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Zambia

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Zambia

The area which is now the Republic of Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia) was initially inhabited by hunter-gatherer tribes for thousands of years and something of a crossroads in the migrations of Bantu and specifically Nguni peoples. This explains the fact that Zambia has nine major ethno-linguistic groups. There are 72 languages and 13 distinct additional dialects spoken in the country. Babel babble!

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Okavango Delta and Northern Areas

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Okavango Delta and Northern Areas

The Okavango Delta is created by the Okavango River, the third largest in Southern Africa, spreading out on reaching Botswana....

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Sabi Sand Game Reserve

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Sabi Sand Game Reserve

The Sabi Sand is home to some of the world’s oldest, newest, finest and most exclusive private game lodges and frequently plays host to celebrities and politicians from around the world.

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A lot of bricks and pipes

Pietermaritzburg (not Durban) is the provincial capital of KwaZulu-Natal, an honour it shared until recently with Ulundi, the once-capital of the former KwaZulu apartheid Bantustan. When the Inkatha Freedom Party lost control of the provincial legislature in 2004, Ulundi lost its capital status. Pietermaritzburg’s City Hall was built in 1893, destroyed in a fire in 1895 and then, with great dedication, rebuilt in 1901. It is an exemplary piece of Victorian architecture, sporting an impressive 47m bell tower, and is the largest red-brick building in the southern hemisphere as well as home to its largest pipe organ. Now you know.