Case: GG-2026-190
Status: Historic
Documentation rating: C
Location: Kariba, Kariba Gorge, Zimbabwe
Nyami Nyami is a Zambezi river spirit associated with the traditions of Tonga communities in what are now Zambia and Zimbabwe, commonly represented in modern imagery as a serpent-like being with a fish-like head. The tradition became internationally associated with construction of the Kariba Dam during the 1950s, when major floods, worker deaths and other setbacks were interpreted within some Tonga accounts as the river spirit's response to the disruption of the Zambezi and the separation of Nyami Nyami from his counterpart. The historical events underlying those stories were substantial: cons…
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