Luana Rast

On our last trip to Zimbabwe and Zambia, we visited a school between Makuti and Karoi with our socially committed guests to find out more about it on site. The school teaches more than 1000 children from the surrounding area. The school buildings date back to the time when Zimbabwe was still prosperous.

Surviving in difficult times thanks to small fish Shortly before sunset, countless kapenta fishing boats appear on Lake Kariba. Kapenta are anchovies (small herrings) that are dried in the sun on huge sheets of cloth after being caught. When darkness falls, the fishermen shine powerful spotlights into the water to attract the small fish. After a while

Shona sculpture, named after the most populous tribe in Zimbabwe (the "Shona" - the other major tribe being the "Ndebele"), is certainly the most important art form to emerge from Africa in the 20th century, after Europeans mistakenly considered African art to be rather traditional, primitive and not very modern during the colonization of Africa and in the decades that followed.

Great Zimbabwe is the name of the stone ruins of an ancient site near the town of Masvingo. Large numbers of people lived there from 1100 BC. The site was abandoned in the 15th century. Until then, it was the capital of the kingdom of Zimbabwe, a trading empire of the Shona (a Bantu tribe). "Zimbabwe" means in the language of the

Zimbabwe has been in lockdown again since January 5, 2021. According to the previous regulations, people are not allowed to leave their homes between 6 pm and 6 am. No more than 30 people are allowed at gatherings. Among other things, restaurants, bars and sports halls have to close. Anyone who does not adhere to the rules can be reprimanded or fined by the police.