“…The global war that broke out in 1939 was a blessing in disguise for Southern Rhodesia's tobacco industry that had been suffering from various constrains. …”
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“…Banana, Canaan Sodindo (1936-2003), nationalist politician, first titular president of independent Zimbabwe, statesman, peace broker, clergyman, author, soccer administrator, academic, poet, and journalist, was born on 5 March 1936 at Esiphezini. in Essexvale, now Esigodini, District near Bulawayo in Southern Rhodesia.…”
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“…Ndlovu, Masotsha (1890-1982), pioneer trade unionist and nationalist politician in Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, was born on the eve of colonial rule in 1890 at Saba village, in the Thekwane area of Matabeleland.He was the first child of Nthoyiwa Ndlovu and his second wife, Bantema. …”
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“…This article redirects attention by examining Nyasa Women’s migration to Southern Rhodesia, and argues that African women’s cross territorial mobility has roots going deep into the colonial era. …”
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“…The signing of the Lancaster agreement in 1979 led to Land reform in Zimbabwe and to an effort to more equitably distribute land between the historically disenfranchised blacks and the minority whites who ruled Southern Rhodesia from 1890 to 1979.The distribution of land that was held by the government was the most crucial and most bitterly contested political issue surrounding Zimbabwe. …”
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“…In the British territory of Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) the economic disempowerment of the Africans was through land alienation. …”
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