Abstract
Since the creation of the Kariba Dam in the 1950s, the Tonga who suffered the costs of its construction have had ongoing constrained and restricted access to the waterscape. Much of the waterscape and its littoral have been reserved for conservancies, national parks, tourism and recreational activities. The waterscape is governed by the Zimbabwean state through the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Management (DNPWM). However, in response to this alienation of their historical resource, the Tonga people have developed multiple forms of agency in dealing with the Zimbabwean government in seeking to access Lake Kariba and the Zambezi River. This agency, involving fishing and hunting, raises significant questions around landscape and contestations over the construction and use of landscapes. The study for this chapter is grounded in participant observation, document analysis and semi-structured interviews, with fieldwork conducted in the chiefdoms of Sinakatenge and Siamupa in Binga district.
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