Isdore Guvamombe Tourism Matrix
HIPPOS flop together, male rivalry heating up in bloody territorial fights and the vanquished male is forced to lurk hapless on the open plain until it gathers sufficient confidence to mount another challenge. Squadrons of banded mongoose dart between

From Patrick Chitumba in Victoria Falls
The expansion of the Victoria Falls District Hospital and its Interna­tional Airport is underway as the resort town faces a major facelift ahead of the United Nations

Isdore Guvamombe Tourism Matrix
A WELL-FED monster of a crocodile snaps to life, startled from its nap. It stampedes through the crunchy undergrowth, crashing into the water and becomes invisible except for a pair of sentry-post eyes that peek menacingly above the surface

More Tirivashoma and Roselyne Sachiti recently in Johannesburg
When American RnB superstar Akon visited the country in 2010 for a gig at the National Sports Stadium, the late flamboyant businessman Prince Tendai took him to Mbare in a convoy of limousines. The idea was to give the singer, who rarely visits

Isdore Guvamombe Tourism Matrix
IN the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe the breathtaking scenery is a worth benevolent mistress, whose eternal kiss with the land is where her lips lock with the vast expanse of the wafting clouds. During the morning, slithers of startling cloud waft —

Isdore Guvamombe Tourism Matrix
When a nation is hosting a mega international event like the 2013 United Nations World Tourism Organisation general assembly, national pride is at stake. In general finance people are normally strict and insensitive to event that splash

Noah Pito in Hurungwe
Chief Nematombo of Hurungwe is appealing to the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority to swiftly drive out herds of elephants that are wreaking havoc in the area. In an interview recently, the chief said several herds of up to 14

Isdore Guvamombe Tourism Matrix
THE snaky road slithers up and down, bursting into short straight stretches that suddenly give up to hairpin curves. On the road verges, high mountains and hillocks expose granite rocks forever painted

Walter Muchinguri in New Delhi
Vice President Joice Mujuru yesterday launched the country’s national tourism brand “A World of Wonders” at Lalit Hotel in central Delhi during a well-attended Zimbabwe Day dinner. The tourism

Entertainment Editor
THE Zimbabwe Tourism Authority has come to the rescue of the Miss Zimbabwe Trust and will now assist in hosting this year’s national beauty pageant. The sudden change of heart by the authority, which has

Isdore Guvamombe
UNDER the blistering heat, a breeding herd of elephants blocks the way and a cow nudges its calf under a huge baobab tree on the roadside. An irritated bull tells off a wandering calf in a