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The principal street in Bulawayo in 1905 Bulawayo in 1906. At front is the Matabele Rebellion Monument, constructed after the Second Matabele War Bulawayo in 1976. The city was founded by the Ndebele king Lobengula, the son of King Mzilikazi, born of Matshobana, [15] who settled in modern-day Zimbabwe around the 1840s.
Kwa-Bulawayo (prefixed according to context with 'gu-' or 'kwa-') was the royal kraal of Shaka Zulu, and as such was the capital of the early Zulu Empire.It was founded after Shaka's conquest of the Ndwandwe kingdom, in around 1820.
The Zulu Kingdom (/ ˈ z uː l uː / ZOO-loo; Zulu: KwaZulu), sometimes referred to as the Zulu Empire, was a monarchy in Southern Africa.During the 1810s, Shaka established a standing army that consolidated rival clans and built a large following which ruled a wide expanse of Southern Africa that extended along the coast of the Indian Ocean from the Tugela River in the south to the Pongola ...
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Zimbabwe. The capital of the country, Harare , currently hosts 52 embassies. Several other countries have ambassadors accredited from other capital cities, mainly Pretoria , Lusaka , and Addis Ababa .
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The Bulawayo City Council is the governing authority of the city of Bulawayo in terms of Zimbabwe 2013’s constitution Amendment 20. There 29 councilors representing the 29 wards in that city. [1] These councilors are elected by the residents of Bulawayo.
The Executive Mayor of Bulawayo is the executive of the government of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The Mayor is a member of the Bulawayo City Council, and is assisted by a deputy mayor. The Mayor uses the style "His Worship". [1] The current mayor is David Coltart since 11 September 2023.
Originally known as Bulawayo International Airport, it was renamed in honour of the late Dr Joshua Nkomo, the leader and founder of the Zimbabwe African People's Union in 2001. [2] [3] Dr Nkomo also served as a Vice President of the Zimbabwe Government. It is another of Zimbabwe's international airports.