This road was intercepted near Umtali, and held by a powerful tribe of rebels under Makoni.
And just for the moment he was with her on the way to Umtali.
We crossed the site of New Umtali, whither Umtali is to be moved to be on the railway line.
From Victoria to Umtali you could make a junction with the existing line to Beira.
There was only one road, namely, that vi Umtali to the coast at Beira, by which food could come.