Introduction -- Prelude: Bulawayo, 1893-1930 -- 1. The landscapes of Bulawayo -- 2. The first fires, December 1929 -- 3. City versus state, 1930-1946 -- 5. Mr. black Bulawayo, 1930-1948 -- 5. The ...

Kontuthu Ziyathunqa – Smoke Rising – was what they used to call Bulawayo when the city was the industrial powerhouse of Zimbabwe. Now, many of its factories lie dormant or derelict. The daily torrent ...

I drive through wide streets lined with purple jacarandas, leafy parks, Victorian era buildings and women in bright prints with babies strapped on to their backs. The whole city has a sepia feel about ...