Tag: National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe
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How an invasive plant turned away tourists at Zimbabwe’s world heritage site
By Tatenda Chitagu ZIMBABWE-Every school holidays, Peter Nyama, from Zimbabwe’s Midlands province, would not miss a chance to visit the Great Zimbabwe Monuments-a world heritage site located 30 kilometers east of the country’s southern city of Masvingo. The Great Zimbabwe Monuments were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. They are the largest dry-stone…
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How a sacred natural site is helping to conserve Zimbabwe’s rare southern ground hornbills
By Tatenda Chitagu BIKITA, MASVINGO-A flock of clucking southern ground hornbill birds roam freely near an unmistakably pristine hill in Bikita district of Masvingo province in southern Zimbabwe. The hill, named Chiroorwe, stands out from the rest in the mountainous area as its verdancy lies untouched. Other mountains nearby are scarred, with trees having been…