The Lemba, including Professor Mathiva, the tribe's spiritual leader (above), believe that their ancestors built Great Zimbabwe. To wit: Which Africans built it? Many tribes, including the Shona ...

In 1871, Mauch, eager to seek for the fabled ruins of Ophir, penetrated deep into what is today southern Zimbabwe. In August, he reached the home of a lone German trader, who told him of "quite ...

The Lemba also have 12 tribes, including a priestly clan that has a genetic element found in Jewish priests or Cohanim, according to the report. Many of the Lemba in Zimbabwe are Christians ...