When Elephants Fight

Stories from Zimbabwe's past.

The land between the Zambezi and the Limpopo has always been pregnant with rich mineral wealth, flora and fauna.

Inhabited by the Shona at the end of the nineteenth century, until they were routed by the Matabele who arrived on the plateau just before the British.

The British were also lured by the rich mineral wealth, wildlife and rich soils for agriculture. They hunted the elephants for their ivory and used the Shonas as a source of cheap labour.

The Matabele ...