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  Bulawayo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, after the capital Harare, with a population of 676,000 (UN Humanitarian Co-ordinator, Zimbabwe, 2005), now estimated on 707,000.
The majority of the population of Bulawayo belong to the Ndebele ethnic and language group, who descend from 19th century Zulu immigrants and are a minority in Zimbabwe.
A resident or native of Bulawayo is known as a Bulawegian.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bulawayo   (372 words)

  
 Bulawayo (Zimbabwe)
Bulawayo is Zimbabwe’s second largest city and stands on the site of the kraal of the Ndebele King Lobengula.
White settlers moved into the area and Bulawayo was declared a town on 1 June 1894 and became a municipality in 1897.
The original design was a composite selection made from designs which had been submitted by members of the public and consisted of a shield with an elephant in base on a green field with African huts (representing the Cape Colony) on the left and Oriental-style buildings (representing Cairo) on the right.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/zw-bulaw.html   (895 words)

  
 Bulawayo
Bulawayo is the hub of the province of Matabeleland which comprises the whole western Zimbabwe from the South African border in the south to Victoria Falls in the north.
Bulawayo houses the country's main museum, the natural history museum, a railway museum, the Bulawayo Art gallery, which is housed in a most attractive turn of the century building, theatres, the Mzilikmzi Art and craft centre, good hotels and one of the finest caravan and camping parks in Zimbabawe.
Bulawayo is also home to the Chipangali wildlife orphanage and the Kame Ruins.
www.places.co.za /html/bulawayo.html   (380 words)

  
 Bulawayo: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-12)
Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe[For more facts and a topic of this subject, click this link], EHandler: no quick summary.
Bulawayo is a major industrial centre with tree-lined streets and parks, EHandler: no quick summary.
The matabele are a branch of the zulus who escaped from king shaka under the leadership of mzilikazi, a former general in shakas army....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bu/bulawayo.htm   (651 words)

  
 Bulawayo Shul Fire
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe -- More than 100 years of Jewish history went up in smoke yesterday (October 4 2003) when the historic Bulawayo Hebrew Congregation synagogue burnt to the ground.
Emanuel Basch, Bulawayo Mayor and Congregation President, laid the foundation stone on May 17 1910 and the building was consecrated in April 1911.
Despite the distressing effects of losing friends and family, who have fled to more stable countries, the community continues to maintain the vigil of morning and evening prayers with its quorum of 10 men over the age of 13 in the beautiful old synagogue until very recently.
www.bulawayo-shul.com   (1158 words)

  
 Bulawayo Shul Fire - Antisemitism
It is not surprising that "Busybody" shields behind a nom-de-plume, for the magnitude of the vitriol and venom that drips from his pen, if not from his fangs, is so great that he undoubtedly does not wish any to associate him with it.
The "emotion, dejection and desperation on the faces of the victims that fateful Saturday" was wholly attributable to the immensity of the loss of a beloved place of worship, which had been the very centre of religious observance and community cohesion for over a 100 years.
The synagogue in Bulawayo has always been a landmark that symbolises the richness and diversity of the city's cultural and religious heritage.
www.shulfire.com /antisemitism.html   (1170 words)

  
 MWC - MWC Executive Reaffirms Bulawayo as 2003 Global Assembly Site
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe —; The next worldwide assembly of Mennonites and Brethren in Christ will be held here in August 2003.
The statement reaffirms the decision of the MWC General Council in 2000 to say "yes" to an invitation from Mennonites and Brethren in Christ in Africa to hold the 14th MWC assembly in Bulawayo, headquarters for the 27,000-member BIC Church of Zimbabwe.
John A. Lapp of the United States summed up what he was hearing from the executive and the Bulawayo church this way: "The critical issues in Zimbabwe are not nearly as acute as political conflict in the Congo, religious violence in Indonesia, economic despair in Uruguay, or personal safety in the United States....
www.mwc-cmm.org /News/MWC/020821rls2.html   (1460 words)

  
 Hornung Park Lodge - Bulawayo City
Bulawayo - A green city in the heart of Africa.
Bulawayo is the vibrant capital of Matabeleland, historical domain of the Matabele King, Lobengula.
Today, Bulawayo is a modern city with tree-lined boulevards, attractive parks with displays of tropical plants and flowers, and many other attractions.
www.hornung-park-lodge.com /english/bul.htm   (101 words)

  
 Bulawayo safaris, lodges and wildlife tours
Bulawayo is Zimbabwe 's second largest city, located in the south-west of the country.
Bulawayo houses the country's main museum, the Natural History Museum, a Railway Museum, the Bulawayo Art Gallery, which is housed in a most attractive turn-of-the-century building, theatres, the Mzilikazi Art and Craft Centre (a pottery, and sculpture centre with drawing and painting studios) and good hotels.
Bulawayo has a history that spans from as recent as the colonial times, reaching back to the beginning of time.
www.ecoafrica.com /african/travel/Bulawayo.html   (222 words)

  
 Rescuing Bulawayo's street kids   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-12)
BULAWAYO, 10 Feb 2004 (IRIN) - It is a few minutes before lunchtime and a disorderly queue of dishevelled youths in ragged clothes has already formed outside the doors of Thuthuka, a drop-in centre for street children in Zimbabwe's second city, Bulawayo.
Thuthuka has led Bulawayo's initiative to help its homeless children by also providing life skills education and counselling at the drop-in centre, as part of a city-wide taskforce trying to address the growing phenomenon.
"Bulawayo is facing a growing problem of street dwellers in general - we have vagrants of all ages flooding the city centre.
www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=39409   (817 words)

  
 Bulawayo accommodation, maps, tours and travel information
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second laegest city and the provincial capital of Matabeleland, was occupied by the 1893 Pioneer Columns on 4th November 1893, after the Matabele War and Lobengula, leader of Matabeleland fled from Bulawayo.
In June 1894 Bulawayo was declared a town, in 1897 it received municipal status and declared a city in 1943.
Bulawayo is a city of wide streets and beautiful stretches of parkland, and an ideal start to further travels in Zimbabwe by road, rail or air.
www.hotels-tours-safaris.com /zimbabwe/bulawayo   (222 words)

  
 The Insider - News about Zimbabwe that matters
The Bulawayo City Council chamber was turned into a circus last week when two councillors refused to leave after being ordered to do so by the executive mayor, Japhet Ndabeni-Ncube, during a heated debate on whether the council should hire lawyers to recover billions it is owed by the government and residents or not.
Movement for Democratic Change anti-senate faction leader Morgan Tsvangirai is to address a rally at White City Stadium on Sunday in what most people believe will be a litmus test on how much support he has as this will be his first public rally in the city since the party split in October.
The Bulawayo City Council is to repossess more than 30 industrial stands most of which were allocated to beneficiaries more than five years ago because they have failed to utilise the stands.
www.insiderzim.com   (842 words)

  
 MATABELELAND & BULAWAYO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-12)
Zimbabwe’s second-largest city, Bulawayo is one of the country’s most attractive cities and a major centre for mining, ranching, tourism, commerce and industry.
Bulawayo has its own theatre, television and radio station and an Academy of Music where regular performances take place in its concert hall by the local Symphony Orchestra and visiting international musicians.
Bulawayo has an airport which handles domestic and regional traffic, there is a good road network leading to and out of Bulawayo, and the city is often used as a stop over between Harare and Victoria Falls, as well as the South African and Botswana borders.
www.africafilmtv.com /traveltrade/MATABELELAND.htm   (750 words)

  
 Indian team left stranded in Bulawayo
Indians have stayed put in Bulawayo to nurse their wounds but it is a different matter, they would treat this unwanted sojourn as adding insult to injury.
Curious as it may sound, Indians were not able to leave Bulawayo on Sartuday because the air tickets were not available, as Indian captain Sourav Ganguly explained to the media persons after the humiliating defeat to New Zealand in the triangular series on Friday.
Now Bulawayo is many things - The City of Kings, according to a tourist brochure, 'the place of killing', in the words of a literal translation from the Ndebele language.
www.rediff.com /cricket/2005/aug/27team.htm   (372 words)

  
 The Insider - Chombo heading for a showdown with Bulawayo City Council
The minister, who was in Bulawayo last week ostensibly to commission Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) minibuses and to introduce the governor and resident minister of Bulawayo Cain Mathema, told residents that the man in charge of the city was the governor and resident minister Cain Mathema and not the mayor, Japhet Ndabeni-Ncube.
He also told the residents that the government was freezing rates and levy increases that were to be effected from July 1 until next year.
All 29 councillors in Bulawayo belong to the MDC.
www.insiderzim.com /jun04bcc.html   (617 words)

  
 Bulawayo City Tourist Attractions
Bulawayo and its surroundings have much to offer the tourist, with both historical and natural attractions.
A branch of the National Gallery in Bulawayo, the beautifully-restored Douslin House, a colonial building houses a collection of traditional and modern art, including sculpture.
Bulawayo is a hub for the tourist industry in Zimbabwe, and any kind of safari can be booked with local travel agents.
zitf.mweb.co.zw /bulawayo/attract.htm   (639 words)

  
 Bulawayo Matobo Homepage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-12)
Bulawayo is accessible by road, air and railway from Harare and Victoria Falls.
There are daily flights from Harare to Bulawayo on the national carrier, Air Zimbabwe.
Once the seat of Ndebele kings, Bulawayo is a major industrial centre with museums, art galleries, theatres and a new university ion the making.
www.zimbabwe-explorer.co.zw /html/bulawayomatopas/byomathome.htm   (253 words)

  
 The Zimbabwean Pundit: Bulawayo; a storied city whose legacy lives on
Sadly, Bulawayo was never to become the place of rest they needed it to be.
Both factions of the MDC were in Bulawayo pleading their cases to the party's grassroots base over the weekend.
Tsvangirai emerged not as the benovelent savior Zimbabweans had begun to look to him as, but as just another victim of that dreadful pandemic that has claimed hindered the continent's prosperity and progress: a dictator, another tyrant in the making.
zimpundit.blogspot.com /2005/11/bulawayo-storied-city-whose-legacy.html   (642 words)

  
 Political violence at July 29, 2000 - Bulawayo
There was an attack on the chairman of MDC for this suburb: he was beaten and left for dead by his front gate at night.
The Zanu (PF) chairman for Bulawayo Province, Mr.
Titus Sibanda, MDC Chairman of Ward 25 of Bulawayo South Constituency reports that serious intimidation has taken place in the Insuza area of Bubi-Umguza constituency of Matabeleland North province; Zanu (PF) supporters were burning down homes belonging to villagers singled out as MDC supporters in addition to a series of beatings.
www.hrforumzim.com /evmp/evmpreports/pvupd000729/pv000729f.htm   (647 words)

  
 Luveve, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Township, Suburbs, Neighbourhoods, colleges, Zimbabwen schools, Pictures, Memories, Music, ...
It was considered unfortunate to live in Luveve, Bulawayo, or Zimbabwe, which was my neighbourhood, because of the transport scenario.
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Bulawayo Zimbabwe Monday 24th of November, 536 days ago Kudakwshe Sanyika was at: Mabelreign Girls High School Harare Zimbabwe in 1996 and is looking for: Itai Zungunde, Mavis Chiyanika, Fortunate Sakarombe, Marcia Makombe, Sally Bangajena, Tinei Nyaruwo Other search Zimbabwe in 1996Mabelreign..
www.zimdays.com /nbrdetails.php?nid=161   (1038 words)

  
 Transparency International - TI-Z - Reports - Bulawayo office - May 2002 report
After a rather slowly start in the March to April period, the Bulawayo office finally came alive at the beginning of May. Unlike the previous first two months, May witnessed great strides in the programmes and activities of the Bulawayo office.
These were duly rewarded with the subsequent award of three lines to the Bulawayo office shortly before the end of the month.
Mr Andrew Nongogo, the Executive Director, gave a brief history of the TIZ and explained the Bulawayo office concept and also invited leaders from various coalition partners and stakeholders in the city.
www.kubatana.net /tiz/html/reports/byo0205.htm   (722 words)

  
 Bulawayo and Matobos Hills information
With a population of half a million, Bulawayo houses the country`s main museums, theatres and the Chipangali wildlife orphanage.
Bulawayo is the countries principal railway junction and the axis of it's road network
The city of Bulawayo has a wildlife orphanage called Chipangali as well as a natural history museum which are" a must see" and a very interesting Railway Museum
www.afrizim.com /Places/Bulawayo   (222 words)

  
 2 Bulawayo
I arrived at Shaka's Spear in Bulawayo on 29.1.96, a Sunday morning, I had no washing or shaving equipment, no food and had resorted to wearing my glasses all the time as my contact lenses were in the small rucksack which was stolen in Johannesburg.
Here are some more photos of Bulawayo, two are of a fountain in Centenary Park and the other shows the view towards the city center down Leopold Takawira Avenue.
Bulawayo is a nice relaxed city but if you like constant action it is not for you.
www.eclipse.co.uk /isimmins/travel/zim/bulawayo.html   (1040 words)

  
 IOL: Bulawayo has no fuel for municipal vehicles
Japhet Ndabeni-Ncube said Bulawayo's entire fleet of municipal vehicles was off the road, and burst sewerage and water pipes were left unrepaired.
Only five of the city's 12 ambulances were able to run at the moment, and the number of fire engines has also been reduced, the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) mayor said.
Bulawayo, with its wide tree-lined avenues and low-rise colonial-era buildings, is not the only city to be badly affected by Zimbabwe's current fuel shortages.
www.int.iol.co.za /index.php?set_id=1&click_id=79&art_id=qw1127403542702B251   (340 words)

  
 Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Township, Suburbs, Neighbourhoods, colleges, Zimbabwen schools, Pictures, Memories, Music, Friends, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-12)
It was considered unfortunate to live in Bulawayo, or Zimbabwe, which was my neighbourhood, because of the transport scenario.
Bulawayo is affectionately referred to as the ‘City of Kings’ due to the Ndebele kings Mzilikazi and Lobengula.
The fact that the capital assumed the same spatial pattern as that of its namesake in Zululand supports the theory that King Lobengula was trying to revive memories of the past.
www.zimdays.com /nbrdetails.php?nid=1001   (1213 words)

  
 Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Bulawayo means the killing place, in reference, it is thought, to the site of Mzilikazi’s Hill of Chiefs, where executions of rival tribes were commonplace.
The Ndebele were first defeated by the British who moved into the smouldering ruins and settled down.
It is the second largest city in the country but has the laid-back air befitting an oasis town on the edge of the Kalahari.
www.go2africa.com /zimbabwe/bulawayo/bulawayo   (246 words)

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