"Reliable Car": Zimbabwean Adventurer Driving From England to Bulawayo Reaches SA, Viewers Amazed

• Zimbabwean adventurer Nkosilathi Mathe arrived in South Africa after driving from England on his epic cross-continent road trip
• Mathe made the journey in a Nissan X-Trail, with a few thousand kilometres remaining before reaching his final destination of Bulawayo
• His arrival captured attention across Africa, drawing comparisons to another Bulawayo local who cycled across the world

Zimbabwean adventurer Nkosilathi Mathe pulled into South Africa on 9 September 2026, having already driven 24,000 km from England on a solo drive that has captured the imagination of people across the continent. With just 3,000km left to reach his home city of Bulawayo, he is on the final stretch of a 27,000 km journey that has taken him through multiple countries and borders.

Mathe completed the gruelling drive in a Nissan X-Trail, as posted by @eargroundtv, a detail that did not go unnoticed by followers of his story. The route took him from the United Kingdom all the way down through the African continent before crossing into South Africa. Read the post below:

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With Bulawayo now within reach, Mathe is set to complete one of the most remarkable road trips ever undertaken from the United Kingdom to Southern Africa. Followers across Facebook were quick to weigh in on Mathe's achievement:

Lottering Ncube simply said:

"Zim's got talent."

Lwandile Pasiwe asked:

"Why did he not drive to Zimbabwe?"

Xolani Nkomazana replied:

"Lwandile Pasiwe, relax, he's still gonna drive to Swaziland, Mozambique, Botswana and Zimbabwe."

Zukiswa Mbali noted:

"Nissan X-Trail. Wow, it means it's reliable"

Pondo David asked:

"What was he driving?"

Other Briefly News stories about long-distance journeys

• Skateboarder Jason Vanporppal completed an extraordinary 5,500-kilometre skateboarding trek across Africa, arriving in Cape Town after 106 days on the road.
• A group of determined cyclists completed a gruelling long-distance journey from Limpopo to Cape Town to raise funds and awareness for a charitable cause.
• Traveller Annabelle Golden went viral on TikTok after documenting her journey cycling all the way from Europe to South Africa as a bucket-list challenge.

Source: Briefly News