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VOLUME 32 • ISSUE NO.

ZIMBABWE

ES €2.50
IT €3.00
FR €6.00
GB €3.00
USA $6.99
TABLE OF CONTENT
PAGE 2 : HISTORY
PAGE 3 : LOCATION
PAGE 4 : LANGUAGE
PAGE 5 : GREETINGS
PAGE 6 : FLAG
PAGE 7 : CURRENCY
PAGE 8 : CURRENCY
PAGE 9 : NATIONAL ANTHEM
PAGE 10 : COAT OF ARMS
PAGE 11 : POPULATION
PAGE 12 : ECONOMY
PAGE 13 : TRADITIONAL ATTIRE
PAGE 14 : TRADITIONAL GAME
PAGE 15 : TRADITIONAL GAME
PAGE 16 : POPULAR SONG
PAGE 17 : NATIONAL CUISINE
PAGE 18 : SUPERSTITIONS
PAGE 19 : FAMOUS PERSON
HISTORY

Until roughly 2,000 years ago, what would become Zimbabwe was populated by
ancestors of the San people. Bantu inhabitants of the region arrived and developed
ceramic production in the area. A series of trading empires emerged, including the
Kingdom of Mapungubwe and Kingdom of Zimbabwe. In the 1880s, the British South
Africa Company began its activities in the region, leading to the colonial era in Southern
Rhodesia.

In 1964, the colonial government declared itself independent as Rhodesia, but largely
failed to secure international recognition and faced sustained internal opposition in the
Bush War.

After fifteen years of war, following the Lancaster House Agreement of 1979 there was a
transition to internationally recognize majority rule in 1980. The United Kingdom, which
had never recognised Rhodesian independence, briefly imposed direct rule in order to
grant independence on 18 April that year as the new country of Zimbabwe. In the 2000s
Zimbabwe's economy began to deteriorate due to various factors, including the
imposition of economic sanctions by western countries led by the United Kingdom and
widespread corruption in government. Economic instability caused many Zimbabweans
to emigrate. Prior to its recognized independence as Zimbabwe in 1980, the nation had
been known by several names: Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia, and Zimbabwe Rhodesia.

PAGE TWO | HISTORY


LOCATION OF ZIMBABWE
IN WORLD MAP

Zimbabwe is located in southern Africa.


Zimbabwe is bordered by Zambia to the north,
Botswana to the west, South Africa to the south,
and Mozambique to the east.

PAGE THREE | LOCATION ON WORLD MAP


OFFICIAL
LANGUAGE
Many languages are spoken, or historically have been
spoken, in Zimbabwe. Since the adoption of its 2013
Constitution, Zimbabwe has 16 official languages,
namely Chewa, Chibarwe, English, Kalanga, Koisan,
Nambya, Ndau, Ndebele, Shangani, Shona, sign
language, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa. The
country's main languages are Shona, spoken by over
70% of the population, and Ndebele, spoken by
roughly 20%.

Sign in English at Victoria Falls, with the falls' name in


PAGE FOUR | LANGUAGE
Lozi
GREETINGS
The traditional greeting involves a clap after the
handshake. The first person claps twice whilst saying
"Makadi' ('How are you? in Shona).
The other person responds with two claps in return.

https://youtu.be/wT_VEzEyfiU

Women may lower their body briefly, kneel or curtsy


whilst shaking hands out of respect. Men may go down
on one knee.

Family and friends may hug and pat one another on the
back.

PAGE FIVE | GREETINGS


FLAG

The national flag of Zimbabwe consists of seven even horizontal


stripes of green, gold, red and black with a white triangle
containing a red five-pointed star with a Zimbabwe Bird. The
present design was adopted on 18 April 1980. The soapstone
bird featured on the flag represents a statuette of a bird found
at the ruins of Great Zimbabwe. The bird symbolises the history
of Zimbabwe; the red star beneath it officially stands for the
nation's aspirations but is commonly thought to symbolise
socialism, and the revolutionary struggle for freedom and
peace. The design is based on the flag of Zimbabwe's ruling
party, the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front.

PAGE SIX | FLAG


ZIMBABWEAN
DOLLAR
The Zimbabwean dollar was introduced in 1980 to directly replace
the Rhodesian dollar (which had been introduced in 1970) at par
(1:1), at a similar value to the US dollar. In the 20th century the dollar
functioned as a normal currency, but in the early 21st century
hyperinflation in Zimbabwe reduced the Zimbabwean dollar to one
of the lowest valued currency units in the world. It was
redenominated three times (in 2006, 2008 and 2009), with
denominations up to a $100 trillion banknote issued.[4] The final
redenomination produced the "fourth dollar" (ZWL), which was worth
1025 ZWD (first dollars).

Use of the Zimbabwean dollar as an official currency was effectively


abandoned on 12 April 2009. It was demonetised in 2015, with
outstanding accounts able to be reimbursed until 30 April 2016. In
place of the Zimbabwean dollar, currencies including the South
African rand, Botswana pula, pound sterling, Indian rupee, euro,
Japanese yen, Australian dollar, Chinese yuan, and the United States
dollar were used.

On 24 June 2019, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe abolished the


multiple-currency system and replaced it with a new Zimbabwe
dollar (the RTGS Dollar), which was the only official currency in
the country between June 2019 and March 2020, after which
multiple foreign currencies were allowed again.
PAGE SEVEN | CURRENCY
The Zimbabwean dollar (sign: $, or Z$ to distinguish it from other
dollar-denominated currencies) was the name of four official
currencies of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 12 April 2009. During this
time, it was subject to periods of extreme inflation, followed by a
period of hyperinflation.

Bank notes of the fourth dollar (2009)

PAGE EIGHT | CURRENCY


NATIONAL ANTHEM
Simudzai Mureza wedu WeZimbabwe
Lyrics :

Simudzai mureza wedu weZimbabwe


Yakazvarwa nomotowe chimurenga;
(Neropa) neropa zhinji ramagamba
Tiidzivirire kumhandu dzose
Ngaikomborerwe nyika yeZimbabwe.

Tarisai Zimbabwe nyika yakashongedzwa


Namakomo, nehova, zvinoyevedza
(Ngainaye) mvura ngainaye, minda ipe mbesa
Vashandi vatuswe, ruzhinji rugutswe
Ngaikomborerwe nyika yeZimbabwe.

Mwari ropafadzai nyika yeZimbabwe


Nyika yamadzitateguru edu tose;
(Kubvira) kubva Zambezi kusvika Limpopo,
Navatungamiri vave nenduramo;
Ngaikomborerwe nyika ye Zimbabwe

PAGE NINE | NATIONAL ANTHEM

sources : https://youtu.be/ZfprTYQnkKI
COAT OF ARMS
GREAT ZIMBABWE
HOE AND RIFLE BIRD
distinctive STAR
transition
national emblem ancient symbol
from war to
of hope for the
peace
future

SHIELD KUDUS
green is fertility unity of
of the country's purpose of
soil and water. Zimbabwe's
blue and white various ethnic
wavy lines groups
symbolise
prosperity-
GREAT
bringing water
ZIMBABWE
historical heritage of
EARTH MOUND MOTTO Zimbabwe
plants from
which food and
clothing is
WREATH OF GOLD AND
obtained
GREEN
mining and agricultural enterprise which
PAGE TEN | COAT OF ARMS
protects our national economy
POPULATION

A country of roughly 15 million people, Zimbabwe's largest


and dominant ethnic group are the Shona, who make up 82%
of the population, followed by the Northern Ndebele and
other smaller minorities.

The current population of Zimbabwe is 15,491,764 as of


Thursday, June 1, 2023

PAGE ELEVEN | POPULATION


ECONOMY OF
ZIMBABWE
The economy of Zimbabwe relies on the tertiary sector of the
economy, also known as the service sector of the economy,
which makes up to 60% of total GDP as of 2017. Zimbabwe
has the second largest, by percentage, Informal economy in
the world, with a score of 60.6%. Agriculture and mining
largely contribute to exports. After continuous negative
growth between 1999 and 2008, the economy of Zimbabwe
grew at an annual rate of 34% from 2008 to 2013, making it
the fastest-growing economy in the world. Growth since then
has been volatile, but averaged 5% on an end-to-end basis.

Sam Nujoma Street in Harare


PAGE TWELVE | ECONOMY
TRADITIONAL
ATTIRE
Women

Men

PAGE THIRTY | TRADITIONAL ATTIRE


TRADITIONAL
GAME
Tsoro:
Ancient two-player mathematical strategy board
game that has been played for over a thousand years.
It has its roots in Zimbabwe and was first described in
literature by J. B. Matthews in 1964. Tsoro belongs to
the same class of African strategy board games
collectively called Mancala, such as Oware, Bao, and
Kalah.
Tsoro was played by warriors to improve their enemy
capturing and raiding strategies in war situations. It
was also used to teach young boys and girls how to
count. Kings and chiefs often settled disputes by
playing Tsoro. Today it is frequently played during
leisure times and sometimes competitively. In its
original form, the game was played by digging 4 rows
and 21 columns of small holes in the ground which
were then populated with a pre-determined amount of
pebbles or seeds. Each of the two players occupy two
rows of holes.
PAGE FOURTY | TRADITIONAL GAME
Since Tsoro is a turn-based game in which one placer
tries to minimize losses and maximize gains,
mathematical optimization strategies employing the
minimax theory and alpha-beta pruning can be used to
solve it for trivial cases. Such solutions exist for some
trivial cases involving specific combinations of starting
number of seeds and holes.

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PAGE FIFTY | TRADITIONAL GAME


COUNTRY'S
POPULAR SONG
LOLA BY ISHAN, ANNATORIA

Artist : Ishan and Annatoria


Featuring : -
Genre : R&B / Soul
Album : Single
Year : 2022
lINK : https://youtu.be/xNcgZMr07L4
PAGE SIXTY | POPULAR SONG
Appetiser : Odette
NATIONAL serve three or more on a plate

CUISINE with some colourful salad such as


tomato, avocado and black olive.
They can also be made in
individual ramekin dishes for a
more substantial starter or light
lunch.
Main Signature : Sadza Dessert : Chikenduza
most common dish found in also known as Candy Cakes, are
Zimbabwe and is stiff maize meal swettened bread-like cakes
that is like a thickened porridge. It
can be rolled into a ball and Beverage : Zambezi
dipped into meat, sauce, gravy, a high quality beer with good
sour milk, or stewed vegetables. effervescence, an exceptional hop
flavour and good head retention

PAGE SEVENTY | CUISINE


SUPERSTITIONS
When you sweep your home at night you must
not take out the rubbish else they will be
collected by witches
You cannot pass salt directly at the dinner
table else you will become enemies, you have to
place it on the table and the next person picks
it up.
Children cannot eat egg yolk else they will get
the heebie-jeebies
If you jump over a person they will not grow
tall so if you jump over someone you have to "re
jump them" else they will not grow tall
You must not collect rubbish using your hands
else you will have bad luck

PAGE EIGHTY | SUPERSTITION


FAMOUS PERSON
JAH PRAYZAH
Birth name : Mukudzeyi Muombe
Also known as : Musoja
Born : 4 July 1987 (age 35)
Origin : Harare, Zimbabwe
Genres : Afrobeats , Afro-jazz,
Zimbabwean music, Reggae
Occupation(s) : Musician,
philanthropist, author, brand
ambassador, artist manager
Instruments : Vocal
Labels : JP Studios
Website : www.jahprayzah.com
Married to : Rufaro Chiworeso
(he sang about in his song
Rufaro)
PAGE NINETY | FAMOUS PERSON
UNITY,
FREEDOM,
WORK.
3 AMANAH

PAGE TWENTY | END.

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