Zimbabwe Field Guide

Matabeleland South

56 sites

Cultural

A look at present-day Marula, between Bulawayo and Plumtree

Matabeleland South

Rock Art

An explanation for the Y-shaped rock art motifs found on Nottingham Estate in the Limpopo-Shashi Valley

Matabeleland South

Rock Art

Bambata Cave - rock art paintings

Matabeleland South

Historic

Battle of Bembesi (called Egodade by the amaNdebele) on the 1 November 1893

Matabeleland South

Other

Battle of Tshingengoma or Sikombo’s stronghold

Matabeleland South

Geological

Bushtick Mine, now the location for Falcon College, the independent boarding school in Matabeleland

Matabeleland South

Cultural

Cyrene Mission

Matabeleland South

Ruins

Danangombe Monument (formerly Dhlo-Dhlo Ruins)

Matabeleland South

Historic

David Tyrie Laing and the near-disaster Matobo Hills engagement in the 1896 Matabele Uprising or Umvukela

Matabeleland South

Scenic

Diana’s Pool and Embizeni Chalets

Matabeleland South

Cultural

Esigodini (formerly Essexvale)

Matabeleland South

Cultural

Figtree, or Fort Molyneaux and the 1896 Matabele Rebellion or Umvukela

Matabeleland South

Historic

Filabusi Memorial and the Edkins Store killings

Matabeleland South

Cultural

Fort Rixon Rebellion Memorial (Matabele Uprising, or First Umvukela, 1896)

Matabeleland South

Scenic

Fort Tuli

Matabeleland South

Historic

Fort Umlugulu (previously Fort Nsezi, or Sugar-bush Camp) and the Cemetery

Matabeleland South

Historic

Fort Usher No. 3

Matabeleland South

Rock Art

Giraffe Petroglyph at Mtetengwe

Matabeleland South

Cultural

Hope Fountain Mission

Matabeleland South

Historic

Hubert John Antony Hervey (1859 – 1896)

Matabeleland South

Rock Art

Inanke Cave

Matabeleland South

Scenic

Jabulani

Matabeleland South

Game Park

Kuduland Lodge

Matabeleland South

Scenic

Matobo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Site

Matabeleland South

Building

Matopos Railway Terminus

Matabeleland South

Scenic

Memorial to Bertrand and Aleth de Guitaut

Matabeleland South

Scenic

Mort's Tree

Matabeleland South

Cultural

Mzilikazi's Grave

Matabeleland South

Game Park

Nottingham Fly Camp

Matabeleland South

Scenic

Nottingham Retreat

Matabeleland South

Rock Art

Nswatugi Cave - rock art paintings

Matabeleland South

Cultural

Nyunteya Cave & Grain Bins

Matabeleland South

Scenic

Orbicular Granite Formation

Matabeleland South

Historic

Pongo Memorial (Matabele uprising, or First Umvukele, 1896)

Matabeleland South

Historic

Rhodes Stables

Matabeleland South

Historic

Rhodes Summer-house

Matabeleland South

Historic

Rhodes’ Three Peace Indabas

Matabeleland South

Historic

Selous House (near Esigodini)

Matabeleland South

Geological

Sentinel Ranch Dinosaur Fossils

Matabeleland South

Rock Art

Silozwane Cave - rock art paintings

Matabeleland South

Historic

The Battle of Shangani (called Bonko by the amaNdebele) on 25 October 1893

Matabeleland South

Cultural

The Carnegie Family – three generations in the country by 1933

Matabeleland South

Cultural

The Kirby family and their Salvation Army connection in early Rhodesia with the Usher Institute from 1946 and the Tshelanyemba Institute in the Semokwe Reserve from 1948 – 1954 followed by international assignments in Northern Rhodesia, present-day Zambia

Matabeleland South

Historic

The Matabele uprising or First Umvukela Indaba Site (Rhodes Indaba site)

Matabeleland South

Cultural

The Mzilikazi Memorial

Matabeleland South

Historic

The Pongo Memorial (Matabele uprising, or First Umvukela, 1896) has now been vandalised

Matabeleland South

Historic

The Southern Column’s skirmish at the Singuesi river on 2 November 1893 revisited

Matabeleland South

Historic

The arrival of the AmaNdebele in Matabeleland and the succession of King Lobengula

Matabeleland South

Cultural

The historic and world-renowned Cyrene Mission and its Chapel face the threat of an illegal settler invasion

Matabeleland South

Scenic

Thuli Safari Area

Matabeleland South

Historic

Travel by Ox-wagon in the 1890’s – Lt-Col H. Vaughn-Williams recollections after 57 years

Matabeleland South

Historic

Travelling by coach in 1890 by Major A.G. Leonard

Matabeleland South

Historic

Vere Stent’s recollections of Raaff’s Rangers and the Southern Column in 1893

Matabeleland South

Rock Art

White Rhino Shelter – Matobo National Park

Matabeleland South

Cultural

World’s View Matobo, Rhodes’ grave and the Shangani Memorial

Matabeleland South

Ruins

Zinjanja Monument (formerly Regina Ruins)

Matabeleland South