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Much of this tract, especially the eastern part, which we call Mashonaland, was well peopled by tribes who lived quietly, had plenty of cattle, tilled the soil, and continued to dig a little gold, as their forefathers had done for centuries.
Impressions of South Africa James Bryce Bryce 1880
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Mashonaland, which is a metal that, so far as I have thus seen, ye have little use for; but among my own people it possesses a certain value: therefore have I come hither, bringing with me goods which I am prepared to barter for gold among your people, if they will.
Through Veld and Forest An African Story Harry Collingwood 1886
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The third region comprises Matabililand and Mashonaland, that is, the country between the Transvaal Republic and the valley of the Middle
Impressions of South Africa James Bryce Bryce 1880
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Matabeleland, a low-rainfall area, has never had much to offer its growing population, unlike the northern Mashonaland provinces, which receive sufficient rain to make agriculture possible.
Matabeland Migration Linked to South Africa Violence IWPR 2008
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According to the Herald, a report released around the December 21 indicated that Mashonaland Central had the biggest cumulative hectarage of 16,074ha, followed by Mashonaland East with 12,966ha, Mashonaland
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"He was arrested yesterday (Tuesday) and they are charging him for all the violence which has broken out in Mashonaland east province,"
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The attacks concentrated on the southwest region of Mashonaland and increased in severity in the days since Friday's elections that confirmed President Robert Mugabe for another term in the southern
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An army vehicle and army personnel are in Muzarabani in Mashonaland
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The Mashonaland provinces in the north of the country have been hit hardest by the violence.
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It is significant that the post-election violence started precisely in areas of this kind like the three Mashonaland provinces, Manicaland and Masvingo.
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