ZIMBABWE CLAIMS EXCLUSIVE OWNERSHIP OF THE WORLD’S ICONIC WATERFALL Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reportedly reignited a sensitive regional debate after declaring that Victoria Falls belongs to Zimbabwe, raising questions over Zambia’s long-standing claim and shared association with Mosi-oa-Tunya/Victoria Falls For decades, the waterfall has been internationally known as Victoria Falls on the Zimbabwean side and Mosi-oa-Tunya on the Zambian side, with the Zambezi River forming the border between the two countries.