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• Zambezi National ParkZambezi National Park together with Victoria Falls National Park cover an area of 56,000 hectares. The northern border of the Park is formed by the great Zambezi River which also forms the border betw...Places10 February 2017
• Big Tree (Victoria Falls)The tree is of the species Adansonia digitata in Zimbabwe, is close to the Victoria Falls. It has sometimes been called Livingstone’s tree erroneously. Unusually for a baobab it has both an impressive...Environment & Biology9 February 2017
• Rain Forest (Victoria Falls)The rain forest is part of the 1900ha reserve established in 1937 and is part of the broader Victoria Falls National Park. Among the animals that may be seen here are bushbuck, baboons and mongooses.....Places9 February 2017
• Mosi-oa-TunyaIt known worldwide as Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River. The river forms the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, so the falls are shared by the two countries ‘Mosi-oa-Tunya’ comes from the Kololo or...Places9 February 2017
• David Livingstone StatueDavid Livingstone was the first European to see the Mosi-oa-Tunya waterfall, of which he wrote later, "Scenes so lovely must have been gazed upon by angels in their flight." He renamed them the Victor...Places9 February 2017
• Eastern Cataract FallsThese are the second highest falls and they are situated completely on the Zambian side of Victoria Falls but you can have a stunning view of them from the Zimbabwean side at danger point.Places9 February 2017
• Horseshoe FallsThis is the section with the least volume of water and will be the first to dry up usually between October and November.Places9 February 2017
• Rainbow FallsOn a clear day a beautiful rainbow can normally be viewed at this point. A Lunar rainbow may also be seen on a full moon lit night.Places8 February 2017
• Main Falls (Victoria Falls)This a wide curtain of water, with a peak flow rate of 700 000 cubic metres per minute. The sheer volume over the height of the falls is so great that before getting anywhere near the ground, the wate...Places8 February 2017
• The Devils CataractThe name comes from the adjacent island in the river where the local tribes used to perform sacrificial ceremonies. When the missionaries arrived in the area they referred to these ceremonies as “devi...Places8 February 2017
• Victoria Falls TownIt lies on the southern bank of the Zambezi River at the western end of the Victoria Falls themselves. It is connected by road and railway to Hwange (109 km away) and Bulawayo (440 km away), both to t...Cities & Towns8 February 2017
• Victoria Falls AirportThe airport is situated 18 kilometres south of Victoria Falls Town in Zimbabwe. Airport Refurbishment: The airport recently received a $150 million face lift which included the building of a new airpo...Places8 February 2017
• Arundel High SchoolIt is a private school catering for girls aged 12 to 18 years in Forms I to UVI, both day-scholars and boarders. The school is a nurturing, protective and compassionate institution superbly geared to....Schools3 February 2017
• Zimbabwe International Trade Fair Exhibition CentreThe fair is the largest intra-regional trade fair south of the Sahara, it is organized and hosted annually by the ZITF Company at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair Exhibition Center in the country...Places3 February 2017
• The Zimbabwe Institute of Public Administration and Management (ZIPAM)The Zimbabwe Institute of Public Administration and Management (ZIPAM) was established in 1984, it came into being mainly concerned with capacity problems of new civil service entrants who had been re...3 February 2017
• Churchill High SchoolThe school is situated in Eastlea suburb in Harare the capital city of Zimbabwe. The school takes its name from Winston Churchill a former British Premier.Schools3 February 2017
• Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority, (ZESA)It has organized this task by delegation to its subsidiaries, the energy generating company Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) and the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC). Oth...3 February 2017
• Zimbabwe Broadcasting CorporationIt operates radio channels. The company has television and radio studios at Pockets Hill Studios in Harare and Montrose Studios in Bulawayo. The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation was known as Zimbabwe...3 February 2017
• State Enterprises and Parastatals In ZimbabweParastatals In Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) Minerals Marketing Corporation Of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (ZISCO) Zimbabwe National Road Administration Dairy M...3 February 2017
• Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA)The Authority was created through the ZINWA Act as part of the Government’s efforts to reform the country’s water sector. Our Mission: To sustainably deliver quality water to all our communities (Rura...3 February 2017
• Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA)ZIFA was founded in 1965 and it was affiliated to FIFA the same year . It has been a member of Confederation of African Football (CAF) since 1980, when the country attained independence. ZIFA is also....3 February 2017
• Zhovhe DamThe water reservoir is situated on the Mzingwane River in Matabeleland South Province. It supplies water to the town of Beitbridge.Places2 February 2017
• ZaveThe village is located in Mashonaland West Province 7 km north of Lion's Den.Cities & Towns2 February 2017
• Zambezi SharkThe shark grows to a maximum length of 3.5 metres, but is usually 2.2-2.3 metres long. It is found in tropical and subtropical coastal waters worldwide, as well as river systems and freshwater lakes.....Environment & Biology2 February 2017