Filabusi Insiza District   Filabusi is the district capital of the Insiza District and service centre for the surrounding mining and farming areas. Filabusi was once a major producer of gold, with mines such as Fred and Royal Family, nickel at Epoch (Bindura Nickel Corporation) and asbestos at Pangani and Croft, but all these are now closed.   Post Office History 1894.07.15 –…

Fort Rixon Insiza District   Fort Rixon was founded as a British military post in 1896 during the Ndebele uprisings near the site of the Dhlo-Dhlo ruins. Prominent in local tradition, the Dhlo-Dhlo ruins appear to be of 17th- or 18th-century origin, yielding Portuguese, Arab, and Jesuit relics. It is believed that Dhlo-Dhlo was a seat…

Arcturus Goromonzi District Arcturus is a village that grew up around, and named after, Arcturus Mine. The mine, established in 1891, was one of the leading and oldest gold producers in Rhodesia and started operations in 1907. Post Office History 1910.02.03 – Opened as a postal agency (previously a telegraph office). 1911.03.31 – Upgraded to a money and telegraph…

Dadaya Shabani District   Post Office History 1945.05.01 – Opened as a postal agency under Shabani. Postmarks  

Chakari Chakari was first known, in 1907, as Turkois Mine, but the name was changed in 1911 to Shagari. Owing to the difficulty some Europeans have in pronouncing the African language, it became obvious that the name should have been Chakari, and not Shagari. It was accordingly decided to alter it once more and on…

Bembesi Bubi District   Bembesi was the site of the most decisive battle of the Matabele War. On 1st November, 1893, a battle was fought between the Matabele Warriors (Ndebele), under the leadership of Lobengula, and the British forces, under the command of Major Patrick Forbes. Lobengula fled after the defeat at Bembesi but not…