Qualla: Bulawayo https://qualla.com/bulawayo en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:26 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/k/s/k/m/bulawayo-wk/hero-small.webp Qualla: Bulawayo https://qualla.com/bulawayo Bulawayo: Introduction https://qualla.com/bulawayo/ Photo credit G0d13, CC BY-SA 4.0. The city was built on an act of destruction. In 1893, troops of the British South Africa Company invaded Matabeleland, burned the royal capital of Lobengula -- the last Ndebele king -- and raised a new town over its ashes. They kept the name. Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second-largest city, still carries that layered identity: Ndebele heritage underneath colonial grid, independence-era ambition layered on top, and the quiet resilience of a place that has outlasted every regime that tried to define it.

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]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/k/s/k/m/bulawayo-wk/kskm-bulawayo-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Bulawayo: The King's City, the Company's Town https://qualla.com/bulawayo/ Photo credit Nduza, CC BY-SA 4.0. Lobengula settled in what is now Bulawayo around the 1840s, leading a large group of Ndebele who had trekked from Zululand in present-day KwaZulu-Natal. For decades, the royal capital anchored Ndebele power across Matabeleland. Then came the First Matabele War of 1893. The Britis...

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]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/k/s/k/m/bulawayo-wk/kskm-bulawayo-the-kings-city-the-companys-town.mp3 0:06 2 full Bulawayo: Subtropical Rhythms https://qualla.com/bulawayo/ Photo credit Rarelibra at en.wikipedia, Public domain. Although it sits within the tropics by latitude, Bulawayo's elevation gives it a subtropical climate -- cooler, drier, and more comfortable than the lowlands to the south. A prevailing southeasterly airflow moderates temperatures for most of the year. Winter, from May through Aug...

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]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/k/s/k/m/bulawayo-wk/kskm-bulawayo-subtropical-rhythms.mp3 0:06 3 full Bulawayo: Gateways and Edges https://qualla.com/bulawayo/ Photo credit Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0. Bulawayo sits at a crossroads. Several World Heritage sites lie within an hour's drive, including the Matobo Hills with their ancient rock art and granite formations, and the Khami Ruins, remnants of a pre-colonial civilization that flourished long before the Ndebele arrived. Jos...

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]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/k/s/k/m/bulawayo-wk/kskm-bulawayo-gateways-and-edges.mp3 0:06 4 full Bulawayo: Walking the Grid https://qualla.com/bulawayo/ Photo credit Nduza, CC BY-SA 4.0. Bulawayo is a walkable city, a rarity in southern Africa. The central business district rewards exploration on foot: wide sidewalks under mature trees, low-rise colonial-era buildings, and the kind of streetscape that invites wandering without a destination. The National Art Gall...

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