South-east of Masvingo, on the gaping woody level surrounded by hills, the ruined town of immense Zimbabwe tells of the enigmatic historical aura of an advanced and aged African civilisation. Known around the 16th century as Symbaoe (signifying “court”), the walled town was the core of the Monomatapa empire, whose ascendancy extended over much of southern Africa. The enormous Monomatapa empire included the present-day states of Zimbabwe (whose term originated [...]