Halsted & Co Ltd: Bulawayo
Halsted & Co Ltd
Bulawayo
Sheraton Harare Hotel Harare In November 1985, the Government constructed a five-star hotel and conference centre in Harare, operating under a Harare Sheraton Hotel contract. In 1991, the Zimbabwe Tourism Investment Commission (ZITC) was formed to manage tourism interests under the name Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG). In the same year, a bomb exploded in the…
Bulawayo Public Library Bulawayo The Bulawayo Public Library was founded 1896 when the European settlers established public libraries to cater for their information, recreational, educational and cultural needs. A twelve man library Committee was chosen to run the facility and their major role was to fundraise for the library. A foundation stone of the 8th Avenue…
Master of the High Court (1900-1909)
Killer Mazoe
Wright’s Florists Bulawayo Little is known of the history of Wright’s Florists. However, it seems to have had a nursery arm and a florist arm. By 1962 it was part of Interflora. The business no longer exists today. Contributor James Gavin FB
Roman Catholic Church Diocese of Hwange The Prefecture of Wankie was cut off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Salisbury and Apostolic Vicariate Bulawayo and was erected on 29 June 1953 and confided to the Fathers of the Spanish Mission Institute (SMI). On 1 March 1963, the Prefecture of Hwange became a Diocese. On 3 July…