Avondale, Harare

Avondale is a residential suburb in north and northwest Harare, Zimbabwe, located about 3.5 kilometres (2 mi) north of Harare city centre and just west of Mount Pleasant. It is the earliest suburb established in Harare, having been laid out in 1903. Prior to becoming a suburb Avondale was a dairy farm and was named after Avondale, County Wicklow, Ireland the home of the 19th-century Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell. Avondale was incorporated into Harare Municipality in 1934.

Alexandra Park, Harare

Alexandra Park is an affluent, leafy residential suburb in the north of Harare, Zimbabwe. The area was developed for serviceman and their families in the post-war years following World War II

Communal land

Communal land is a territory in possession of a community, rather than an individual or company . This sort of arrangement existed in almost all Europe until the 18th century, by which the king or the church officially owned the land, but allowed the

1976 in Rhodesia

The following lists events that happened during 1976 in Rhodesia

Chinhoyi High School

Chinhoyi High School is a Government high school located in Chinhoyi, Mashonaland West province, Zimbabwe. The school was established in 1960. The school is located 2 km north of Chinhoyi town centre on the A1 road to Karoi and Kariba. The school is

Makuti

Makuti is a small village in Mashonaland West province, Zimbabwe. It lies on the main road between Harare and Chirundu borderpost. All traffic for Kariba turns off the Harare-Chirundu road at Makuti. The village is surrounded by wildlife/safari areas

National Botanic Garden (Zimbabwe)

National Botanic Garden of Zimbabwe is situated about 4 km North of Harare City Centre in the suburb of Alexandra Park. It also houses the National Herbarium of Zimbabwe. The gardens have an area of almost 7 square kilometres. It was initially

Bumi Hills

Bumi Hills is the name of a group of hills and a luxury safari lodge in Mashonaland West province Zimbabwe. Bumi Hills Safari Lodge is situated on the hilly ground overlooking the southern shore of Lake Kariba. The area is noted for its fantastic wildlife

Workington, Harare

Workington is the name of an industrial suburb in the South West of Harare, Zimbabwe

1978 in Rhodesia

The following lists events that happened during 1978 in Rhodesia

Alexkor

Alexkor is a wholly state owned South African diamond mining company that falls under the Department of Public Enterprises. The company's core business is diamond prospecting and mining along the north-west coast of the Northern Cape Province of South