Stories

79 pieces of writing — history, people, the city's civic heritage, and accounts readers have sent in.

• African Quotable Quotes: a miscellanyVarious African words of wisdom in quotable quotes
• Akan Tribe Quotable QuotesAfrican Akan words of wisdom in quotable quotes
• Before the picnics: the other life of Hillside DamsLobengula's outlying settlement, a private waterworks company, the night the dams washed away in 1898, and how a failed water scheme became the place Bulawayo goes to walk.
• Bulawayo City Council
• Bulawayo suburb names, A to M: meaning and sourceThe meaning of the names of surburbs in the city of Bulawayo Zimbabwe
• Bulawayo suburb names, N to Z: meaning and sourceThe meaning of the names of surburbs in the city of Bulawayo Zimbabwe
• Burnside: The Lives Beneath the TreesAt Mabukuwene, a path, a family resting place and the work of preservation reveal several generations of local history.
• Cecil John Rhodes - Funeral, Matopos hills, Bulawayo, ZimbabweCecil John Rhodes: events on the funeral and burial at Matopos, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
• Cecil John Rhodes a.k.a Cecil Rhodes, a historic profileLife and times of Cecil Rhodes, a Historic profile : founder of Rhodesia, political figure in southern Africa, colonialist, diamond prospector, director of British South Africa Company and more
• Changes in the religion of the Ndebele (Matebele): part oneAn overview of the changes in the way that the Ndebele (Matebele) conducted their religion
• Changes in the religion of the Ndebele (Matebele): part twoAn overview of the changes in the way that the Ndebele (Matebele) conducted their religion
• Chapman J ' s First impression of Victoria Falls ( Mosi - oa - Tunya )A visual description the Victoria Falls Zimbabwe by Chapman J, as he saw it
• Civic Honors book of the city of Bulawayo
• Civic mace of the city of Bulawayo
• Coat of arms of the city of bulawayo
• David Livingstone ' s First impression of Victoria Falls ( Mosi - oa - Tunya )In his own words: the first impression of Victoria Falls by David Livingstone
• Freedom of the Bulawayo City
• Historic Debates- Lobengula and the subjugation of ChangamireA look at Lobengula and how he ruled over Changamire
• History of Bulawayo City, ZimbabweA brief overview of the colorful history of the city of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
• History of Father Peter PrestageA profile of the life and times of Father Peter Prestage, who worked under the name of God as a missionary in Southern Africa
• History of James AntaA Xhosa chief’s son from the Eastern Cape, converted by Wesleyan missionaries, who came north with the mission to Mashonaland.
• History of Joshua M Nkomo — “Father Zimbabwe”Born in the Semokwe reserve in 1918 and schooled in South Africa, a social worker and trade unionist on the Rhodesia Railways before he led the nationalist movement.
• History of Kaguvi, Sekuru: part oneGumboreshumba, the spirit medium known as Sekuru Kaguvi, and his part in the risings of 1896–97.
• History of Kaguvi, Sekuru: part twoThe second part of the profile of Sekuru Kaguvi, also known as Gumboreshumba.
• History of Lobengula, King of MatebeleA history profile of King Lobengula of the Ndebele tribe, it gives an overview of the life and times of Lobengula
• History of Matshobana KhumaloThe profile and history of Matshobana Chief of the Khumalo and father of Mzilikazi, Founder of the Zimbabwe (Bulawayo) Matebeleland Nation.
• History of Mpezeni KhumaloThe life and times of Mpezeni Khumalo: a historic profile of the son of Lobengula Khumalo
• History of Mzilikazi, King of the Matebele (Ndebele)The history of Mzilikazi, founder and King of the Ndebele Nation - Zimbabwe
• History of Nehanda, Mbuya: part oneCharwe Nyakasikana, the medium of the Nehanda spirit, and the words remembered from her execution in 1898: “my bones shall rise again”.
• History of Nehanda, Mbuya: part twoThe second part of the profile of Mbuya Nehanda, Charwe Nyakasikana.
• History of Shaka (Tshaka ) , King of the ZuluThe profile and history of Tshaka King of the Zulu (a.k.a Chaka, Shaka), he was one of the greatest leaders of his time. His power affected the whole of Southern Africa . He ruled at one of first recorded towns known as Bulawayo
• History of Sidojiwa KhumaloThe life and times of Sidojiwa Khumalo: a historic profile of the son of Lobengula Khumalo
• History of the Khami RuinsKhami Ruins - a factual description of the Khami Ruins
• History of Thomas MeikleThe driving force in the firm of Meikle Brothers, who opened a branch in Bulawayo in 1894 and built a house in Hillside; a man of vision, energy and a reputation for meanness.
• History of ZimbabweThe History of Zimbabwe from its origins in the hands of native Africans to its present westernized state
• Holub E ' s First impression of Victoria Falls ( Mosi - oa - Tunya )The Victoria Falls as Emil Holub described them, in his own words
• King Mzilikazi, the Ndebele and Christianity: part oneAn overview of the realtionship between Mzilikazi, the ( Matabele ) tribe of Zimbabwe and Christianity religion
• King Mzilikazi, the Ndebele and Christianity: part twoAn overview of the realtionship between Mzilikazi, the ( Matabele ) tribe of Zimbabwe and Christianity religion
• Lady Rodwell: the woman behind Bulawayo's maternity hospitalEthel Clarissa Hunter-Rodwell was an actress on the southern African stage before she was a governor's wife. Generations of Bulawayo families know only the name on the hospital.
• Lakeside: When a Dam Was a Day OutBoats, family outings and later childhood explorations around a familiar Bulawayo dam.
• Matsheumhlope: Before the Houses, the White StonesThe older landscape behind a familiar Bulawayo address, remembered through royal visits, travellers and the river.
• Mayoral Chains of the city of Bulawayo
• Miscellaneous African Quotable QuotesWisdom from Africa in the form of African proverbs from various tribes of Africa and quotable quotes from notable individuals
• Montrose: The Neighbourhood That Became a VoiceThe broadcasters, language and programmes that carried the name Montrose into homes far beyond its streets.
• Ndebele People, their historyThe Ndebele people : a historic look at the orgins of this tribe from Zimbabwe
• Ndebele Tribe Quotable Quotes, set fivewords of wisdom from Zimbabwean Ndebele Tribe in the form of proverbs and quotable quotes — set five of the collection.
• Ndebele Tribe Quotable Quotes, set fourwords of wisdom from Zimbabwean Ndebele Tribe in the form of proverbs and quotable quotes — set four of the collection.
• Ndebele Tribe Quotable Quotes, set onewords of wisdom from Zimbabwean Ndebele Tribe in the form of proverbs and quotable quotes — set one of the collection.
• Ndebele Tribe Quotable Quotes, set sixwords of wisdom from Zimbabwean Ndebele Tribe in the form of proverbs and quotable quotes — set six of the collection.
• Ndebele Tribe Quotable Quotes, set threewords of wisdom from Zimbabwean Ndebele Tribe in the form of proverbs and quotable quotes — set three of the collection.
• Ndebele Tribe Quotable Quotes, set twowords of wisdom from Zimbabwean Ndebele Tribe in the form of proverbs and quotable quotes — set two of the collection.
• Only through God's graceA reader's account of one ordinary day in Bulawayo, from the five o'clock alarm to the barking dogs at night. Sent in by a reader; written in the bearer-cheque years.
• Origins of the Hole name of the Ndebele TribeThe Ndebele word hole, its origins and meaning
• President Robert Mugabe's View on BulawayoThe views of Robert Gabriel Mugabe on the centernary celebrations of the City of Bulawayo of Zimbabwe
• Profiles of Historic Southern AfricansA profile database of people who played a historic role in Southern Africa
• Proverbs and Quotable Quotes from AfricaWisdom from Africa in the form of African proverbs from various tribes of Africa and quotable quotes from notable individuals
• Queens Park: The Mine That Helped Water BulawayoAn old mine connects Queens Park to the practical problem of keeping a growing Bulawayo supplied with water.
• Religion and culture of the Ndebele: part oneAn overview of the Culture and Religious beliefs of the Ndebele ( Matabele ) tribe of Zimbabwe
• Religion and culture of the Ndebele: part twoAn overview of the Culture and Religious beliefs of the Ndebele ( Matabele ) tribe of Zimbabwe
• Roll of freemen of the City of Bulawayo
• Shona People, their historyThe Shona people : a historic look at the orgins of this tribe from Zimbabwe
• Shona Tribe Quotable Quotes, set fivewords of wisdom from Zimbabwe Shona Tribe in the form of proverbs and quotable quotes — set five of the collection.
• Shona Tribe Quotable Quotes, set fourwords of wisdom from Zimbabwe Shona Tribe in the form of proverbs and quotable quotes — set four of the collection.
• Shona Tribe Quotable Quotes, set onewords of wisdom from Zimbabwe Shona Tribe in the form of proverbs and quotable quotes — set one of the collection.
• Shona Tribe Quotable Quotes, set threewords of wisdom from Zimbabwe Shona Tribe in the form of proverbs and quotable quotes — set three of the collection.
• Shona Tribe Quotable Quotes, set twowords of wisdom from Zimbabwe Shona Tribe in the form of proverbs and quotable quotes — set two of the collection.
• Social Structure of the Ndebele TribeAn overview of the social structure of the Ndebele Tribe of Zimbabwe
• Sotho Tribe Quotable Quoteswords of wisdom from Sotho (Zimbabwe, Lesotho, South Africa) in the form of proverbs and quotable quotes
• The Birth of Lobengula's Bulawayo ZimbabweThe profile and history of the birth of Bulawayo Town in Zimbabwe
• The fall of Lobengula, King of MatebeleA historic profile of how King Lobengula of the Ndebele tribe lost his reign over the lands of Zimbabwe to Cecil John Rhodes
• The Funeral of Cecil John Rhodes at Matopos
• The man behind the name of Barbourfields: Henry Robert BarbourA mayor of the 1920s, a name on the City Hall foundation stone, and — in one local historian's account — Hillside's first swimming pool and a visiting champion swimmer whose name is still unknown.
• The Road to the First Bulawayo - Tshaka Zulu's footstepsThe profile and history of Tshaka King of the Zulu (a.k.a Chaka, Shaka), he was one of the greatest leaders of his time. His power affected the whole of Southern Africa . He ruled at one of first recorded towns known as Bulawayo
• The royal Khumalo familyA history profile of the royal Khumalo family of the Ndebele tribe, at the fall of the Matabele Kingdom
• The Shangani Patrol, a historic profileThe Last Stand also know as the Shangani patrol, was a heroic and vallant effort by Major Wilson to try and capture King Lobengula
• Thomas Baines, a historic profile: part oneLife and times of Thomas Baines, a Historic profile : painter, explorer and more
• Thomas Baines, a historic profile: part twoLife and times of Thomas Baines, a Historic profile : painter, explorer and more
• Tshabalala: The Homes They MadeThe housing decisions, cooperative effort and family memories behind a Bulawayo neighbourhood.
• Why 1872: the year the city took its nameLobengula renamed his royal town in 1872, and that is the year this site is named for — not 1894, when the settler town was laid out on its ruins.