Filabusi

Filabusi is the administrative centre of Insiza District in Matabeleland South, roughly 80–120 km south of Bulawayo, and a service town for the surrounding mining and farming communities. European prospectors and traders arrived in the area from around 1894, and the Filabusi mining district became a producer of gold (from mines such as Fred and Royal Family), as well as nickel and asbestos, though output has declined from its colonial-era peak. The town is also the site of the Filabusi Memorial, commemorating settlers killed nearby during the 1896 Ndebele uprising (First Chimurenga), including the notorious Edkins Store killings.

By Plane

The nearest airport is Bulawayo (BUQ), north via Esigodini.

By Car / Road

Filabusi is reached from Bulawayo via Esigodini on a tarred road.

• Filabusi Memorial: Commemorates settlers killed in the district during the 1896 Ndebele uprising, including at the nearby Edkins Store.
• Gold, nickel, and asbestos mine sites in the surrounding district, dating to the colonial era.
• Granite hill scenery typical of southern Matabeleland.

• Esigodini (north) — agricultural college town.
• Bulawayo (north) — the second city.
• Gwanda (west) — provincial capital.