On this day in 2008, police dispersed about 150 activists from the Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) and the Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) who were holding a demonstration in Harare using teargas. The demonstrators were calling for a resolution to the political crisis that had put Zimbabwe in a stall after the 2008 general […]
Read More →On this day in 2007, Nhamo Musekiwa who was Morgan Tsvangirai’s bodyguard since the formation of the MDC party in 1999 died in South Africa. His death came as a result of the injuries he sustained in early March after his arrest and torture together with Tsvangirai. Musekiwa was said to have been vomiting blood […]
Read More →On 29 October 1889, Queen Victoria granted the BSAC a Royal Charter. You might be wondering, what is a Royal Charter, why exactly did Queen Victoria have to do that? This short article seeks to explain what a Royal Charter is and why it was necessary for the BSAC to obtain one from the Queen. […]
Read More →On this day in 1889, Queen Victoria granted the British South Africa Company a Royal Charter. The company received a Royal Charter modeled on the that of British East India Company. The directors were the 2nd Duke of Abercorn, Cecil John Rhodes and Alfred Beit. Learn more about the Royal Charter here
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