In Matopos National Park, surreal balancing rocks, psychedelic reptiles and multicoloured lichen combine to create a scene from another planet. Standing atop the massive granite mound known as World’s ...
Seeing the Matopos: the nineteenth century -- Appropriating the Matopos: 1897-1946 -- The promises of Rhodes -- Asserting identity in the Matopos: chiefship & ethnicity in Wenlock, 1897-1950 -- ...
The area exhibits a profusion of distinctive rock landforms rising above the granite shield that covers much of Zimbabwe. The large boulders provide abundant natural shelters and have been associated ...
The Matopos Hills near Bulaweyo have always had the reputation of being a little special, a little uncanny. Even the normally understated Lonely Planet guidebook to Zimbabwe remarks: "You need not be ...
ORGANISERS of the PPC Matopos 33-miler (53km) ultra-marathon, the Bulawayo Athletics Board (BAB), are expecting more than 3 700 athletes to take part in this year’s edition tomorrow. BAB chairperson ...
IT will be a different year for local long-distance runners, especially those who usually compete in the PPC Matopos Ultra Marathon, as the event has been moved to next year. The race usually takes ...