Events

Sporting Guns Boma at Victoria Falls

We hosted more than 30 major events and welcomed many high profile visitors. Amongst our guests were:

  • The Vice President of Zambia Rupiah Banda (twice)
  • Jack Osborne and Elijah Wood (twice)
  • Johnny Clegg and Mike Penman
  • The Head of the World Health Organisation
  • Princess Astrid of Belgium
  • Kingswood Choir
  • Danny Jordaan and the FIFA would cup committee
  • 20 of SAs TOP CEOs

As part of our community program we hosted Senior Chief Mukuni and 20 of Southern Africa senior chiefs as well as 140 VIP guests. The Boma also hosted 6 weddings in 2008.

 

Captains of Industry talk in the Bush

April 2008, 20 of South Africa’s top male CEOs were invited to Livingstone for a conference and spent some time trying their hand at the Sporting Guns complex. See article in the SA Sunday Times. More articles and photographs of this event Here.

 

Livingstone International Regatta Shooting Challenge

Was held at the African Horizons Sporting Guns Shooting Site at Victoria Falls, Livingstone Zambia on the afternoon of Wednesday 12th September 2007. The visiting International rowing teams were invited to attend the sponsored shoot and field a team of 4 participants from their respective rowing teams.

From the ladies we had 4 teams of 4 shooters from Oxford, Cambridge, South Africa and Friends of Zimbabwe, and from the men we had 4 teams of 4 shooters from Oxford, Cambridge, Browns University USA and Friends of Zimbabwe.

It was established that the majority of competitors had never fired a shotgun before, which made for a fairly even competition. The ladies teams started, and it became clear by the end of their session that we had a couple of outstanding shots in Julia Parker from Cambridge and Anna Heimbichner from Friends of Zimbabwe. The mens teams then took their turn, and finished shooting just as the sun set over the grounds.

Both the ladies and mens teams then returned to the main building where they were joined by the rest of their rowing team members who had turned up to cheer them on and enjoy the evening meal supplied by Sporting Guns. Before the meal was served the trophies were presented to the winners who were:

  • First Place – Oxford Mens Team – 51 points
  • Second Place – South Africa Ladies Team – 34 points
  • Third Place – Browns University USA Mens Team – 31 points

A Best Female Shot award was presented to Anna Heimbichner for her outstanding overall shooting, but Julia Parker deserves a mention  for her 1st time shooting ability as well. The meal was served and everyone seemed to thoroughly enjoy the day, so much so, that a number of the competitors booked to come up and do some more shooting on their one day off the following week.