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Zimbabwe , officially the Republic of Zimbabwe , is a landlocked country located in southern Africa , between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers . It is bordered by South Africa to the south , Botswana to the west and southwest , Zambia to the northwest , and Mozambique to the east and northeast . Although it does not border Namibia , less than ___MASK75___ metres of the Zambezi River separates it from that country . The capital and largest city is Harare . A country of roughly 13 million people , Zimbabwe has 16 official languages , with English , Shona , and Ndebele the most commonly used . Modern - day Matabeleland is a region in Zimbabwe divided into three provinces : Matabeleland North , Bulawayo and Matabeleland South . These provinces are in the west and south - west of Zimbabwe , between the Limpopo and Zambezi rivers . The region is named after its inhabitants the Ndebele people . Other ethnic groups who inhabit parts of Matabeleland include the Tonga , Kalanga , Venda and other peoples . As of August 2012 , according to the ZIMSAT or Zimbabwe national statistics agency , the southern part of the region had ___MASK88___ , 893 people , with the make up of ___MASK96___ , ___MASK63___ males and 356 , 926 females with an average size household of 4 . 4 in an area of . As for the Matabeleland Northern Province , it had a total population of 749 , 017 people out of the population of Zimbabwe of 13 , 061 , 239 . The proportion of male and female population was 48 and 52 percent respectively within an area of just over . The remaining Bulawayo province had a population of 653 , 337 in an area of . Thus the region has a combined population of 2 , 086 , 247 in an area of just over and that is just over the size of England . The major city is Bulawayo , other notable towns are Plumtree and Hwange . The land is particularly fertile but dry . This area has important gold deposits . Industries include gold and other mineral mines , and engineering . There has been a decline in the industries in this region as water is in short supply . Promises by the government to draw water for the region through the Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project have not been carried out . The region is allegedly marginalised by the government . Bryan Colin Strang ( born ___MASK52___ in Bulawayo ) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played in 26 Tests and 49 ODIs from 1995 to 2001 . Cricket is his passion . His older brother Paul Strang also played international cricket for Zimbabwe and is currently the head coach of kiwi domestic side Auckland . Harare ( officially called Salisbury until ___MASK11___ ) is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe . Situated in the north - east of the country in the heart of historic Mashonaland , the city has an estimated population of ___MASK57___ , 606 , 000 ( 2009 ), with 2 , 800 , 000 in its metropolitan area ( 2006 ). Administratively , Harare is a metropolitan province , which also incorporates Chitungwiza town and Epworth . It is situated at an elevation of above sea level and its climate falls into the subtropical highland category . Paul Andrew Strang ( born ___MASK50___ in Bulawayo ) is a Zimbabwean cricket coach and former international player . A leg - spinning all - rounder , he played in 24 Tests and ___MASK49___ ODIs for Zimbabwe between ___MASK19___ and ___MASK71___ . He played Test cricket alongside his brother , Bryan Strang ; their father , Ronald Strang , was a first - class umpire and was TV umpire for two of Zimbabwe ' s Test matches in ___MASK19___ / ___MASK73___ . Bryan Colin Strang ( born June 9 , ___MASK38___ in Bulawayo ) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played in 26 Tests and 49 ODIs from ___MASK7___ to 2001 . Cricket is his passion . His older brother Paul Strang also played international cricket for Zimbabwe and is currently the head coach of kiwi domestic side Auckland . Strang was a left - arm medium bowler and due to his nagging accuracy was hard to get away in ODI cricket . This earned him a career economy rate of ___MASK4___ . 13 . His best bowling figures in ODI cricket of 6 for 20 , made against Bangladesh in 1997 are a Zimbabwean record . In 2001 he helped bowl Matabeleland out for a national record low score in first - class cricket of 19 runs , taking ___MASK73___ wickets for 6 . He played his last game for Zimbabwe in July 2001 and in 2002 he moved to South Africa due to political unrest . He ' s become a vocal critic of Zimbabwean cricket and during the 2003 World Cup he stated that Zimbabwe should be barred from hosting World Cup matches on moral grounds . As a result , when he attempted a comeback in 2003 - 04 the Zimbabwean Cricket Union banned him . Although the ban was taken off from him in 2005 . He made a comeback in 2005 and was immediately drafted into the Zimbabwe A side and helped the A side won games against Pakistan A in the following year . He was also recalled for a training squad ahead of the New Zealand and India tours to Zimbabwe in 2005 . But he was later informed by Zimbabwe Cricket that he services were no longer required . In 2008 he received an honorary degree in Sports Sciences from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne , making him eligible for their crunch cricket match against the University of Edinburgh in July . As the years have progressed he has really enjoyed his coaching and teaching . Since returning to Zimbabwe , he went into coaching at schools like Lilfordia School and St . George ' s College in Harare . He has done lots more coaching at many levels . He really enjoys giving back to the kids of his country in any sport and would like to see them get the best coaching so that they can be the best they can be and enjoy it along the way . In 2009 , he expressed that he is looking for an opportunity to get involved with ZC to contribute more . He wants to coach which he really loves and if he is needed to play , he is more than willing as he thinks that he is enough fit and ready to do so . He thinks that he has still got a lot to offer as a player . He was involved in teaching at St . John ' s Prep School in the sports department . He coaches at Lilfordia School , where Alistair Campbell and his father are also heavily involved . He has also opened a business about life skills and goal setting . At the end of October 2009 , he left his school teaching . He will appear for Mashonaland Eagles in the Logan Cup in November / December 2009 after the all formalities done by the board . He is now a yogi in Zimbabwe , stating that yoga helped him change his life . Bulawayo is the second - largest city in Zimbabwe after the capital Harare , with , as of the 2012 census , a population of ___MASK80___ , ___MASK20___ . It is located in Matabeleland , 439 km ( 273 mi ) southwest of Harare , and is now treated as a separate provincial area from Matabeleland . The capital of Matabeleland North is now Lupane , as Bulawayo is a stand - alone province .