel ban issued by European ,Asians and American powerhouses paralised the tourism industry in Zimbabwe for over a decade and lead to the collapse of her economy until Zimbabwe currency fails far short of being recognised as a currency even by its own citizens.
The majority of tourists visited in Zimbabwe recently are middle and higher income earners . They main purpose is for sightseeing and seeking business opportunities.
Zimbabwe has top seven wonders of world ,game viewing and historical monuments which interest visitors for the best of their money. The major tourists destinations include the might victorial falls,Great Zimbabwe,serinity background of the little England in the Eastern Highlands and numerous game parks scattered right round the plateau of central southern jewel of Africa.
The wildlife viewing in Zimbabwe is one of the best which include seeing the big three, lions,elephants ,bufallows and other animals like hynas ,giraffes,zebras,hyppotumus and many more plain animals.
Zimbabweans are also recognised for their sculptures and other crafts which include basketry,textiles,paintings and drawings .
If you visited these sectors you will obviously part with your cash buying one of the best sculptures or crafts only found in this part of Africa.
The business seekers can make joint ventures in businesses with the local business people .The principals of inclusive government at world economic forum and other international foral acknowledged to the world investors to establish their businesses in Zimbabwe.
Mining sector is one of the open business opportunity where the investors can invest in chrome,copper,iron,platinum,diamond,methene gas,coal ,gold and many more.
The available accomodation range from five star hotels ,park lodges and scattered guest lodges which are suitable even to low income earners.
Do you wish to visit Zimbabwe as a tourist ,don't worry Zimbabwe is one of the peaceful loving culture so we welcome you in honest and hospitable way.
According to the June 2010 report by issued by Zimbabwe Tourism Authority the tourism sector recorded 3% growth against the backdrop of 4,8% fall in global tourism November 2009 report.
Zimbabwe is gaining most of tourists despite the global financial crisis robbed the world since 2008.
Attributes to tourism booming in Zimbabwe range from the formation of inclusive government in 2009,the hosting of 2010 soccer world cup in African soil ,introduction of multiple currency in Zimbabwe of which the USDollar is the most circulating currency and many more.
The major international powerhouses Japan and United States of America contribute much to the survival and magnificent growth of tourism sector as they lift travel warnings to this country which is located in the central Southern Africa.The travel ban issued by European ,Asians and American powerhouses paralised the tourism industry in Zimbabwe for over a decade and lead to the collapse of her economy until Zimbabwe currency fails far short of being recognised as a currency even by its own citizens.
The majority of tourists visited in Zimbabwe recently are middle and higher income earners . They main purpose is for sightseeing and seeking business opportunities.
Zimbabwe has top seven wonders of world ,game viewing and historical monuments which interest visitors for the best of their money. The major tourists destinations include the might victorial falls,Great Zimbabwe,serinity background of the little England in the Eastern Highlands and numerous game parks scattered right round the plateau of central southern jewel of Africa.
The wildlife viewing in Zimbabwe is one of the best which include seeing the big three, lions,elephants ,bufallows and other animals like hynas ,giraffes,zebras,hyppotumus and many more plain animals.
Zimbabweans are also recognised for their sculptures and other crafts which include basketry,textiles,paintings and drawings .
If you visited these sectors you will obviously part with your cash buying one of the best sculptures or crafts only found in this part of Africa.
The business seekers can make joint ventures in businesses with the local business people .The principals of inclusive government at world economic forum and other international foral acknowledged to the world investors to establish their businesses in Zimbabwe.
Mining sector is one of the open business opportunity where the investors can invest in chrome,copper,iron,platinum,diamond,methene gas,coal ,gold and many more.
The available accomodation range from five star hotels ,park lodges and scattered guest lodges which are suitable even to low income earners.
Do you wish to visit Zimbabwe as a tourist ,don't worry Zimbabwe is one of the peaceful loving culture so we welcome you in honest and hospitable way.
HARARE VIBRANT AND ENERGETIC:THE GIANT SUNSHINE CITY IN THE JEWEL OF AFRICA!
One of the best city in Southern Africa .Harare is the capital of Zimbabwe .This is after all, the cutural capital and despite constantly complains of some social problem some time ago.Harare is fastly gaining its sun shine status .Most Zimbabweans and other foreigners wouldn't dream of
living anywhere else.
Harare is the industrial and the business heart of Zimbabwe ,and over the years the city has gained a reputation worldwide for its sunshine status and wonderful parks.
H town ,as its popularly known by Zimbabweans ,is the only one of the largest and wealthiest cities in southern Africa but it is also home to over two million inhabitants and is the most modern and metropolitan city in Zimbabwe.
Things to see and do:
The museum:Has the best collection of African art and artifacts in Zimbabwe and Africa and is situated in the kopje area.
Snake world:Visitors can see almost all snake species found in Africa,which are kept at the park for research purposes.
Mukuvisi woodlands:Just 5 kms from the centre of Harare,visitors will find one of the best conservation park which is cushioned by msasa woodlands and become attractive of wildlife such as zebra,kudu, and other plain animals.The 270 ha ,mukuvisi woodlands carry conservation projects and help visitors who have keen interests to know about wildlife.
Lion and cheetah park:One of the popular park around Greater Harare.Animal species that can be viewed lion,leopard,and other plain game set amongst the spectacular balancing rocks.
Art galleries:In the city there are galleries such as National art gallery,Africa gallery and other centres where arts from africans worth you take home curios,wood and stone sculpture,skin belts and handbags.Semi-precious gems and jewellery.Stylish selection of safari fashions.
Sporting facilities:Tourists who want to enjoy sporting activities such as golf,tennis,soccer,cricket,basket ,swimming and many others the facilities are readily available to cater for your needs.
Musical and Dance intertainment:In Zimbabwe there are many musicians who perform various musical styles and traditional dancers.During the weekends there are many organised shows tourists can able to enjoy whilst in Harare.
Shopping:If you are in mood for shopping then Harare malls and weekend markets are where you should go.Shoppers can find an array of precious stones ,leather ,paintings,and other African crafts.
Nightlife:Visitors will not be disappointed with variety of nightlife options available in Harare.The music artists and dancers are ready to make live intertainment shows.
Safety Tip:Zimbabwe is one of the safest destination in the world.However foreigners should travel with a watchful eye as Zimbabwe is a developing nation with some social differences.There are few social elements who spot foreigners as they consider them to be wealthy compared to locals therafore one should be cautious while travelling there.Police officers manning the streets 24 hours.If you identify that there is a group of people seems to be threat notify the police as the call zero tolerance to those who can disturb visitors.
When To Go:There is never a bad time to visit .The city is an all-round destination.During september each year the biggest show held in the city.
living anywhere else.
Harare is the industrial and the business heart of Zimbabwe ,and over the years the city has gained a reputation worldwide for its sunshine status and wonderful parks.
H town ,as its popularly known by Zimbabweans ,is the only one of the largest and wealthiest cities in southern Africa but it is also home to over two million inhabitants and is the most modern and metropolitan city in Zimbabwe.
Things to see and do:
The museum:Has the best collection of African art and artifacts in Zimbabwe and Africa and is situated in the kopje area.
Snake world:Visitors can see almost all snake species found in Africa,which are kept at the park for research purposes.
Mukuvisi woodlands:Just 5 kms from the centre of Harare,visitors will find one of the best conservation park which is cushioned by msasa woodlands and become attractive of wildlife such as zebra,kudu, and other plain animals.The 270 ha ,mukuvisi woodlands carry conservation projects and help visitors who have keen interests to know about wildlife.
Lion and cheetah park:One of the popular park around Greater Harare.Animal species that can be viewed lion,leopard,and other plain game set amongst the spectacular balancing rocks.
Art galleries:In the city there are galleries such as National art gallery,Africa gallery and other centres where arts from africans worth you take home curios,wood and stone sculpture,skin belts and handbags.Semi-precious gems and jewellery.Stylish selection of safari fashions.
Sporting facilities:Tourists who want to enjoy sporting activities such as golf,tennis,soccer,cricket,basket ,swimming and many others the facilities are readily available to cater for your needs.
Musical and Dance intertainment:In Zimbabwe there are many musicians who perform various musical styles and traditional dancers.During the weekends there are many organised shows tourists can able to enjoy whilst in Harare.
Shopping:If you are in mood for shopping then Harare malls and weekend markets are where you should go.Shoppers can find an array of precious stones ,leather ,paintings,and other African crafts.
Nightlife:Visitors will not be disappointed with variety of nightlife options available in Harare.The music artists and dancers are ready to make live intertainment shows.
Safety Tip:Zimbabwe is one of the safest destination in the world.However foreigners should travel with a watchful eye as Zimbabwe is a developing nation with some social differences.There are few social elements who spot foreigners as they consider them to be wealthy compared to locals therafore one should be cautious while travelling there.Police officers manning the streets 24 hours.If you identify that there is a group of people seems to be threat notify the police as the call zero tolerance to those who can disturb visitors.
When To Go:There is never a bad time to visit .The city is an all-round destination.During september each year the biggest show held in the city.
LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTIC GROUPS,GOVERNMENT,POLITICAL SYSTEMS AND JUDICATURE IN ZIMBABWE
English is still the major language spoken in business ,The other official languages are Chishona and Sindebele.
All schools in Zimbabwe teach English and chishona mostly taught in Mashonaland,Masvingo,Midlands and Manicaland provinces,whilst Sindebele taught in Matebeleland provinces.About 90% of the Zimbabweans are Bantu people which split into various ethnic groups of different backgrounds and ethnic dialects.
The other 10% comprises the Europeans ,Asians,Americans and the mixed races.
GOVERNMENT:As a result of the desputed election of 2008 ,Zimbabwe is now governed by three major political parties which are represented in the parliament.The parties are ZANU PF and MDC formations.Since 18 April 1980 the Republic of Zimbabwe gained full international recognition as a sovereign state.Since 2000 until 2009 Zimbabwe suffered international isolation because of disputed agrarian land reform and controversial elections which led to being sanctioned by the world powerful states as a way of honoring treaties and universal human rights they accused not being observed.The isolation has since abondoned after the formation of all inclusive government in February 2009.Although there are still many strides needs to be taken by the world powerhouses to completely remove the sanctions which some refer it as restrictive measures in both political and business environments.
Zimbabwe is a member of international bodies ,UN,WORLD BANK,IMF and regional organisation AU,SADC,COMESA.
POLITICAL SYSTEMS:The legislature of Zimbabwe consists of the President,Prime minister and bicameral Parliament.
The President is the head of state,government and commander-in-chief of the defence forces.
The president chairs cabinet of ministers , declares peace and war.
The Prime minister is the head of ministers and chairs the council of ministers.
Both the president and prime minister work in consultation with each other in government duties.The prime minister reports to the president on the daily activities of the government and is the vice chairperson of cabinet.
Parliament consists of 210 members who elected on the common roll in 210 constituencies.The Speaker of parliement conduct the sessions of the assembly whilst all the administrative duties lies with the clerk of parliment.
The upper house is the senate which consists of 60 members elected also through public ballot to represent their sanatorial constituencies.The senate president is the leader of senate ,who elected by senators.
The 10 governors are appinted by the president to represent 10 provinces and are members of parliament.The president of traditional chiefs is also a member of parliament and is elected by the chiefs' council.
There are parliamentary select commitees with powers of scrutiny over legislation .The president,members of parliament has a maximum life of five years after which are automatically dissolved and harmonised elections held which also include councillors to run the local city and rural councils.The elections are conducted by a commission called Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC).
Currently Zimbabweans are writing their own constitution to replace both 1979 Lancaster house and 2008 Global Political Agreements.
THE JUDICATURE:Zimbabwe has a supreme court and a High Court.The High Court has unlimited original jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters and such other jurisdiction as is conferred on it.
The attoney general is the government's legal office which monitors the justice in the country.
The Supreme Court is the highest court of appeal and the Chief Justice sits in this court.
The chief Justice who is the head of the judiciary and Judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by the president in consultation with the Judiciary Service Commission and the Prime Minister.
The High court has appellate jurisdiction and can hear at first instance ,cases concerning the infringement of Human rights in accordance of UN Declaration of Human rights.
All schools in Zimbabwe teach English and chishona mostly taught in Mashonaland,Masvingo,Midlands and Manicaland provinces,whilst Sindebele taught in Matebeleland provinces.About 90% of the Zimbabweans are Bantu people which split into various ethnic groups of different backgrounds and ethnic dialects.
The other 10% comprises the Europeans ,Asians,Americans and the mixed races.
GOVERNMENT:As a result of the desputed election of 2008 ,Zimbabwe is now governed by three major political parties which are represented in the parliament.The parties are ZANU PF and MDC formations.Since 18 April 1980 the Republic of Zimbabwe gained full international recognition as a sovereign state.Since 2000 until 2009 Zimbabwe suffered international isolation because of disputed agrarian land reform and controversial elections which led to being sanctioned by the world powerful states as a way of honoring treaties and universal human rights they accused not being observed.The isolation has since abondoned after the formation of all inclusive government in February 2009.Although there are still many strides needs to be taken by the world powerhouses to completely remove the sanctions which some refer it as restrictive measures in both political and business environments.
Zimbabwe is a member of international bodies ,UN,WORLD BANK,IMF and regional organisation AU,SADC,COMESA.
POLITICAL SYSTEMS:The legislature of Zimbabwe consists of the President,Prime minister and bicameral Parliament.
The President is the head of state,government and commander-in-chief of the defence forces.
The president chairs cabinet of ministers , declares peace and war.
The Prime minister is the head of ministers and chairs the council of ministers.
Both the president and prime minister work in consultation with each other in government duties.The prime minister reports to the president on the daily activities of the government and is the vice chairperson of cabinet.
Parliament consists of 210 members who elected on the common roll in 210 constituencies.The Speaker of parliement conduct the sessions of the assembly whilst all the administrative duties lies with the clerk of parliment.
The upper house is the senate which consists of 60 members elected also through public ballot to represent their sanatorial constituencies.The senate president is the leader of senate ,who elected by senators.
The 10 governors are appinted by the president to represent 10 provinces and are members of parliament.The president of traditional chiefs is also a member of parliament and is elected by the chiefs' council.
There are parliamentary select commitees with powers of scrutiny over legislation .The president,members of parliament has a maximum life of five years after which are automatically dissolved and harmonised elections held which also include councillors to run the local city and rural councils.The elections are conducted by a commission called Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC).
Currently Zimbabweans are writing their own constitution to replace both 1979 Lancaster house and 2008 Global Political Agreements.
THE JUDICATURE:Zimbabwe has a supreme court and a High Court.The High Court has unlimited original jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters and such other jurisdiction as is conferred on it.
The attoney general is the government's legal office which monitors the justice in the country.
The Supreme Court is the highest court of appeal and the Chief Justice sits in this court.
The chief Justice who is the head of the judiciary and Judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by the president in consultation with the Judiciary Service Commission and the Prime Minister.
The High court has appellate jurisdiction and can hear at first instance ,cases concerning the infringement of Human rights in accordance of UN Declaration of Human rights.
ZIMBABWE'S CULTURE AND EDUCATION ON LANGUAGE ISSUE!
Zimbabwe's culture as a national culture is trick , since it has a lot of external influence by virtue of its history pre-colonial ,colonial and post colonial era.
Culture is basically the thinking and doing of people. It comparises the dressing styles, art ,history ,craft ,philosophy ,architecture ,customs ,music ,drama ,codes of behaviour eating habits ,transport and language.
Culture is influenced by external and internal factors.It appears to be static ,but because of influenced by environment it is dynamic.
Zimbabwe 's National Cultural Policy objective 14:Promote the African language inorder to make them effective tools in the country's socio-economic development." The African languages found in Zimbabwe are Chishona and its six dialects, Ndebele ,Venda, Tonga and Shangaan. Although there are great strides in promoting African languages in Education system.
English is the still the national language as shown by communication in the press media, electronic media,courts and law,schools and most official functions in government circles.
The fact is that Zimbabwean leaders that are political ,religious and educational are without option because the language gain it memondum since the colonial era and covers the whole nation despite different ethnic groups.
The idea of promoting vernacular language in Zimbabwe can only be done at a ethic community not as national since it can frustrated by modern African elite.
The actual facts to note is that numerous letters used to communicate are from English. To reach a wider audience one has to use English which is by far used to write education books ,stationery ,notices ,road signs into Chishona or Ndebele would be too expensive though nationalistic or patriotic a gesture! The use of any African vernacular is actually unnecessary and wasteful , since English is now not just a language of colonizers ,but also for Zimbabweans.
It is fully part of Zimbabwean culture which the Zimbabweans are actually cherish.
I also noted that the NGOs promoted our ethnic languages as they donate lot of money to print books in local language . SIDA, DFID,USAID ,IRISH AID the list is endless who contributed to promotion of African languages in formal education system.The English language is effectively used to disseminate information and there may have translations if the goal is to succeed.
When it comes to language I want to argue that we should not be over zealous or disproportionately proud of vernacular languages. But we should observe how influencing is our language in communication with others. Today there are so many people who are promoting their language on the internet. They are so many Zimbabweans in diaspora who want to communicate their languages everyday. And they are so many people who may also emulate Zimbabwean culture and want to learn to speak one of the local languages.
Let also learn from those countries colonised by Portugal. These are Mozambique and Angola their experiences where Portuguese has been used to unify the numerous ethnic groups. The Portuguese in these countries is spoken even by those people who never go to school and young children ,unlike in Zimbabwe where you have to go to school to speak and write in English. In Zimbabwean schools pupils are encouraged to communicate in English for better performance in external examinations. Zimbabweans are proud of English as it enhances learning in science and technology which are the hope of mankind to provide solutions in the social challenges and where computer and information technology is dominating.
On the national dress Zimbabwe culture is gradually formulating her own dress code .
Inconclusion I believe that external influences do not destroy a culture .Remember any social civilization develop rapidly through contact with other cultures and select the best in education system.By so doing we will even become more patriotic and honourable in promoting our country's culture and its education.
Culture is basically the thinking and doing of people. It comparises the dressing styles, art ,history ,craft ,philosophy ,architecture ,customs ,music ,drama ,codes of behaviour eating habits ,transport and language.
Culture is influenced by external and internal factors.It appears to be static ,but because of influenced by environment it is dynamic.
Zimbabwe 's National Cultural Policy objective 14:Promote the African language inorder to make them effective tools in the country's socio-economic development." The African languages found in Zimbabwe are Chishona and its six dialects, Ndebele ,Venda, Tonga and Shangaan. Although there are great strides in promoting African languages in Education system.
English is the still the national language as shown by communication in the press media, electronic media,courts and law,schools and most official functions in government circles.
The fact is that Zimbabwean leaders that are political ,religious and educational are without option because the language gain it memondum since the colonial era and covers the whole nation despite different ethnic groups.
The idea of promoting vernacular language in Zimbabwe can only be done at a ethic community not as national since it can frustrated by modern African elite.
The actual facts to note is that numerous letters used to communicate are from English. To reach a wider audience one has to use English which is by far used to write education books ,stationery ,notices ,road signs into Chishona or Ndebele would be too expensive though nationalistic or patriotic a gesture! The use of any African vernacular is actually unnecessary and wasteful , since English is now not just a language of colonizers ,but also for Zimbabweans.
It is fully part of Zimbabwean culture which the Zimbabweans are actually cherish.
I also noted that the NGOs promoted our ethnic languages as they donate lot of money to print books in local language . SIDA, DFID,USAID ,IRISH AID the list is endless who contributed to promotion of African languages in formal education system.The English language is effectively used to disseminate information and there may have translations if the goal is to succeed.
When it comes to language I want to argue that we should not be over zealous or disproportionately proud of vernacular languages. But we should observe how influencing is our language in communication with others. Today there are so many people who are promoting their language on the internet. They are so many Zimbabweans in diaspora who want to communicate their languages everyday. And they are so many people who may also emulate Zimbabwean culture and want to learn to speak one of the local languages.
Let also learn from those countries colonised by Portugal. These are Mozambique and Angola their experiences where Portuguese has been used to unify the numerous ethnic groups. The Portuguese in these countries is spoken even by those people who never go to school and young children ,unlike in Zimbabwe where you have to go to school to speak and write in English. In Zimbabwean schools pupils are encouraged to communicate in English for better performance in external examinations. Zimbabweans are proud of English as it enhances learning in science and technology which are the hope of mankind to provide solutions in the social challenges and where computer and information technology is dominating.
On the national dress Zimbabwe culture is gradually formulating her own dress code .
Inconclusion I believe that external influences do not destroy a culture .Remember any social civilization develop rapidly through contact with other cultures and select the best in education system.By so doing we will even become more patriotic and honourable in promoting our country's culture and its education.
THE ROLE OF AN ARTIST IN A SOCIETY'S HEALTH AND WELLBEING
The role of an artist needs to be taken from the historical context.History has much information for the work of writers and artists ,sculptors,macrame crafters and painters who curved stones,woven threads and painted walls. The artists,crafters and writers has the ability to show the society its various faces in terms of its beauty and ugliness.At times its worst and the best.They pretend our identity,the noise ,the exposed knowledge and the hidden knowledge of ourselves and our sorroundings,our environment.Italo Calvino says,"Society today demands that the writer raise his voice if he wants to be heard,propose ideas that will have impact on the public, push all his instinctive reactions to extremes."All important is to identify them their roles in society ,their work speak for themselves.Never mind of the bitterness and self-centredness.It seems we run short of our capacity to doubt our perspectives.As writers ,crafters and artists society realised that life can be lived differently guided by new invented values and morals which give more dignity to human life.The landscape of our emotions, our hearts, might not be always an enjoyable sight ,especially when drawn or sculpted by fingers that are informed by conscience and commitment.Art deep into the recesses over memory to identify what is lost.The idea of history repeating itself is a noble as the human beings has the tendency to forget and disregards the history of their scars.
A Mexian ,Octavio Paz once says, civilisation is equate to culture the style of living and dying.It shows that the erotic and culinary arts, dancing and burial,,courtesy and curses,work and leisure, ritual and festivals ,punishments and rewards,dealings with the dead and with the ghost people who our dreams ,attitudes towards women and children old people and strangers , enemies and allies, eternity and the present, here now and the beyond.
Perspectives , dreams , a cosmovision , a way of being the world ,organising it and being organised by it.That is culture and our cultural identity is born out of that.We search for meaning and art is what it searches.
Given the expression that art and culture are regarded as synonymous.Art include various forms ,such as ,painting ,macrame,sculpture ,drama ,music ,and advertising.Art is also defined in broad sense as specialties such as, fine arts,visual arts,performing arts(some of which are perceived to be more prestigious than others depending on who is producing the art and their relationship to the domint culture.)Some of the arts became extinct as it was regarded as produced by illiterate who believed to use media which were not recognised as aesthetically pleasing and not determined what is appropriate in a society.
Art represents various roles of culture which encode in symbols.These symbols are used to portray culturally specific meanings.For example in Zimbabwe stone sculpture can convey messeges through the symbols they used symbols which only understood by specific group of people in a culture.
Artistic methods have been used to promote health and avoid particular diseases .The awareness campaigns for disease outbreak has used posters ,leaflets ,videos and images to convince the population that certain forms of behaviour are more healthier than others.The artists in various specalties are invited to produce works on particular theme related to health.
Partcipating in art forms such as , music,dance and drama can profoundly contribute to a person 's sense of well being and spiritual health.The audience have only to look for people who are dancing wearing happy faces responding to the messege conveyed.Music can be used in the same way to promote heath .For example in Zimbabwe musicians produced songs which played on various shows in plight of HIV AND AIDS, CHOLERA among other disease outbreaks.
There are many ways in which different art forms are currently being used to maintain health .For example ,refexology, massage ,aroma therapy,color therapy,,dance and drama..Some people consider to take part in the activities for the health of their bodies.
In addition looking at beautiful objects is much believed to be a good contribution to the wellbeing.This is part of reasons why people visited art galleries,sculpture gardens,purchase paintings ,weavings,basketry and scupture to adorn their houses.Some of the decorated houses are found in Zimbabwe 's rural areas.
There are some ways people create art forms which bring health to their homes through use of tranquil interior colours,soothing music and cheerful paintings on the walls.
This article has attempted to illustrate the ways in which art and health are inextricably linked.it also referred to the involvement of artists in the production of health messeges and images.Where attempts have been made to involve the artists in their creative work and eye catching images have produced.
In Zimbabwe context these images are culturally appropriate taking concidence that the artist use the social background from the community the images are directed.
Finally ,it is important for artists themselves to be aware of negative aspects of the production process,both in terms of their own health and longevity ,and the potential for creating images which may be offensive and consequently damage the health of others.
A Mexian ,Octavio Paz once says, civilisation is equate to culture the style of living and dying.It shows that the erotic and culinary arts, dancing and burial,,courtesy and curses,work and leisure, ritual and festivals ,punishments and rewards,dealings with the dead and with the ghost people who our dreams ,attitudes towards women and children old people and strangers , enemies and allies, eternity and the present, here now and the beyond.
Perspectives , dreams , a cosmovision , a way of being the world ,organising it and being organised by it.That is culture and our cultural identity is born out of that.We search for meaning and art is what it searches.
Given the expression that art and culture are regarded as synonymous.Art include various forms ,such as ,painting ,macrame,sculpture ,drama ,music ,and advertising.Art is also defined in broad sense as specialties such as, fine arts,visual arts,performing arts(some of which are perceived to be more prestigious than others depending on who is producing the art and their relationship to the domint culture.)Some of the arts became extinct as it was regarded as produced by illiterate who believed to use media which were not recognised as aesthetically pleasing and not determined what is appropriate in a society.
Art represents various roles of culture which encode in symbols.These symbols are used to portray culturally specific meanings.For example in Zimbabwe stone sculpture can convey messeges through the symbols they used symbols which only understood by specific group of people in a culture.
Artistic methods have been used to promote health and avoid particular diseases .The awareness campaigns for disease outbreak has used posters ,leaflets ,videos and images to convince the population that certain forms of behaviour are more healthier than others.The artists in various specalties are invited to produce works on particular theme related to health.
Partcipating in art forms such as , music,dance and drama can profoundly contribute to a person 's sense of well being and spiritual health.The audience have only to look for people who are dancing wearing happy faces responding to the messege conveyed.Music can be used in the same way to promote heath .For example in Zimbabwe musicians produced songs which played on various shows in plight of HIV AND AIDS, CHOLERA among other disease outbreaks.
There are many ways in which different art forms are currently being used to maintain health .For example ,refexology, massage ,aroma therapy,color therapy,,dance and drama..Some people consider to take part in the activities for the health of their bodies.
In addition looking at beautiful objects is much believed to be a good contribution to the wellbeing.This is part of reasons why people visited art galleries,sculpture gardens,purchase paintings ,weavings,basketry and scupture to adorn their houses.Some of the decorated houses are found in Zimbabwe 's rural areas.
There are some ways people create art forms which bring health to their homes through use of tranquil interior colours,soothing music and cheerful paintings on the walls.
This article has attempted to illustrate the ways in which art and health are inextricably linked.it also referred to the involvement of artists in the production of health messeges and images.Where attempts have been made to involve the artists in their creative work and eye catching images have produced.
In Zimbabwe context these images are culturally appropriate taking concidence that the artist use the social background from the community the images are directed.
Finally ,it is important for artists themselves to be aware of negative aspects of the production process,both in terms of their own health and longevity ,and the potential for creating images which may be offensive and consequently damage the health of others.
HOW TO INVEST IN ZIMBABWEAN ART?
Art investment is a risk business.The ability to predict rarity and being able to foresee fashion changes.What may be good may change to be rubbish in future.
WHAT TO AVOID WHEN BUYING ART ITEMS?:
♦Don't buy a work of art just because a gallery is promoting it or the artist.
♦Don't buy a second imitation of a familiar piece.
♦Don't buy a work of art simply because the artist recently won a prize.
♦Don't buy a piece because the friends or neighbours bought one like it. And try to avoid buying at first sight.
WHAT TO DO?:
♥Buy the item that enhence the value of other items in life.♥A piece that fits your environment for example in a room,passage ,garden or a square.
♥A sculpture or painting can create harmonies in bedrooms, offices,public room anywhere, provided it is the right piece for the right place.
♥Be considerate of weight and durability.Wood,hard stone and metal are safer than soft stone.In colours bright colours cheer up the environment ,however they make the room smaller.
♥Soft colours sooth and have sense of space.
The choice is yours to choose a piece that will dominate or that will harmonise easily and make sure it has a strong solid base.
THE POWER OF THE THEME:Zimbabwean art tends to be abstract but with African dimension of universal themes.Abstract themes is making something from one 's mind and universal themes like dancing,spirit forms, love relationships hopefully have something to say to everyone and to anything in African context.Older people usually like peaceful simple forms or curves and some aroused by the need for simulation.
The good piece communicate something new to you every time you look at it.
THE KNOWLEDGE OF AN ARTIST. The information of an Artist do three things:
♦It enhence your personal enjoyment just because you have the background of the creator and the circumstances which build upto existence.
♦Able to make evaluations Artist and Art movement that will better placed discuss their pieces together with others from other countries.
♦You able to have assessment of Art's originality only after better placed in individual's work in contest for your friends and associates.
This will build mutual relationship with the collector.Artists from different countries share ideas.
The enthusiasms grows and then decides to have analysis of a ZIMBABWEAN ART. so that you have much more than a buyer or an investor.You may encouraged creative employment and helped many people in this drought-ridden region.
WHAT TO AVOID WHEN BUYING ART ITEMS?:
♦Don't buy a work of art just because a gallery is promoting it or the artist.
♦Don't buy a second imitation of a familiar piece.
♦Don't buy a work of art simply because the artist recently won a prize.
♦Don't buy a piece because the friends or neighbours bought one like it. And try to avoid buying at first sight.
WHAT TO DO?:
♥Buy the item that enhence the value of other items in life.♥A piece that fits your environment for example in a room,passage ,garden or a square.
♥A sculpture or painting can create harmonies in bedrooms, offices,public room anywhere, provided it is the right piece for the right place.
♥Be considerate of weight and durability.Wood,hard stone and metal are safer than soft stone.In colours bright colours cheer up the environment ,however they make the room smaller.
♥Soft colours sooth and have sense of space.
The choice is yours to choose a piece that will dominate or that will harmonise easily and make sure it has a strong solid base.
THE POWER OF THE THEME:Zimbabwean art tends to be abstract but with African dimension of universal themes.Abstract themes is making something from one 's mind and universal themes like dancing,spirit forms, love relationships hopefully have something to say to everyone and to anything in African context.Older people usually like peaceful simple forms or curves and some aroused by the need for simulation.
The good piece communicate something new to you every time you look at it.
THE KNOWLEDGE OF AN ARTIST. The information of an Artist do three things:
♦It enhence your personal enjoyment just because you have the background of the creator and the circumstances which build upto existence.
♦Able to make evaluations Artist and Art movement that will better placed discuss their pieces together with others from other countries.
♦You able to have assessment of Art's originality only after better placed in individual's work in contest for your friends and associates.
This will build mutual relationship with the collector.Artists from different countries share ideas.
The enthusiasms grows and then decides to have analysis of a ZIMBABWEAN ART. so that you have much more than a buyer or an investor.You may encouraged creative employment and helped many people in this drought-ridden region.
GAME VIEWING IN ZIMBABWE!
If animals,plants and the great outdoors fascinate you.You should consider make a trip to Africa particulary in Zimbabwe to view exciting game animals,woodlands and grasslands which conserved with world of tourism in mind.
Most tourists worldover are being lured to Zimbabwe's conservation areas by our beautiful natural heritage.
Zimbabwe economy isn't doing particulary well,one industry that's registering a significant growth is tourism,thanks to the inclusive government and the multi-currency regime stratergy.
There are several privately owned game farms,reserves and lodges in Zimbabwe.Visitors from all walks of life can get the maximum benefits from game viewing.
Whilst observing games you will learn about ecology,botany and how the animals live in their natural habitat.
Zimbabwe game experts offer tourists their value for money which includes birds identification ,approaching and viewing dangerous animals such as lions ,elephants ,bufallos etc,on foot or in vehicles.Guests are given the much protection they deserve whilst navigating in the bush and look at animal behaviour.
Zimbabwe is poppular for its abundance of wildlife.Apart from herds of impala,zebra,wildebeest ,kudu and giraffe,the big five lion ,leopard,white rhino ,elephant and bufalo are regulary encountered in the vicinity woodlands and grasslands.
There is a great diversity of plant life ,as well as more than 630 species of birds.
Most tourists worldover are being lured to Zimbabwe's conservation areas by our beautiful natural heritage.
Zimbabwe economy isn't doing particulary well,one industry that's registering a significant growth is tourism,thanks to the inclusive government and the multi-currency regime stratergy.
There are several privately owned game farms,reserves and lodges in Zimbabwe.Visitors from all walks of life can get the maximum benefits from game viewing.
Whilst observing games you will learn about ecology,botany and how the animals live in their natural habitat.
Zimbabwe game experts offer tourists their value for money which includes birds identification ,approaching and viewing dangerous animals such as lions ,elephants ,bufallos etc,on foot or in vehicles.Guests are given the much protection they deserve whilst navigating in the bush and look at animal behaviour.
Zimbabwe is poppular for its abundance of wildlife.Apart from herds of impala,zebra,wildebeest ,kudu and giraffe,the big five lion ,leopard,white rhino ,elephant and bufalo are regulary encountered in the vicinity woodlands and grasslands.
There is a great diversity of plant life ,as well as more than 630 species of birds.
FACTS ABOUT ZIMBABWE'S AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY!
Zimbabwe around late 19th century was admired by the British Business mogul and imperialist Cecil John Rhodes after he perceived that in the land there is lot of gold like in South Africa.
Rhodes sent his concession team to persuade the then powerful king Lobengula to give them permission to do mining in the Mashonaland.
After Rhodes identified that there is no suficient minerals ,but the land is suitable for other enterprises such as farming,He resort to agricuture.
The Shona and Ndebele people later realised that the Whites are not their saviours but rather colonisers of their land.The land struggle dates back from this era until today Zimbabwe politics is still centred on land question.
What is Zimbabwe's economy on Agriculture?
AGRICULTURE: Zimbabwe experiences a wide range of temperature,rainfall and soil conditions which are good for various agricultural enterprises.Most of Zimbabwe areas receives a lot of rainfall in summer season which range from October to April.
The eastern highlands receives over 1000mm of rainfall per annum and is very reliable in these places.The farmers mainly specialised in decidious fruits,potatoes,timber plantations and very intensive livestork ranching including sheep rearing.
The most parts of Mashonaland including Harare,Mutare,Masvingo,Gweru and surrounding places has rainfall range of 600mm to 800mm per year and these places are where Maize the national staple food grown,tobacco,horticultural crops, and intensive to semi-intensive livestork ranching done.
The lowveld and Zambezi valley including the Bulawayo and surrounding places receives rainfall below 400mm and is very unreliable.The most successful enterprises in Agriculture include cattle ranching,cotton under irrigation and sugarcane plantations.
A great potential also exists for the production of irrigated crops during the winter cropping.Soils vary throughout the country ,for the most part they are sandy granite based areas. Heavy red and black soils are found in some places around the whole country.
Recent years have been marked by an impressive development in the adoption of advanced production techniques.With large scale commercial and peasant farming ,aided by a wide range of government assistance .The agriculture sector developed to the point at which it contributes a major share of the country 's GDP and creates employment to the 80% of the workforce.
However the development was slowed down since 2000 after the Zimbabwe government succumbed to the pressure of the war veterans who lost patience with the Lancaster House conference which has agreed to facilitate the land redistribution to the landless majority.
The dispute between Harare and London results in violent land redistribution dabbed 'fast track' which led to Zimbabwe being isolated and sanctioned to the point that inflation and devalued Zimbabwe dollar eventually left into the dust bin.
After the formation of all inclusive government and adoption of multi-currency in February 2009 the situation is now back to normal.
The commercial sector and subsistence sector is now recieving support from government ,international donors and other financial sectors.
The support range from technical support,education and extension services,marketing facilities , better seeds and improved techniques of production such as conservation farming and water management.
Other services which still rendered by the government include testing of,new crops such as cereals,horticultural and regumes by Variety Testing Centre (VTC) and livestork research facilities ,veterinary control and research services, such as Handerson for veterinary,Kutsaga for Tobacco,Kadoma for cotton and Grasslands for horticulture.
Conservation farming is now offered by the NGOs through research done by Foundations of Farming sponsored by a church organisation Rivers of life ministries.
Marketing facilities provided by government is through boards such as Tobacco Marketing Board(TIMB),Grain Marketing Board(GMB) ,Cotton Company of Zimbabwe(COTTCO),Dairy board Zimbabwe and Cold storage company.They provide marketing services outright at fixed or floor prices ,like for example grains ,cattle and milk ,tobacco at the auction floors for regulatory control over marketing inorder to maintain stability.
The Government trained extension officers to help farmers in rural areas to increase production.
Research work undertaken in recent years at several agricultural research stations in the country resulted in substantial increased yields of agriculture produce .The agricultural colleges increased from two to 14 around the country,since 1980.Universities also increased as open university and other private institutions are providing training for the generation of farmers.
The government blueprint STERP was planned to revamp comprehensively the agricultural sector to realise economic turnaround stratergy.This would increased exports ,expand employment creation and generate enough raw materials for the the africulture and manufacturing industries. The project became successful.
The tobacco output in 2009-2010 season increased by 144% than the previous season.Grain production also increased ,eventhough affected by drought this season.
The government 's major plans to construct dams developed very well to have more irrigation facilities all over the country.
Rhodes sent his concession team to persuade the then powerful king Lobengula to give them permission to do mining in the Mashonaland.
After Rhodes identified that there is no suficient minerals ,but the land is suitable for other enterprises such as farming,He resort to agricuture.
The Shona and Ndebele people later realised that the Whites are not their saviours but rather colonisers of their land.The land struggle dates back from this era until today Zimbabwe politics is still centred on land question.
What is Zimbabwe's economy on Agriculture?
AGRICULTURE: Zimbabwe experiences a wide range of temperature,rainfall and soil conditions which are good for various agricultural enterprises.Most of Zimbabwe areas receives a lot of rainfall in summer season which range from October to April.
The eastern highlands receives over 1000mm of rainfall per annum and is very reliable in these places.The farmers mainly specialised in decidious fruits,potatoes,timber plantations and very intensive livestork ranching including sheep rearing.
The most parts of Mashonaland including Harare,Mutare,Masvingo,Gweru and surrounding places has rainfall range of 600mm to 800mm per year and these places are where Maize the national staple food grown,tobacco,horticultural crops, and intensive to semi-intensive livestork ranching done.
The lowveld and Zambezi valley including the Bulawayo and surrounding places receives rainfall below 400mm and is very unreliable.The most successful enterprises in Agriculture include cattle ranching,cotton under irrigation and sugarcane plantations.
A great potential also exists for the production of irrigated crops during the winter cropping.Soils vary throughout the country ,for the most part they are sandy granite based areas. Heavy red and black soils are found in some places around the whole country.
Recent years have been marked by an impressive development in the adoption of advanced production techniques.With large scale commercial and peasant farming ,aided by a wide range of government assistance .The agriculture sector developed to the point at which it contributes a major share of the country 's GDP and creates employment to the 80% of the workforce.
However the development was slowed down since 2000 after the Zimbabwe government succumbed to the pressure of the war veterans who lost patience with the Lancaster House conference which has agreed to facilitate the land redistribution to the landless majority.
The dispute between Harare and London results in violent land redistribution dabbed 'fast track' which led to Zimbabwe being isolated and sanctioned to the point that inflation and devalued Zimbabwe dollar eventually left into the dust bin.
After the formation of all inclusive government and adoption of multi-currency in February 2009 the situation is now back to normal.
The commercial sector and subsistence sector is now recieving support from government ,international donors and other financial sectors.
The support range from technical support,education and extension services,marketing facilities , better seeds and improved techniques of production such as conservation farming and water management.
Other services which still rendered by the government include testing of,new crops such as cereals,horticultural and regumes by Variety Testing Centre (VTC) and livestork research facilities ,veterinary control and research services, such as Handerson for veterinary,Kutsaga for Tobacco,Kadoma for cotton and Grasslands for horticulture.
Conservation farming is now offered by the NGOs through research done by Foundations of Farming sponsored by a church organisation Rivers of life ministries.
Marketing facilities provided by government is through boards such as Tobacco Marketing Board(TIMB),Grain Marketing Board(GMB) ,Cotton Company of Zimbabwe(COTTCO),Dairy board Zimbabwe and Cold storage company.They provide marketing services outright at fixed or floor prices ,like for example grains ,cattle and milk ,tobacco at the auction floors for regulatory control over marketing inorder to maintain stability.
The Government trained extension officers to help farmers in rural areas to increase production.
Research work undertaken in recent years at several agricultural research stations in the country resulted in substantial increased yields of agriculture produce .The agricultural colleges increased from two to 14 around the country,since 1980.Universities also increased as open university and other private institutions are providing training for the generation of farmers.
The government blueprint STERP was planned to revamp comprehensively the agricultural sector to realise economic turnaround stratergy.This would increased exports ,expand employment creation and generate enough raw materials for the the africulture and manufacturing industries. The project became successful.
The tobacco output in 2009-2010 season increased by 144% than the previous season.Grain production also increased ,eventhough affected by drought this season.
The government 's major plans to construct dams developed very well to have more irrigation facilities all over the country.
Principles of Conservation Farming on cropping !
Timeliness of planting means planting should be on time so that the crop get enough conditions necessary for growing,for example in Zimbabwe the longest day is 23 December so a farmer should ensure most of the crops planted before this day so that the potential yields is guaranteed.Usually late planting is selfish which compromise on maximum produce.Delaying planting reduces yields at 120KGs per day /hectare.
The planting should be at standard through making proper recommended plant spacing in rows and inter rows. Do by modelling planting in proper mulching ,proper placement of fertilisers ,no weeds allowed to compete with crops.Minimum disturbance of soil and moisture management through good mulching.No burning .no ploughing as soil inversion is of no significance.
Planting should be done without wastage manure ,fertilisers should be placed in the plant rows every year.Crop rotation allows soil to generates fertility builds up over years and utilises fertility at different soil depth.Crop rotation should be atleast 20% legumes.
When doing the conservation farming the farmer should do it with joy so that s/he can do it properly following every step with zeal.All the concepts need to be practiced with humility and starting small then enlarging the area every year with proper assessment and evaluation.
The conservation farming in Zimbabwe is the only way to make the land sustainable and ensure that the population is getting enough food whilst maintaing the environment suitable for future use.Without improving conservation Agriculture management in developing countries like Zimbabwe the environment will continue to degrade.Caring about environment is not a luxury but it is a prime necessity because Zimbabwe's main industry is Agriculture with the 80% of the population heavily depends on.This implies that a holistic approach is needed to ensure that this industry is sustainable and the welfare of the people is the priority.Therefore more work is needed to encourage all farmers large or small to adopt this method so that it become successful.
The planting should be at standard through making proper recommended plant spacing in rows and inter rows. Do by modelling planting in proper mulching ,proper placement of fertilisers ,no weeds allowed to compete with crops.Minimum disturbance of soil and moisture management through good mulching.No burning .no ploughing as soil inversion is of no significance.
Planting should be done without wastage manure ,fertilisers should be placed in the plant rows every year.Crop rotation allows soil to generates fertility builds up over years and utilises fertility at different soil depth.Crop rotation should be atleast 20% legumes.
When doing the conservation farming the farmer should do it with joy so that s/he can do it properly following every step with zeal.All the concepts need to be practiced with humility and starting small then enlarging the area every year with proper assessment and evaluation.
The conservation farming in Zimbabwe is the only way to make the land sustainable and ensure that the population is getting enough food whilst maintaing the environment suitable for future use.Without improving conservation Agriculture management in developing countries like Zimbabwe the environment will continue to degrade.Caring about environment is not a luxury but it is a prime necessity because Zimbabwe's main industry is Agriculture with the 80% of the population heavily depends on.This implies that a holistic approach is needed to ensure that this industry is sustainable and the welfare of the people is the priority.Therefore more work is needed to encourage all farmers large or small to adopt this method so that it become successful.
KINGS OF THE JUNGLE: CHEETAH AND LEOPARD
Cheetah and leopard are the largest largest cats in Africa. They found in the African rocky jungles ,swamps ,forests and scrublands of southern to central Africa.Unlike most cats these big cats are at home on the ground or trees but also on the rocks.Most of these species are upto 2 metres long ,with a tail and cheetah can splint if going for its prey. Both of them has good comaouflage with the vegetation even rocks.Because of this mystery and illusiveness of these large cats ,they are also difficult to find! The cats' tawny golden coat splashed with black rosettes ,which enclose smaller spots ,helps it hide and then disappear into the shadows without being seen. I myself has difficult to distinguish a leopard and a cheetah ,with some say leopard has more spots than cheetah and cheetah is longer than leopard. But what if it is still younger you easily say its leopard than cheetah. However cheetah run faster than leopard.
The leopard can awaits for its prey while perched silently in the tree. With one powerful bite on the neck .It cuts the throat to suck the blood as it kills.
These cats are a great threat to attack human beings. Although park experts say you can walk on the forest without seen them ,but these cats can see you and ignore.
The cats once found roaming in mountainous areas all over Africa.Today ,they are very scarce and only left in the conserved areas. Longback hunters killed them in honour of the chiefs who want the spotted skins which they regarded gave them with much diginity and pride.
In zimbabwe the lion cheetah park was created just few kilometres outside Harare along Bulawayo road to protect the endangerd species like the big African cats as an efforts to preserve it.
The leopard can awaits for its prey while perched silently in the tree. With one powerful bite on the neck .It cuts the throat to suck the blood as it kills.
These cats are a great threat to attack human beings. Although park experts say you can walk on the forest without seen them ,but these cats can see you and ignore.
The cats once found roaming in mountainous areas all over Africa.Today ,they are very scarce and only left in the conserved areas. Longback hunters killed them in honour of the chiefs who want the spotted skins which they regarded gave them with much diginity and pride.
In zimbabwe the lion cheetah park was created just few kilometres outside Harare along Bulawayo road to protect the endangerd species like the big African cats as an efforts to preserve it.
Birds in Zimbabwe:Swynnerton's robin, Cape batis and Stripechecked bulbul
Zimbabwe has over 620 bird species which offically recorded . The number is equal to bird species found in north American and Australia which is much much larger area as compared to Zimbabwe.According the bird expert Peter Ginn ,Zimbabwe's birds are relatively easily found if the observers visited their correct habitat.
Most of the birds found in highlands especially the eastern higlands where there is thick forests and evergreen vegetation.The other parts of the country where these birds species found are in msasa and mopane woodlands as well as in grasslands where birds are living and reproducing comfortably.
Swynnerton's robin:
Swynnerton 's robin is widespread in small patches in forests of eastern highlands ,particulary in Chipinge and Nyanga.
The birds are not easy to see because of not noisy and very small in size,Their distinctive sounds enables watchers to locate them especially during breeding season when they communicating with mates.
The birds usually don't migrate which help the watchers to easily spot its habitat.This is because they restricted by the presence of thickest.They usually found in areas where there is a fair amount of undergrowth.They move frequently on the ground hopping from twig to log and back on to the ground.Its main food is insects and berries.
Like warblers they build a deep cup-shaped nest which is large enough to cover the whole bird inside.
The nests are located in the middle of large mass of coarser material and are not easily seen.
Cape batis
This birds are found on higher elevations in highlands in Zimbabwe.Cape batis occur at sea level in Cape south Africa.
Usually this birds live in pairs in summer where oftenly paired adults have only one or two young ones.
The male has a black chest bar while the famale has rufous throat and chest.
Birds build a beatiful cup-shaped nest which is usually well covered lichen to camouflage it.The female incubats whilst firmly sits and the obsever can approach almost one metre without leaving the nest.
This is one of the birds produce a lot of sounds with a variety of pitches .Mostly one to three notes repeated many times.The sounds are clear communication to relatively small bird which could easily listen attentively ,when overlooked in the tall forests.
Stripechecked bulbul
These are somes called greenbuls because of their black plumage.This plumage is the comflouradge which makes it difficult to spot it when disappear in forest especially when foraging in scrub or bushes.
They usally make their nests in thick vegetation near pathways as they seek refuge from monkeys in forests.These paths are where human beings walk frequently which may avoid monkeys to distroy nests.
The nest is a fairy small neat cup of fine grass rootlets,decorated with fine fibrous material.Their nests are located low down approximately three metres above the ground.
I hope you left with many queries and general comments feel free to share with the writer.
Most of the birds found in highlands especially the eastern higlands where there is thick forests and evergreen vegetation.The other parts of the country where these birds species found are in msasa and mopane woodlands as well as in grasslands where birds are living and reproducing comfortably.
Swynnerton's robin:
Swynnerton 's robin is widespread in small patches in forests of eastern highlands ,particulary in Chipinge and Nyanga.
The birds are not easy to see because of not noisy and very small in size,Their distinctive sounds enables watchers to locate them especially during breeding season when they communicating with mates.
The birds usually don't migrate which help the watchers to easily spot its habitat.This is because they restricted by the presence of thickest.They usually found in areas where there is a fair amount of undergrowth.They move frequently on the ground hopping from twig to log and back on to the ground.Its main food is insects and berries.
Like warblers they build a deep cup-shaped nest which is large enough to cover the whole bird inside.
The nests are located in the middle of large mass of coarser material and are not easily seen.
Cape batis
This birds are found on higher elevations in highlands in Zimbabwe.Cape batis occur at sea level in Cape south Africa.
Usually this birds live in pairs in summer where oftenly paired adults have only one or two young ones.
The male has a black chest bar while the famale has rufous throat and chest.
Birds build a beatiful cup-shaped nest which is usually well covered lichen to camouflage it.The female incubats whilst firmly sits and the obsever can approach almost one metre without leaving the nest.
This is one of the birds produce a lot of sounds with a variety of pitches .Mostly one to three notes repeated many times.The sounds are clear communication to relatively small bird which could easily listen attentively ,when overlooked in the tall forests.
Stripechecked bulbul
These are somes called greenbuls because of their black plumage.This plumage is the comflouradge which makes it difficult to spot it when disappear in forest especially when foraging in scrub or bushes.
They usally make their nests in thick vegetation near pathways as they seek refuge from monkeys in forests.These paths are where human beings walk frequently which may avoid monkeys to distroy nests.
The nest is a fairy small neat cup of fine grass rootlets,decorated with fine fibrous material.Their nests are located low down approximately three metres above the ground.
I hope you left with many queries and general comments feel free to share with the writer.
The common decidious tree in Zimbabwe:MSASA
Botanical name:Brachystegia spiciformis
English name :Msasa
Chishona name:Monhondo,Musasa
National tree number:252
Description:
A relatively medium to large tree ,8 to 15 metres in height ,the branches are heavy ,thrusting upwards and outwards ,often twisting and curving, producing a well balance plant and is the most scattered tree species in Zimbabwe.Its dominants and ecological importance over many areas giving many people to think that savanna woodlands is this species which occurring in open areas and are known as the decidious woodlands.This trees tolerate various soil types ranging from heavy clay to poor sand soils.
The bark is pale grey and smooth when young,then becoming rough ,dark grey ,deeply fissured vertically and coarsely ,horizontally cracked,slowly flacking in thick ,irregular scales.
Leaves are pendulous ,dark green ,shiny leafylets usually in four pairs ,the terminal pair being the largest oblong -elliptic ,2,5 to 8x1 to 4,5 cm with or without very fine hairs ,stipules are like threads falling very early.
Flowers are small ,greenish which are short,dense with thickset terminal spikes ,3 to 6 cm long .Frowers produce a very sweet scent.
Fruits are large wood pods which are flat upto 14cm in length .The colours are brown and very smooth when matured.
Diagnostic characters:Flowering period begin in early August to November .Fruit development begin in May and matures in August where the pods splitting exposively scattering seeds at a considerable distances which eventually grow to make the msasa woodlands.
Dstribution:Msasa is the most tree species which densely cover the whole of Zimbabwe and well spersed in Zambezi valley, Limpopo valley and a strip along border with Botswana up to Victoria falls.Hence msasa become the major woodlands of Zimbabwe and the commonly used wood in domestic uses of the Bantu people.
Habitat:Open woodland or in wooded grasslands common in all tropical conditons including the semi-arid to arid areas.
Economic uses:The young leaves branches and leaves are good good for both grazers and blowsers especially during the late winter,spring and early summers where the only green plants is this decidious species. The seeds also eaten by various animals in the bush.This is the neatest indigenous species in the indigenous forests of Zimbabwe.Like the Mupfuti trees the Msasa barks contain 13% tanin which is the best ingredient in tanning industry.The major source of energy in Zimbabwe is fuelwood especially in rural areas.Msasa is the most reliable source of energy ,even to the tobacco farmers.Msasa worms are also excellent source of protein to those who need this worms as food which are known as "madora" by the chishona bantu people.
The flush colours of the young leaves which vary from pale fawn to deep claret -red and these trees are important among contributors to the splendid in spring and all year round are among the most beautiful trees in the world.This attracted most of the visitors who feel relaxed and much serenity when admiring the blosom of the vegetation.The tourist enjoy the good shade provideded by these trees which is cool and very pleasant whilst walking in the bushes.
The brown wood is usde by the local people in general timber purposes at their home,although it is not durable.
Other uses:An in fusion of roots provide treatment for dysentery and diarrhoea and decoction is applied as an eyewash in cases of conjunctivitis.The stripped barks if chewed is good at relieving constipation .This stripped barks which is soft used for general tying purposes at home including thatching and other crafts work.
Propagation:The seeds can easily put into wet soils and germinate readily ,but the seedlings are difficult to transplant and this species are very slow to grow.It is very necessary to conserve this in its original woodlands and avoid frequent veld fires which is a threat to the survival of this species.This species succesfully hybridised with B. glaucescens and B. microphylla .
SOURCE OF INFORMATION
Palgrave K.C. and Drummond R.B(1993)Trees of Southern Africa ,The Struik Group p/l ,Cape Town
English name :Msasa
Chishona name:Monhondo,Musasa
National tree number:252
Description:
A relatively medium to large tree ,8 to 15 metres in height ,the branches are heavy ,thrusting upwards and outwards ,often twisting and curving, producing a well balance plant and is the most scattered tree species in Zimbabwe.Its dominants and ecological importance over many areas giving many people to think that savanna woodlands is this species which occurring in open areas and are known as the decidious woodlands.This trees tolerate various soil types ranging from heavy clay to poor sand soils.
The bark is pale grey and smooth when young,then becoming rough ,dark grey ,deeply fissured vertically and coarsely ,horizontally cracked,slowly flacking in thick ,irregular scales.
Leaves are pendulous ,dark green ,shiny leafylets usually in four pairs ,the terminal pair being the largest oblong -elliptic ,2,5 to 8x1 to 4,5 cm with or without very fine hairs ,stipules are like threads falling very early.
Flowers are small ,greenish which are short,dense with thickset terminal spikes ,3 to 6 cm long .Frowers produce a very sweet scent.
Fruits are large wood pods which are flat upto 14cm in length .The colours are brown and very smooth when matured.
Diagnostic characters:Flowering period begin in early August to November .Fruit development begin in May and matures in August where the pods splitting exposively scattering seeds at a considerable distances which eventually grow to make the msasa woodlands.
Dstribution:Msasa is the most tree species which densely cover the whole of Zimbabwe and well spersed in Zambezi valley, Limpopo valley and a strip along border with Botswana up to Victoria falls.Hence msasa become the major woodlands of Zimbabwe and the commonly used wood in domestic uses of the Bantu people.
Habitat:Open woodland or in wooded grasslands common in all tropical conditons including the semi-arid to arid areas.
Economic uses:The young leaves branches and leaves are good good for both grazers and blowsers especially during the late winter,spring and early summers where the only green plants is this decidious species. The seeds also eaten by various animals in the bush.This is the neatest indigenous species in the indigenous forests of Zimbabwe.Like the Mupfuti trees the Msasa barks contain 13% tanin which is the best ingredient in tanning industry.The major source of energy in Zimbabwe is fuelwood especially in rural areas.Msasa is the most reliable source of energy ,even to the tobacco farmers.Msasa worms are also excellent source of protein to those who need this worms as food which are known as "madora" by the chishona bantu people.
The flush colours of the young leaves which vary from pale fawn to deep claret -red and these trees are important among contributors to the splendid in spring and all year round are among the most beautiful trees in the world.This attracted most of the visitors who feel relaxed and much serenity when admiring the blosom of the vegetation.The tourist enjoy the good shade provideded by these trees which is cool and very pleasant whilst walking in the bushes.
The brown wood is usde by the local people in general timber purposes at their home,although it is not durable.
Other uses:An in fusion of roots provide treatment for dysentery and diarrhoea and decoction is applied as an eyewash in cases of conjunctivitis.The stripped barks if chewed is good at relieving constipation .This stripped barks which is soft used for general tying purposes at home including thatching and other crafts work.
Propagation:The seeds can easily put into wet soils and germinate readily ,but the seedlings are difficult to transplant and this species are very slow to grow.It is very necessary to conserve this in its original woodlands and avoid frequent veld fires which is a threat to the survival of this species.This species succesfully hybridised with B. glaucescens and B. microphylla .
SOURCE OF INFORMATION
Palgrave K.C. and Drummond R.B(1993)Trees of Southern Africa ,The Struik Group p/l ,Cape Town
The common decidious tree in Zimbabwe:MSASA
Botanical name:Brachystegia spiciformis
English name :Msasa
Chishona name:Monhondo,Musasa
National tree number:252
Description:
A relatively medium to large tree ,8 to 15 metres in height ,the branches are heavy ,thrusting upwards and outwards ,often twisting and curving, producing a well balance plant and is the most scattered tree species in Zimbabwe.Its dominants and ecological importance over many areas giving many people to think that savanna woodlands is this species which occurring in open areas and are known as the decidious woodlands.This trees tolerate various soil types ranging from heavy clay to poor sand soils.
The bark is pale grey and smooth when young,then becoming rough ,dark grey ,deeply fissured vertically and coarsely ,horizontally cracked,slowly flacking in thick ,irregular scales.
Leaves are pendulous ,dark green ,shiny leafylets usually in four pairs ,the terminal pair being the largest oblong -elliptic ,2,5 to 8x1 to 4,5 cm with or without very fine hairs ,stipules are like threads falling very early.
Flowers are small ,greenish which are short,dense with thickset terminal spikes ,3 to 6 cm long .Frowers produce a very sweet scent.
Fruits are large wood pods which are flat upto 14cm in length .The colours are brown and very smooth when matured.
Diagnostic characters:Flowering period begin in early August to November .Fruit development begin in May and matures in August where the pods splitting exposively scattering seeds at a considerable distances which eventually grow to make the msasa woodlands.
Dstribution:Msasa is the most tree species which densely cover the whole of Zimbabwe and well spersed in Zambezi valley, Limpopo valley and a strip along border with Botswana up to Victoria falls.Hence msasa become the major woodlands of Zimbabwe and the commonly used wood in domestic uses of the Bantu people.
Habitat:Open woodland or in wooded grasslands common in all tropical conditons including the semi-arid to arid areas.
Economic uses:The young leaves branches and leaves are good good for both grazers and blowsers especially during the late winter,spring and early summers where the only green plants is this decidious species. The seeds also eaten by various animals in the bush.This is the neatest indigenous species in the indigenous forests of Zimbabwe.Like the Mupfuti trees the Msasa barks contain 13% tanin which is the best ingredient in tanning industry.The major source of energy in Zimbabwe is fuelwood especially in rural areas.Msasa is the most reliable source of energy ,even to the tobacco farmers.Msasa worms are also excellent source of protein to those who need this worms as food which are known as "madora" by the chishona bantu people.
The flush colours of the young leaves which vary from pale fawn to deep claret -red and these trees are important among contributors to the splendid in spring and all year round are among the most beautiful trees in the world.This attracted most of the visitors who feel relaxed and much serenity when admiring the blosom of the vegetation.The tourist enjoy the good shade provideded by these trees which is cool and very pleasant whilst walking in the bushes.
The brown wood is usde by the local people in general timber purposes at their home,although it is not durable.
Other uses:An in fusion of roots provide treatment for dysentery and diarrhoea and decoction is applied as an eyewash in cases of conjunctivitis.The stripped barks if chewed is good at relieving constipation .This stripped barks which is soft used for general tying purposes at home including thatching and other crafts work.
Propagation:The seeds can easily put into wet soils and germinate readily ,but the seedlings are difficult to transplant and this species are very slow to grow.It is very necessary to conserve this in its original woodlands and avoid frequent veld fires which is a threat to the survival of this species.This species succesfully hybridised with B. glaucescens and B. microphylla .
SOURCE OF INFORMATION
Palgrave K.C. and Drummond R.B(1993)Trees of Southern Africa ,The Struik Group p/l ,Cape Town
English name :Msasa
Chishona name:Monhondo,Musasa
National tree number:252
Description:
A relatively medium to large tree ,8 to 15 metres in height ,the branches are heavy ,thrusting upwards and outwards ,often twisting and curving, producing a well balance plant and is the most scattered tree species in Zimbabwe.Its dominants and ecological importance over many areas giving many people to think that savanna woodlands is this species which occurring in open areas and are known as the decidious woodlands.This trees tolerate various soil types ranging from heavy clay to poor sand soils.
The bark is pale grey and smooth when young,then becoming rough ,dark grey ,deeply fissured vertically and coarsely ,horizontally cracked,slowly flacking in thick ,irregular scales.
Leaves are pendulous ,dark green ,shiny leafylets usually in four pairs ,the terminal pair being the largest oblong -elliptic ,2,5 to 8x1 to 4,5 cm with or without very fine hairs ,stipules are like threads falling very early.
Flowers are small ,greenish which are short,dense with thickset terminal spikes ,3 to 6 cm long .Frowers produce a very sweet scent.
Fruits are large wood pods which are flat upto 14cm in length .The colours are brown and very smooth when matured.
Diagnostic characters:Flowering period begin in early August to November .Fruit development begin in May and matures in August where the pods splitting exposively scattering seeds at a considerable distances which eventually grow to make the msasa woodlands.
Dstribution:Msasa is the most tree species which densely cover the whole of Zimbabwe and well spersed in Zambezi valley, Limpopo valley and a strip along border with Botswana up to Victoria falls.Hence msasa become the major woodlands of Zimbabwe and the commonly used wood in domestic uses of the Bantu people.
Habitat:Open woodland or in wooded grasslands common in all tropical conditons including the semi-arid to arid areas.
Economic uses:The young leaves branches and leaves are good good for both grazers and blowsers especially during the late winter,spring and early summers where the only green plants is this decidious species. The seeds also eaten by various animals in the bush.This is the neatest indigenous species in the indigenous forests of Zimbabwe.Like the Mupfuti trees the Msasa barks contain 13% tanin which is the best ingredient in tanning industry.The major source of energy in Zimbabwe is fuelwood especially in rural areas.Msasa is the most reliable source of energy ,even to the tobacco farmers.Msasa worms are also excellent source of protein to those who need this worms as food which are known as "madora" by the chishona bantu people.
The flush colours of the young leaves which vary from pale fawn to deep claret -red and these trees are important among contributors to the splendid in spring and all year round are among the most beautiful trees in the world.This attracted most of the visitors who feel relaxed and much serenity when admiring the blosom of the vegetation.The tourist enjoy the good shade provideded by these trees which is cool and very pleasant whilst walking in the bushes.
The brown wood is usde by the local people in general timber purposes at their home,although it is not durable.
Other uses:An in fusion of roots provide treatment for dysentery and diarrhoea and decoction is applied as an eyewash in cases of conjunctivitis.The stripped barks if chewed is good at relieving constipation .This stripped barks which is soft used for general tying purposes at home including thatching and other crafts work.
Propagation:The seeds can easily put into wet soils and germinate readily ,but the seedlings are difficult to transplant and this species are very slow to grow.It is very necessary to conserve this in its original woodlands and avoid frequent veld fires which is a threat to the survival of this species.This species succesfully hybridised with B. glaucescens and B. microphylla .
SOURCE OF INFORMATION
Palgrave K.C. and Drummond R.B(1993)Trees of Southern Africa ,The Struik Group p/l ,Cape Town
The common decidious trees in Zimbabwe:MOUNTAIN -ACACIA
Mountain -acacia is the deciduous trees common in Zimbabwe which mostly shade during the winter and sprout new beautiful leaves in spring towards the approaching summer where beautful green vegetation beautify the woodlands when the grass is dry and when there is no other green found in the dry hot areas.
Botanical name:Brachystegia glaucescens
Chishona name:mutondo
National tree number :249
Description:A beautiful spreading tree up to 15 metres in height ,incline to develop a flat top,confined to the summits of slopes of rock hills and kopjes
The bark is smooth ,grey ,sparsely flaking in round discs.
The leaves with 10 to 16 pairs of leaflets ,or even more ;leaflets rather small ,oblong ,1,3 to 3 xo,4 to 1 cm, bluish -green to dark green above ,paler below ,apex broadly tapering to rounded ,base asymmetric, the inner side tapering ,the outer side lobed ;margin entire ;petiolules almost absent ,patiole up to 1,5 cm.
Flowers which are small ,creamy -white ,in short ,terminal ,branched headed ,or panicle up to 4x4cm .
Fruits are dark brown to purplish ,wood pod 8 to 13 cm long .
Diagnostic characteristics:This species produce good shades in high areas where you can sit whilst observing the vegetation and other far places in a cool place.This spices produce most of the vivid flush colours .
Flowering around September to October ,then fruits appear in April to July.
Distribution:The mountain -acacia is relatively scattered around the whole country.But it is more densely thick in mountainous areas such as the eastern higlands ,headlands ,and some parts of midlands.
Economic uses:The wood is the best useful general purpose timber if treated against borers.Like the mupfutis they are good to use as firewood and tobacco farmers rely heavly on this for curing.This tree during the summer produce good worms like mopane which can be harvested dried and found its way in produce markets ,supermarkets and other various food outlets.All browsers eat the leaves especially cattle goats and other plain wild animals.
Other uses:The barks the inner stripped soft ,although bitter than of mupfuti can also be chewed and help to fight constipation and kill other tape worms in the stomarch.Seeds can be eaten by small animals.
Propagation:The pod splitting explosively and immediately spiralling ,dispersing seeds at considerable distances.
SOURCE OF INFORMATION
Palgrave K.C. and Drummond R.B(1993)Trees of Southern Africa ,The Struik Group p/l ,Cape Town
Botanical name:Brachystegia glaucescens
Chishona name:mutondo
National tree number :249
Description:A beautiful spreading tree up to 15 metres in height ,incline to develop a flat top,confined to the summits of slopes of rock hills and kopjes
The bark is smooth ,grey ,sparsely flaking in round discs.
The leaves with 10 to 16 pairs of leaflets ,or even more ;leaflets rather small ,oblong ,1,3 to 3 xo,4 to 1 cm, bluish -green to dark green above ,paler below ,apex broadly tapering to rounded ,base asymmetric, the inner side tapering ,the outer side lobed ;margin entire ;petiolules almost absent ,patiole up to 1,5 cm.
Flowers which are small ,creamy -white ,in short ,terminal ,branched headed ,or panicle up to 4x4cm .
Fruits are dark brown to purplish ,wood pod 8 to 13 cm long .
Diagnostic characteristics:This species produce good shades in high areas where you can sit whilst observing the vegetation and other far places in a cool place.This spices produce most of the vivid flush colours .
Flowering around September to October ,then fruits appear in April to July.
Distribution:The mountain -acacia is relatively scattered around the whole country.But it is more densely thick in mountainous areas such as the eastern higlands ,headlands ,and some parts of midlands.
Economic uses:The wood is the best useful general purpose timber if treated against borers.Like the mupfutis they are good to use as firewood and tobacco farmers rely heavly on this for curing.This tree during the summer produce good worms like mopane which can be harvested dried and found its way in produce markets ,supermarkets and other various food outlets.All browsers eat the leaves especially cattle goats and other plain wild animals.
Other uses:The barks the inner stripped soft ,although bitter than of mupfuti can also be chewed and help to fight constipation and kill other tape worms in the stomarch.Seeds can be eaten by small animals.
Propagation:The pod splitting explosively and immediately spiralling ,dispersing seeds at considerable distances.
SOURCE OF INFORMATION
Palgrave K.C. and Drummond R.B(1993)Trees of Southern Africa ,The Struik Group p/l ,Cape Town
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