Matabeleland South Districts - Beitbridge District, Alfred Beit, Thuli Parks and Wildlife Land, Maramani, Dendele, Masera, Zimbabwe, Dite II (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Beitbridge District, Alfred Beit, Thuli Parks and Wildlife Land, Maramani, Dendele, Masera, Zimbabwe, Dite Ii, Siyoka Ii, Machuchuta, Chipise, Mtetengwe Iii, Zhovhe Dam, Bubye River, Umchabezi River, Insiza, Mazunga. Excerpt: Beitbridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The town lies just north of the Limpopo River about 1 km from the Alfred Beit Bridge which spans the Limpopo River between South Africa and Zimbabwe. The main roads lead from the border 321 km north-west to Bulawayo and 585 km north-east to Harare via Masvingo. According to the 2002 Population Census, the town had a population of 22,387.It is dominated by the local Venda people who are also found across the international border in the Vhembe District of the Republic of South Africa. The Beitbridge border post is the busiest road border post in southern Africa. Beitbridge has an estimated 2,570 houses in formal settlements (primarily for government officials and mid-level private sector staff) and 3,000 in informal settlements. Formal-settlement dwellings are mainly two- to three-room brick houses, while those in the informal settlements are among the worst mud houses in Zimbabwe. The mud houses have since been demolished. Average house occupancy in the low-income and informal settlements varies considerably, as many people do not bring their families to Beitbridge, but includes at least four people. Recreational facilities are limited in low-income areas, consisting largely of bars and soccer pitches. The major sources of local employment -- freight, retail, construction, customs and the police -- employ about 1,200 people. Informal sector activities -- primarily vending and sex work -- are as large as those in the formal sector, employing about 1,400. Outside Beitbridge to... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2373453