10 Things you didn’t know about Zimbabwe Welcome to Displore and Thanks for watching, in today’s video, Qs you already know displorers, it’s always a pleasure presenting to you some lesser known but interesting facts about the beautiful countries on the African continent, In this video we are looking at the historic country of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, formerly Rhodesia, is a landlocked country located in the southern part ofAfrica, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east.The capital and largest city is Harare. A country of about 16 million people, Zimbabwe has 16 official languages, with English, Shona, and Ndebele the most common.The country is widely known for its diverse wildlife and magnificent landscapes. The Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River is a major thrill among the tourists who visit Zimbabwe. Exotic birdlife, flora and fauna, highland mountains and flowing rivers remarkably boost the beauty of the country. Its current president is Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa who was officially inaugurated as the third President of Zimbabwe on 26 August 2018 after winning the 2018 Zimbabwean general election. If you are new here welcome, be sure to subscribe and turn on notification so you don’t miss any of our videos. Let’s dive in and take a look at 10 things you didn’t know about Zimbabwe. 1. It is illegal in Zimbabwe for the police to impound your vehicle on the road. It is illegal for police officers to impound cars on Zimbabwean roads except when there are special circumstances where the driver of the vehicle is asked to produce their driver’s license, human rights lawyer Kennedy Masiye has said.”The only time they can impound a vehicle is, as empowered by Section 74 of the Road Traffic Act, where an officer demands a driver’s license and they can detain the car for a maximum of 24 hours,” Masiye said. “After 24 hours, the driver can still collect their vehicle before producing a driver’s license and they are given at least seven days to produce the license.” Masiye said besides that, there was no provision for police officers to impound vehicles as there were fines that go with various offences including defective vehicles. He said it was also illegal for officers to force motorists to pay spot fines as there was no legal provision for the practice. “If your vehicle is taken away, your property rights are being violated because the vehicle cannot be taken away without justifiable reasons. One can seek recourse through acquiring a spoliation order on urgent basis at the courts so that they can repossess their car. They can go further to sue the police because their right to property would have been violated,” Masiye said. Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights said in order for the traffic fines to be implemented fairly and in good faith, the Zimbabwe Republic Police, Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development and other relevant authorities should embark on a nationwide awareness campaign regarding the requirements of the 2015 regulations and other legislation relating to traffic offences, such as the Road Traffic Act and the Road Traffic (Safety-belt) Regulations, 1987. “Most importantly, in imposing traffic fines, Zimbabwe Republic Police officers must exercise their duties in the interests of public safety and administrative justice, refraining from imposing unlawful spot fines and rejecting all forms of bribery and corruption,” 2. Zimbabwe has 16 official languages. English is the main language used in the education and judiciary systems. The Bantu languages Shona and Ndebele are the principal indigenous languages of Zimbabwe. Shona is spoken by 70% of the population, Ndebele by 20%. Otherminority Bantu languages include Venda, Tsonga, Shangaan, Kalanga, Sotho, Ndau and Nambya.Less than 2.5%, mainly the white and "coloured" (mixed race) minorities, consider English their native language Shona has a rich oral tradition, which was incorporated into the first Shona novel, Feso by Solomon Mutswairo, published in 1956. English is spoken primarily in the cities, but less so in rural areas. Radio and television news now broadcast in Shona, Sindebele and English. 3. The largest waterfall in the world victorial falls is found in Zimbabwe. Located on the zambezi river, it is the world’s only waterfall that is wider than a kilometer and has a height of more than hundred meters. One of the greatest attractions in Africa and one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world, Victoria Falls is located on the Zambezi River, the fourth largest river in Africa, which is also defining the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.

• published: 06 Mar 2020
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