People of the First Matabele War

British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa (1853-1902)

father of scouting; military scout; soldier of fortune; oil man; writer; rancher (1861–1947)

Lobengula Khumalo ( 1835 – 1894) was the second and last official king of Mthwakazi (historically called Matabeleland in English). Both names in the Ndebele language mean "the men of the long shields", a reference to the Ndebele warriors' use of the Nguni shield.

Prime Minister of the Cape Colony (1853-1917)

British explorer, officer, hunter, and conservationist (1851–1917)

Uwini was a Makalaka leader from Zimbabwe. He was considered a divinity. He was in the resistance against the British colonialism and was accused of participating in the murder of white settlers by the British South Africa Company. He was tried by court-martial and executed on the edge of the Somaboola (Somabhula) Forest about 80 miles from Bulawayo in 1896.