African Design Magazine ADM #39 April 2018 | Page 32

AFRICA
Mosi-Oa-Tunya,
“THE SMOKE THAT THUNDERS”
Victoria Falls
to revive Zimbabwe
The revitalisation of this picturesque and breathtaking town will
clearly bring it into the 21st century, while still preserving all of the
splendour associated with this awe-inspiring tourist destination.
While the transformation of Vic Falls and the promise of prosperity
brought a sigh of relief, the announcement of community relocation
by end of this year to accommodate the Betoka Gorge Hydro-electric
Power Project has not been well accepted.
Steeped in history
Scottish explorer David
Livingstone, hailed as one of the
most enigmatic explorers of all
time, was the first European
ever to lay eyes on Victoria Falls.
He was led to the waterfall in
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1855, by the Makalolo tribe in a
dug-out canoe, during his travels
from Luanda to Sesheke. Although
Livingstone named the Victoria
Falls after Queen Victoria, locally
it is known as”Mosi-Oa-Tunya, The