The Selous Scouts was a special forces regiment of the Rhodesian Army that operated from 1973 until 1980.
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How to Africanise the war, yet keep the political situation stable and unchanged? The Rhodesians found an answer with Pfumo Re Vanhu.
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Julian Manyon and the team from Thames Television's 'TV Eye' travel to Zimbabwe to Prime Minister, Robert Mugabe,and some of his key revolutionary allies.
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Josiah Tongogara was killed by his own forces in Mozambique, according to outgoing UANC Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr David Mukome. His body was already in a mortuary before the terrorist commanders flew to Salisbury on December 21, 1979.
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Today in history the garrison town of Umtali, in the east of Rhodesia near its border with Mozambique, is hit with mortar bombs fired from an unknown position.
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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.
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This is a digitised excerpt from ‘President Nkomo’s Message’ from The Zimbabwe Review Vol. 6 Quarterly No. 5-6/77. Dear Comrades and friends; I feel that at the inception of our newsletter, THE ZIMBABWE PEOPLE’S VOICE, I should give you a
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In an exclusive interview with Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere on the explosive situation in neighbouring Rhodesia, diplomat Henry Kissinger told him while they were both recently in South Africa.
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During the war of national liberation in Zimbabwe, there was a battle not just of arms and wills but also of ideas. To make their voices heard, two organisations – Robert Mugabe’s ZANU and Joshua Nkomo’s ZAPU – published journals
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During the Chimurenga War, informational and political warfare was mounted by all involved. Anatomy of Terror, published by the Rhodesian Ministry of Information and distributed in Washington D.C., is one such example.
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Herbert Chitepo addresses the National Press Club of Australia on July 17, 1973.
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On November 11, 1965, Rhodesia proclaimed itself an independent sovereign state when Rhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Smith, siged the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (U.D.I.).
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