[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] #  @ZimbabweHistor2 Zimbabwe Historical Facts Zimbabwe Historical Facts posts on X about zimbabwe, history, the first, the british the most. They currently have XXXXXX followers and XXX posts still getting attention that total XXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours. ### Engagements: XXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::1503684983768199182/interactions)  - X Week XXXXXXX +106% - X Month XXXXXXX +55% - X Months XXXXXXX +5,203% - X Year XXXXXXX +294% ### Mentions: XX [#](/creator/twitter::1503684983768199182/posts_active)  - X Week X -XX% - X Month XX -XX% - X Months XX +305% - X Year XXX +71% ### Followers: XXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::1503684983768199182/followers)  - X Week XXXXXX +2.60% - X Month XXXXXX +6.20% - X Months XXXXXX +18% - X Year XXXXXX +22% ### CreatorRank: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::1503684983768199182/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) **Social topic influence** [zimbabwe](/topic/zimbabwe) #31, [history](/topic/history), [the first](/topic/the-first), [the british](/topic/the-british) #560, [mozambique](/topic/mozambique) #140, [built in](/topic/built-in), [cape town](/topic/cape-town), [south africa](/topic/south-africa), [zambia](/topic/zambia), [legends](/topic/legends) **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@charega1](/creator/undefined) [@kamona_mubita](/creator/undefined) [@gchatdefined](/creator/undefined) [@kamonamubita](/creator/undefined) [@zmlauzi82398](/creator/undefined) [@moyochihota](/creator/undefined) [@panashezowa](/creator/undefined) [@seanxrazz](/creator/undefined) [@chinyamatikiti](/creator/undefined) [@sachiwomorelife](/creator/undefined) [@tsarii2](/creator/undefined) [@kushnuvic](/creator/undefined) [@xi2022](/creator/undefined) [@klawry3](/creator/undefined) [@billthepatriot](/creator/undefined) [@smchauke](/creator/undefined) [@5000skhumb59500](/creator/undefined) [@chrisndlovu](/creator/undefined) [@nkosizi22471967](/creator/undefined) [@stephenndlovu19](/creator/undefined) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours "THE HISTORY BEHIND THE NAMES GLEN VIEW GLEN NORAH AND WARREN PARK OF HARARE Glen View Salisbury 1946 a year after the war in Europe. It was vast land owned by Mr Baxter. And the farm had an elevation that gave him a higher view of his mainland farm extending to Baxter (kumaGum-tree) in Highfields right into Mukuvisi.The early inhabitants used to call the place KwaBhakasta. The farmhouse is at present-day St Peter's Kubatana school.Glen Norah got its name from Norah who was Baxter's wife. 'Glen' is old English for a narrow valley. Used in conjunction it became Norah's valley while Glen View on" [X Link](https://x.com/ZimbabweHistor2/status/1997174710866522301) 2025-12-06T05:22Z 20.1K followers, 75.3K engagements "DID YOU KNOW Beatrice Cottages in Mbare Harare is named after Beatrice Borrow the sister of Lieutenant Henry J. Borrow a member of the Pioneer Column. The Beatrice Cottages were initially built by the colonial government of Rhodesia in the 1920s. The cottages were constructed as housing facilities for white railway workers. However in the 1940s the complex was repurposed to accommodate black workers who were employed in the railways and other related industries. The targeted beneficiaries were the black workers who were previously subject to poor living conditions in overcrowded townships." [X Link](https://x.com/ZimbabweHistor2/status/1997531528360829227) 2025-12-07T05:00Z 20.1K followers, 17K engagements "DID YOU KNOW Chirundu is the only town on the Zambezi where two bridges cross the river. The first Chirundu Bridge is the Otto Beit Bridge named after Otto Beit(1865-1930) built in 1938-9 by Dorman Long and financed by the Beit Trust which funded most of central and southern Africa's colonial era bridges including the Beit Bridge across the Limpopo River. The Otto Beit Bridge was the first modern suspension bridge outside the United States built with parallel wire cables. It has a span of XXX m (main span XXX m). As it was built two decades before the Kariba Dam. The engineers had to consider" [X Link](https://x.com/ZimbabweHistor2/status/1998980289117204865) 2025-12-11T04:56Z 20.1K followers, 10.7K engagements "DID YOU KNOW The Germans started their mineral exploration in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in the late 19th century around the 1890s. They were particularly interested in the country's gold resources. However the German exploration and mining activities in Southern Rhodesia were relatively short-lived. They were halted during World War I (1914-1918) when the British Empire which controlled the region declared war on Germany in 1914. The British Empire subsequently took over German colonies and possessions including German East Africa (present-day Tanzania) and German South-West Africa" [X Link](https://x.com/ZimbabweHistor2/status/1997913548513509619) 2025-12-08T06:18Z 20.1K followers, 13.6K engagements "DID YOU KNOW The hill on which the new Zimbabwe parliament is built was one of Changamire Dombo's forts and was called DAMBARARE. He defeated the Portuguese there and the canons which were left there were stolen by the British and are kept in a museum in Cape Town South Africa" [X Link](https://x.com/ZimbabweHistor2/status/1998302128134394130) 2025-12-09T08:02Z 20.1K followers, 18.4K engagements "A NEW SOURCE AND LENGTH FOR THE ZAMBEZI RIVER Historically the Zambezi River was believed to begin its journey at a spring near Mwinilunga in north western Zambia. However new research has discovered that the actual source of the river lies in a shallow depression in Angolas southern highlands at the source of a river called the Lungwebungu. This gives the Zambezi a new total length of 3421 km (2126 miles) or XXX km (213 miles) longer than previously thought. The research was carried out in 2022 and 2023 by The Wilderness Project in collaboration with the National Geographic Okavango" [X Link](https://x.com/ZimbabweHistor2/status/1999358680282611766) 2025-12-12T06:00Z 20.1K followers, 21.8K engagements "MAKERS OF HISTORY (LIVING LEGENDS) Dr. Matifadza Nyazema is recognized as the first Black Zimbabwean woman to own a luxury hotel (Mbano Manor in Victoria Falls) built from scratch despite challenges. She's pioneering yet underrecognized as many locals only recently learned of her" [X Link](https://x.com/ZimbabweHistor2/status/1992834338879082792) 2025-11-24T05:55Z 20.1K followers, 12.1K engagements "@derecktafuma Grok for you" [X Link](https://x.com/ZimbabweHistor2/status/1998367202039488975) 2025-12-09T12:20Z 20.1K followers, XXX engagements "@Chinyamatikiti This is Zimbabwe Historical facts not Mozambique" [X Link](https://x.com/ZimbabweHistor2/status/1999001869004464252) 2025-12-11T06:22Z 20.1K followers, XXX engagements "@SachiwoMorelife I refer to Zimbabwe not Mozambique" [X Link](https://x.com/ZimbabweHistor2/status/1999002568580804741) 2025-12-11T06:25Z 20.1K followers, XX engagements "@kamona_mubita Do you know the difference between a tributary and a source" [X Link](https://x.com/ZimbabweHistor2/status/1999398489977930120) 2025-12-12T08:38Z 20.1K followers, 1183 engagements "@kamona_mubita You are simply criticising rather than giving us "the correct source" since you claim you live there" [X Link](https://x.com/ZimbabweHistor2/status/1999414485896036376) 2025-12-12T09:42Z 20.1K followers, XXX engagements "IN HISTORY XX December 1978 fuel tanks in then Salisbury now Harare burnt from an attack by ZANLA freedom fighters at 11pm and the fire was finally extinguished on XX December the following day. XX million gallons of fuel valued at $XX million were lost. Ian Smith wept" [X Link](https://x.com/ZimbabweHistor2/status/1999683450144718957) 2025-12-13T03:31Z 20.1K followers, XXX engagements "@kamona_mubita @ZMlauzi82398 The VaTonga called it Mosi-O-Tunya until today in Zimbabwe and remember we share the falls the river and Kariba dam. So there is no new history about those you can introduce to Zimbabweans" [X Link](https://x.com/ZimbabweHistor2/status/1999723039853019515) 2025-12-13T06:08Z 20.1K followers, XX engagements
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@ZimbabweHistor2 Zimbabwe Historical Facts
Zimbabwe Historical Facts posts on X about zimbabwe, history, the first, the british the most. They currently have XXXXXX followers and XXX posts still getting attention that total XXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours.
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- X Month XXXXXXX +55%
- X Months XXXXXXX +5,203%
- X Year XXXXXXX +294%
Mentions: XX #
- X Week X -XX%
- X Month XX -XX%
- X Months XX +305%
- X Year XXX +71%
Followers: XXXXXX #
- X Week XXXXXX +2.60%
- X Month XXXXXX +6.20%
- X Months XXXXXX +18%
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Social topic influence zimbabwe #31, history, the first, the british #560, mozambique #140, built in, cape town, south africa, zambia, legends
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @charega1 @kamona_mubita @gchatdefined @kamonamubita @zmlauzi82398 @moyochihota @panashezowa @seanxrazz @chinyamatikiti @sachiwomorelife @tsarii2 @kushnuvic @xi2022 @klawry3 @billthepatriot @smchauke @5000skhumb59500 @chrisndlovu @nkosizi22471967 @stephenndlovu19
Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours
"THE HISTORY BEHIND THE NAMES GLEN VIEW GLEN NORAH AND WARREN PARK OF HARARE Glen View Salisbury 1946 a year after the war in Europe. It was vast land owned by Mr Baxter. And the farm had an elevation that gave him a higher view of his mainland farm extending to Baxter (kumaGum-tree) in Highfields right into Mukuvisi.The early inhabitants used to call the place KwaBhakasta. The farmhouse is at present-day St Peter's Kubatana school.Glen Norah got its name from Norah who was Baxter's wife. 'Glen' is old English for a narrow valley. Used in conjunction it became Norah's valley while Glen View on"
X Link 2025-12-06T05:22Z 20.1K followers, 75.3K engagements
"DID YOU KNOW Beatrice Cottages in Mbare Harare is named after Beatrice Borrow the sister of Lieutenant Henry J. Borrow a member of the Pioneer Column. The Beatrice Cottages were initially built by the colonial government of Rhodesia in the 1920s. The cottages were constructed as housing facilities for white railway workers. However in the 1940s the complex was repurposed to accommodate black workers who were employed in the railways and other related industries. The targeted beneficiaries were the black workers who were previously subject to poor living conditions in overcrowded townships."
X Link 2025-12-07T05:00Z 20.1K followers, 17K engagements
"DID YOU KNOW Chirundu is the only town on the Zambezi where two bridges cross the river. The first Chirundu Bridge is the Otto Beit Bridge named after Otto Beit(1865-1930) built in 1938-9 by Dorman Long and financed by the Beit Trust which funded most of central and southern Africa's colonial era bridges including the Beit Bridge across the Limpopo River. The Otto Beit Bridge was the first modern suspension bridge outside the United States built with parallel wire cables. It has a span of XXX m (main span XXX m). As it was built two decades before the Kariba Dam. The engineers had to consider"
X Link 2025-12-11T04:56Z 20.1K followers, 10.7K engagements
"DID YOU KNOW The Germans started their mineral exploration in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in the late 19th century around the 1890s. They were particularly interested in the country's gold resources. However the German exploration and mining activities in Southern Rhodesia were relatively short-lived. They were halted during World War I (1914-1918) when the British Empire which controlled the region declared war on Germany in 1914. The British Empire subsequently took over German colonies and possessions including German East Africa (present-day Tanzania) and German South-West Africa"
X Link 2025-12-08T06:18Z 20.1K followers, 13.6K engagements
"DID YOU KNOW The hill on which the new Zimbabwe parliament is built was one of Changamire Dombo's forts and was called DAMBARARE. He defeated the Portuguese there and the canons which were left there were stolen by the British and are kept in a museum in Cape Town South Africa"
X Link 2025-12-09T08:02Z 20.1K followers, 18.4K engagements
"A NEW SOURCE AND LENGTH FOR THE ZAMBEZI RIVER Historically the Zambezi River was believed to begin its journey at a spring near Mwinilunga in north western Zambia. However new research has discovered that the actual source of the river lies in a shallow depression in Angolas southern highlands at the source of a river called the Lungwebungu. This gives the Zambezi a new total length of 3421 km (2126 miles) or XXX km (213 miles) longer than previously thought. The research was carried out in 2022 and 2023 by The Wilderness Project in collaboration with the National Geographic Okavango"
X Link 2025-12-12T06:00Z 20.1K followers, 21.8K engagements
"MAKERS OF HISTORY (LIVING LEGENDS) Dr. Matifadza Nyazema is recognized as the first Black Zimbabwean woman to own a luxury hotel (Mbano Manor in Victoria Falls) built from scratch despite challenges. She's pioneering yet underrecognized as many locals only recently learned of her"
X Link 2025-11-24T05:55Z 20.1K followers, 12.1K engagements
"@derecktafuma Grok for you"
X Link 2025-12-09T12:20Z 20.1K followers, XXX engagements
"@Chinyamatikiti This is Zimbabwe Historical facts not Mozambique"
X Link 2025-12-11T06:22Z 20.1K followers, XXX engagements
"@SachiwoMorelife I refer to Zimbabwe not Mozambique"
X Link 2025-12-11T06:25Z 20.1K followers, XX engagements
"@kamona_mubita Do you know the difference between a tributary and a source"
X Link 2025-12-12T08:38Z 20.1K followers, 1183 engagements
"@kamona_mubita You are simply criticising rather than giving us "the correct source" since you claim you live there"
X Link 2025-12-12T09:42Z 20.1K followers, XXX engagements
"IN HISTORY XX December 1978 fuel tanks in then Salisbury now Harare burnt from an attack by ZANLA freedom fighters at 11pm and the fire was finally extinguished on XX December the following day. XX million gallons of fuel valued at $XX million were lost. Ian Smith wept"
X Link 2025-12-13T03:31Z 20.1K followers, XXX engagements
"@kamona_mubita @ZMlauzi82398 The VaTonga called it Mosi-O-Tunya until today in Zimbabwe and remember we share the falls the river and Kariba dam. So there is no new history about those you can introduce to Zimbabweans"
X Link 2025-12-13T06:08Z 20.1K followers, XX engagements