Bulawayo (/bʊləˈwɑːjoʊ/, /-ˈweɪoʊ/; Northern Ndebele: Bulawayo) is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, and the largest city in the country's Matabeleland...
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Kwa-Bulawayo (prefixed according to context with 'gu-' or 'kwa-') was the royal kraal of Shaka Zulu, and as such was the capital of the early Zulu Empire...
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The Executive Mayor of Bulawayo is the executive of the government of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The Mayor is a member of the Bulawayo City Council, and is assisted...
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NoViolet Bulawayo is the pen name of Elizabeth Zandile Tshele (born 12 October 1981), a Zimbabwean author. In 2012, the National Book Foundation named...
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The Bulawayo City Council is the governing authority of the city of Bulawayo in terms of Zimbabwe 2013’s constitution Amendment 20. There 29 councilors...
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The Statue of Cecil John Rhodes in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe is a bronze sculpture of a British colonialist, businessman and politician who was the founder of...
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secondary schools in Bulawayo, a city and province in western Zimbabwe. The following are church-operated or independent schools: Bulawayo Adventist High School...
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Second Matabele War (section Siege of Bulawayo)
laager of sandbagged wagons in the centre of Bulawayo on their own. Barbed wire was added to Bulawayo's defences. Oil-soaked fagots were arranged in strategic...
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National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ), formerly Rhodesia Railways (RR), is a Bulawayo headquartered state-owned enterprise that operates the country's national...
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On 23 June 2018, a grenade exploded at White City Stadium in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The blast occurred at a ZANU–PF campaign rally, just after President Emmerson...
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First Matabele War (section Destruction of Bulawayo)
the Matabele king's capital at Bulawayo, to the south-west. An additional force of 700 Bechuanas marched on Bulawayo from the south under Khama III,...
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Bulawayo Central Hospital is a 600-bed health care institution located in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The Government of Zimbabwe funds the hospital, this is supplemented...
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Bulawayo Polytechnic is an academic institution established in 1927 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, initially as a technical school. The current main campus on...
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the history of the city of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. 1830s - Ndebele Mzilikazi Khumalo locates seat of Mthwakazi nation in Bulawayo, in Matabeleland (approximate...
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east. The capital and largest city is Harare, and the second largest is Bulawayo. A country of roughly 15 million people as per 2022 census, Zimbabwe's...
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Only three, Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and Matabeleland South are the least populous provinces. According to 2012 census data, Bulawayo is the least...
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Glory is the second novel of Zimbabwean author NoViolet Bulawayo. Published on 8 March 2022, Glory is a political satire inspired by George Orwell's novel...
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A7 road (Zimbabwe) (redirect from Bulawayo-Plumtree Road)
road in Zimbabwe that connects Bulawayo with the Plumtree Border Post with Botswana. It is popularly known as the Bulawayo-Plumtree Road. The A7 is part...
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Beira-Bulawayo railway, also called Machipanda railway, Beira-Harare-Bulawayo railway and Beira railway, is a railway that connects the city of Beira...
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Southern Africa. The original breed standard was drafted by F.R. Barnes, in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), in 1922, and approved by the South African...
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private practice as an accountant in Bulawayo and also became involved in politics. In 1949 he was elected to Bulawayo City Council, where he served for...
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Hugh Marshall Hole (redirect from Banknotes of Bulawayo)
appointments included: Secretary for Matabeleland Civil Commissioner of Bulawayo Chief Secretary of Southern Rhodesia Chief Native Title Commissioner for...
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A5 road (Zimbabwe) (redirect from Harare-Bulawayo Road)
road in Zimbabwe. It joins the cities of Harare and Bulawayo, and is hence known as the Harare-Bulawayo Highway. It is one of the two routes that form the...
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1981 Entumbane uprising (redirect from Battle of Bulawayo)
uprising, also known as the Battle of Bulawayo or Entumbane II, occurred between 8 and 12 February 1981 in and around Bulawayo, Zimbabwe amid political tensions...
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Bulawayo Railway Museum (established 1972) is a railway museum located at Bulawayo railway station in Zimbabwe that houses several exhibitions on the history...
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Catholic Church and serves as the seat of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe. In addition, the June 21, 2013 by decree of Pope Francis was...
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R2 road (Zimbabwe) (section Harare-Bulawayo Highway)
(Capital of Zimbabwe), through Bulawayo, to Plumtree border post. It is a combination of the A5 Highway which is the Harare-Bulawayo Highway and the A7 Highway...
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Annexure B, Chapter 1 of the report. Bulawayo Metropolitan Province has twelve constituencies and twenty-nine wards. Bulawayo Central - wards 1 (Central Business...
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Power FM National FM Star FM ZiFM Stereo Skyz Metro FM - Bulawayo 100.3 FM Khulumani FM - Bulawayo 95.0 FM 95.8 Central Radio - Gweru 95.8 FM 98.4 Midlands...
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Rhodesia Television (section Bulawayo)
November, 1960, first in Salisbury (now Harare), with transmissions in Bulawayo beginning seven months later. It was only the fourth TV service in Africa...
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