ABSTRACT
‘Victoria Falls’ presents a spectacular sight of awe-inspiring beauty and grandeur on the Zambezi River, which forms the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It was described by the mighty roar and characteristic veil of mist for which the Kalolo-Lozi people named the falls Mosi-oa-Tunya (‘The Smoke That Thunders’). Other original names include Shungu Namutitima (Tonga), Seongo and Chongwe. The Mosi-oa-Tunya area is strategically situated between the two great centres of human evolutionary discoveries on this continent – East Africa and South Africa. Early human activity in the Mosi-oa-Tunya area dates back at least two million years, proof of which lies in the large number of early Stone Age tools found in and around the gorges. The oldest-known community in the Mosi-oa-Tunya region are the Kwengo, descendants of the San who were the original hunters on the Zambezi-Chobe floodplains. However, two thousand years later, there are very few who still proudly proclaim this heritage.
