Neighborhood Stories of Zimbabwe, Africa
Zimbabwe houses some of the most magnificent natural wonders in the world, like the Victoria Falls, Mount Nyanga, the Hwange National Park, and also some spectacular man-made facades, like the Kariba Dam and the Great Zimbabwe Ruins. But if you ask the neighborhood of Mopane Tree Lane, they might add that Zimbabwe is also home to some very colorful and interesting inhabitants. There are of-course Ambuya Moyo and Amai Dongo, the “un-retired” proprietors of “Zimbabwe Confidential;” the Ramchandras who yearn to leave a legacy of patriotic service to the country they will always calls home; the Eltringhams, who, though considered to be “Rhodies” by some, are as Zimbabwean as the soil itself; the Pamberis, the childless, distant couple who attempt to keep their neighbors at bay; Nervous Chitepo of the successful Chitepo clan; the incorrigible Kudakwashe Mpofu, who lives in the neighborhood, but not quite. Then there are the relative newcomers, the aloof Khans, about whom little is known, but many are curious. There were even rumors that they may be vampire activity in their household. And among such examples of interesting neighbors, it would be negligent to not mention the vadzimu (the ancestors from the spirit world) who are always present and looking over their living descendants, in every Zimbabwean neighborhood.
Zimbabwe houses some of the most magnificent natural wonders in the world, like the Victoria Falls, Mount Nyanga, the Hwange National Park, and also some spectacular man-made facades, like the Kariba Dam and the Great Zimbabwe Ruins. But if you ask the neighborhood of Mopane Tree Lane, they might add that Zimbabwe is also home to some very colorful and interesting inhabitants. There are of-course Ambuya Moyo and Amai Dongo, the “un-retired” proprietors of “Zimbabwe Confidential;” the Ramchandras who yearn to leave a legacy of patriotic service to the country they will always calls home; the Eltringhams, who, though considered to be “Rhodies” by some, are as Zimbabwean as the soil itself; the Pamberis, the childless, distant couple who attempt to keep their neighbors at bay; Nervous Chitepo of the successful Chitepo clan; the incorrigible Kudakwashe Mpofu, who lives in the neighborhood, but not quite. Then there are the relative newcomers, the aloof Khans, about whom little is known, but many are curious. There were even rumors that they may be vampire activity in their household. And among such examples of interesting neighbors, it would be negligent to not mention the vadzimu (the ancestors from the spirit world) who are always present and looking over their living descendants, in every Zimbabwean neighborhood.
