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Blakiston Street, Salisbury, is named after John Lionel Blakiston. Blakiston was born in Sussex, England. In 1893 he travelled to South Africa. While in South Africa he was offered a post with the Transcontinental Telegraphs Construction in Mashonaland. During the 1896 Mashona Rebellion, Blakiston volunteered and was sent to bring…

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The Southern Reedbuck (Redunca arundinum), or common reedbuck, is a diurnal antelope typically found in southern Africa. It was first described by Pieter Boddaert, a Dutch physician and naturalist, in 1785. The coat is silky and almost woolly and the colour ranges between light and greyish-brown, and may be lighter…

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  Lake Kariba is the world’s largest artificial lake and reservoir by volume. Lake Kariba was filled between 1958 and 1963 following the completion of the Kariba Dam at its north-eastern end, flooding the Kariba Gorge on the Zambezi River. Hotels, Clubs & Accommodation Cutty Sark Hotel Things to Do…

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Devil’s Cataract is located on the Rhodesian side of Victoria Falls and is the lowest of the five Falls, with a drop of 60m. It is separated from the rest of the Falls by Cataract Island. It is the smallest of all the five Falls. The Devil’s Cataract is the…

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Delonix regia (also known as Flamboyant) is a species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae native to Madagascar. It is a flowering shade tree with a large, flat top that is covered with flowers in summer. The flowers are large, with four spreading scarlet or orange-red petals…

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A duiker is a small to medium-sized brown antelope native to sub-Saharan Africa, found in heavily wooded areas. The 22 extant species, including three that are sometimes considered to be subspecies of the other species, form the subfamily Cephalophinae or the tribe Cephalophini. The common name “duiker” comes from the…

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Greatermans Stores (Rhodesia) Ltd was a department store chain located on the corner of Second Street and Stanley Avenue, Salisbury. It was an associate company of Greaterman’s Natal and Free State Holdings. In 1974 the store complex was purchased by the Meikle’s retail and hotel group. References Forman, H., 1961.…

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Victoria Falls (also known Mosi-oa-Tunya – The Smoke That Thunders) is a waterfall on the Zambezi River. It is located between Zambia and Rhodesia and is one of the world’s largest waterfalls. Though known to some European geographers before the 19th century, Scottish missionary David Livingstone identified the falls in…

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The term antelope is used to refer to numerous species of the ruminant artiodactyl family Bovidae that are indigenous to most of Africa, India, the Middle East, Central Asia, and a small area of Eastern Europe. Although antelope are sometimes referred to, and easily misidentified as, “deer” (cervids), true deer…

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Tigerfish can refer to fish from various families, and derives from official and colloquial associations of these with the tiger (Panthera tigris). However, the primary species designated by the name “tigerfish” are African and belong to the family Alestidae. The Tiger Fish is also known as the “striped water dog.”…

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