Gold Mafia (ca. 2023)

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March 23, 2023, marks a significant day in the history of exposing corruption in the gold industry. The highly anticipated “Gold Mafia”

The Rudd Concession (ca. 1888)

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Despite Lobengula's retrospective attempts to disavow it, the Rudd Concession was the foundation for colonisation of Zimbabwe. Read the written terms of

Mapungubwe (ca. 1705)

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The ancient city of Mapungubwe (meaning ‘hill of the jackal’) is an Iron Age archaeological site in the Limpopo Province on the

A Settlement Under Fire (ca. 1978)

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An interim government comprised of Ian Smith and three moderate black leaders quite literally comes under fire from ZANU and ZAPU guerillas.

Ti Gonzi – Mufaro Kwamuri

Ti Gonzi is a renowned Zimbabwean Hip Hop artist with over ten years in the music industry. He recently released his much-awaited album ,“Hip Hop Yeku Ghetto 2”. This two-sided album features a balance of Vernacular Shona and English Rap, with tracks such as

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Reading Zimbabwe

ReadingZimbabwe is an interactive digital library and archive mapping Zimbabwe's published history

Cecil Rhodes: King of Diamonds

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Cecil John Rhodes (5 July 1853 – 26 March 1902) was a British mining magnate, and politician in southern Africa. He was prime minister of Cape Colony (1890 – 1896) and organiser of the giant diamond-mining company De Beers Consolidated Mines, Ltd.

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