I RECENTLY penned the most painful and heartrending article, titled, Our elderly experienced life under both Rhodesia and Zimbabwe, so why arrest them when they say Ian Smith was better? I found it ...

When Ian Smith vowed that there would never be majority rule in his lifetime, that of his children and grandchildren (never in a thousand years), he, like most Rhodies, was expressing an illusion -- ...

HARARE, Zimbabwe, July 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The estate once known as 31 John Plagis Place, Salisbury, Rhodesia—named for its former owner, a decorated World War II flying ace—has once again earned ...

HARARE — – Following are some key events in the history of Zimbabwe: President Robert Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF party faces its biggest challenge in 20 years of post-independence rule from the main ...

Once upon a time there was a country known as Rhodesia. Rhodesia was an epitome of racial discrimination, the face of injustice. A minority reigned supreme over the majority. The minority held 90% of ...

New job, new home, new shirt, and it was time for new haircut too. "That first night, there was a big dance being held in the old Princes Theatre: a dress-up affair. I donned my Army patrols kit and ...

Today, we woke up to an opinion piece in a local daily newspaper that made us stop. It’s titled “Google is bidding return of Rhodesia”. And no, it’s not just link bait, read the article and visit ...

Hundreds of pensioners who served the Crown in pre-independence Zimbabwe have been rendered destitute because no country – including Britain – recognises any obligation towards them. Zimbabwe ...

1200-1600s: Rise and decline of the Monomotapa Empire, which was associated with the Great Zimbabwe Monument, believed to have been involved in gold mining and international trade. 1830s: Ndebele ...