1. The traditional Ndebele regalia is a sight to see; consisting of heavily beaded anklets and bracelets, it has proved an inspiration for some of South Africa's top fashion designers.

2. Sibusiso Ndebele, transport minister a - speed rail link between the two cities as a priority in April.

3. All of Matabeleland was simmering with rage and the desire for revenge because of Mugabe's massacres of the Ndebele.

4. His early targets in the 1980s were tribes that had favored other resistance leaders; his forces slaughtered as many as 30,000 members of the Ndebele minority.

5. The official language is English, but regional languages such as Shona and Ndebele also are spoken.

6. Language: English is the official language, But Shona and Ndebele are widely spoken.