The Great Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is located in the south of Africa. The climate, the people, the lifestyle, and their government; these are all so different than what we see and experience everyday. Zimbabwe is a whole other walk of life. They eat different foods, wear different clothes, and they also have different structures of homes. Zimbabwe isn't too big but also not that small. It is slightly larger than the state of Colorado and it has no coast. The climate is beautiful. It is a mediterranean climate with a very rainy summer season. Even though Zimbabwe has warm weather and plenty of rain, the agricultural output is very low. Lately, they have been experiencing unemployment and high inflation. Zimbabwe has some of the most beautiful waterfalls and landscapes. Zimbabwe is home to one of Africa’s richest supply of natural resources, and most of this abundance has yet to have been properly found use to maximize economic growth and stability.
Zimbabwe is located in the heart of south Africa. This is a landlocked nation but that doesn't mean that is has less use for water and less need of it too. Water is one of their key facts of success. They have a dam blocking the Zimbabwe River, in the north. They also have another river called the Limpopo River to the south. This gives them most of the power needed in their country. Zimbabwe holds the famous Victoria falls, located on the North-West of the country. Located in the south-east of Zimbabwe, there is an ancient site where it was inhabited in the stone age and now is a great tourist attraction.
The people of Zimbabwe are mostly colored. The men and women have different roles in their life. Both women and men work the smallholdings in the communal areas, and the women are responsible for domestic work. About seventy percent of women are smallholder farmers, compared with thirty five percent of men. Even though it is Africa, do not assume that they have their own special language. They actually speak English. There are some however, who live in communal areas, who speak in their own native tongue (most common, shona and ndebele). Their beliefs are mixed, but christianity is mostly common and dominant; some strongly believe in witch doctors. twenty four percent practice traditional beliefs, and twenty five percent practice christianity.
Zimbabwe is suffering from high inflation and unemployment. There economy has a daily inflation rate that climbed as high as ninety eight percent doubling almost every twenty four hours.
Throughout the twentieth century, Rhodesia from 1960’s to the late 1970’s have always been in a struggle to fight for their independence. They had to deal with the British colonist that settled into their land and had taken over control of the country for the past couple of years. Due to the decolonisation of African countries after the second world war it gave many influences and reasons for Rhodesia to search to become an independent country. That all changed when they fully receive their independence in 1980 and during that time they fought for the control of their country, Rhodesia. The name was later changed to Zimbabwe due to a revolutionary struggle they had in their country. The battle to govern Rhodesia and also by the agreement of the Internal Settlement between the fighting forces to find and create peace
... labour being something that largely available within traditional black families, they now have two major production factors that can help in the production of goods (if only food crops) to improve their livelihood. The present economic stalemate in Zimbabwe is meant to discredit Mugabe. It is intended to continue the racist doctrine that blacks are stupid, that when the whites owned the lands they could boost the economy but with lands coming into the possession of blacks they are unable to produce.
According to T.O. Ranger in “Revolt in Southern Rhodeisa”, the first Chimurenga, which occurred from 1896-1897, was an uprising in response to the imposition of colonial rule in Southern Rhodesia, present-day Zimbabwe (ix). The Nbele and Shona people resisted the colonial rule and in return endured a complex set of struggles over land and cattle and taxes. The inability and unwillingness of the Euroopeans to understand the Nbele and Shona people’s culture and religion misguides perceptions of events and views of their behavoior and actions (2). Terrance mentions during the colonial rule, many Europeans thought the people of Africa were content with the new administration and misunderstood the reaction of the “African pople of Southern Rhodesia to colonial rule…, this misunderstanding arose…partly out of white ignorance of the history of the Shona and the Ndebele…Edwards [confessed ],we knew nothing of their past history, who they were or where they came from, and although many of the Native commissioners had…knowledge of their language, none of us really understood the people or could follow their line of thought, we… looked down on them as a downtrodden race who were grateful to the white man for protection” (2). The Europeans did not treat them as equals because they saw them as dependent and thought of their lives as meaningless. They believed the Shona and Ndebele people had no roots or culture and therefore had no history. Terrance Ranger mentions “the whites believed that the Shona people would not rebel because they believed that the Shona had no roots, no sense of history; no sense of religion,…no way of life worth fighting and dying for” (2). The African people of these cultures were seen as inferior by the Europeans...
The Rhodesian Revolution Rhodesia, now called Zimbabwe, is a nation that never featured apartheid. Race relations were generally decent under the government of Ian Smith. Smith's book "The Great Betrayal" clearly spells this out. Former President, Jimmy Carter, would not even see Ian Smith in 1979 when Smith came to the White House to beg for help. Ian Smith then asked Henry Kissinger for help when Carter would not help him.
Dr. Noah Zerbe is a professor and chair of the department of politics at Humboldt State University in California and someone who has spent time in both South Africa and Zimbabwe. Dr. Zerbe goes in depth into the factors that surrounded the 2002 famine in Africa, where 14 million Africans were on the brink of starvation. The Malawi president, just a season before the famine, sold off all of Mal...
South Africa is located at the southern tip of Africa (that’s how it got the name) and covers an area of 1,219,912 km². South Africa has a long and interesting history with racism and apartheid, but when you get to know more about South Africa you’ll be surprised by how amazing this country actually is. I would definitely like to live or travel there because of its wonderful scenery and culture.
Since the mid 1990s, the amount of Zimbabweans living below poverty line had more than double. In 2006, the World Health Organization reported that people living in Zimbabwe had one of the lowest life expectancy in the world. The average life expectancy for women was 34 years and for men was 37 years. The World Health Organization estimated that some 3,500 Zimbabweans died every week through the deadly combination of HIV/AIDS, poverty and malnutrition. Mugabe government did not aware of his people’s well-being, especially the widely spread of HIV/AIDS. Nonetheless, that government only kept everything to maintain its hold on power and just leaving little money or no money for HIV/AIDS prevention and most of Zimbabwe suffered from malnutrition, so they needed food aid, but the government neglected about the extent of the problem, leaving them to
-Present-day Zimbabwe was a prosperous, self-governed area ever since the 12th century until the arrival of such settlers as Rhodes.
Kenya is a shining gem in Africa because of its many exports and interesting clothing style. Due to its very fair government and a past with no civil wars it stands apart from many of the other African countries. Kenya, though a pretty new country, has huge natural landforms and bodies of water, exports flowers to most of the world, and a rich traditional dress and dance culture. . Its unique past and hopeful future show hope to other struggling countries in Africa and the whole world.
To begin with, West Africa is known for its interesting land features, landforms, and its gradually changing climate. For example, Lake Chad is one of West Africa's well known features. Lake Chad is one of Africa's largest freshwater lake, and is know for its shrinking over time in size. Some other rivers located in this region include the Senegal, Niger, Volta, and the Benue river. Oceans surrounding this region include the Atlantic Ocean which is south of this region. The two types of coasts in this region include a low,muddy coast, which is found around a major river delta, and other coasts in which the offshore current is weak. Also, mountain ranges in this region include the Guinea Highlands, the Cameroon Mountains, and other mountain ranges. As for climate, It is always gradually changing from hot,to wet, and humid in the south, and very hot and dry in the north...
However, in the U.S., Darling’s major conflicts were based on adapting to a new country, new family, new friends, and constantly home sick. She grows to see her home and its people differently because of how she is living in the U.S. She grows to see the U.S. differently because in Paradise it was completely different and in the U.S she has everything that she didn’t have in Paradise. In Zimbabwe, Darling was naive and innocent, whereas in the U.S. Darling is more experienced and simple. Through the conflicts of childhood, Darling changes to become more civilized and working to be able to attend college. However, she retains her sense of how her life was in Paradise.
Zimbabwe has one of the densest rail networks in all of Sub- Saharan Africa. The railways give Zimbabwe links to South Africa to the south and Zambia to the North. The railways connect Zimbabwe to ports of Maputa and Beira. (Sanger)
Mozambique to the East and Zambia to the North. With an area of 391,090 km2
Libya is a Country located in northern Africa, 90% of Libya’s land is covered by the Sahara Desert. There are no lakes or rivers, all of the country’s water supply is from underground. Libya is one of the largest countries in Africa, but largely due to its vast desert environment, the population is less than most of the other countries. Libya also has no water above ground, everything comes either from the ocean or the underground water systems that irrigate the underside of Libya. Libya’s flag is solid green, the only flag in the world with one colour and design, Libya also has a huge history of religions and cultured as well as some of the oldest architecture on the planet.
For my two weeks’ vacation by myself, I chose to go to Botswana, South Africa. First, because my kids will not be going to be with me on this trip, I have to make sure I find a babysitter or maybe ask my parents-in-law to watch my 3 boys, and make sure they have my phone number in case they missed me or wants to talk to me before bed. So before I plan this trip, I already look to an online website and study the place and what to expect once I get to my destination.