This extension has given bulawayo and Matabililand a swift and easy communication with Cape Town, thereby strengthening immensely the hold of Britain upon the interior, and lessening any risk that might be feared of future native risings.
"Impressions of South Africa"
James Bryce
This I have not seen; but it is probably similar to one which I did see and examine at a place called Dhlodhlo, about fifty miles south-east of bulawayo.
"Impressions of South Africa"
James Bryce
From Cape Town to Mafeking it is eight hundred and seventy-five miles, the journey taking about fifty hours; and from Mafeking to bulawayo it is a little over five hundred more.
"Impressions of South Africa"
James Bryce