February 2025

What is the Purpose of a Constitution

By |2025-02-12T09:43:18+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

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ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Constitution of Zimbabwe:What is the Purpose of a Constitution

  • It is important for the maintaining of order in a state
  • It is the supreme is therefore all other laws have to be aligned to […]
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Constitution of Zimbabwe: The Attorney General

By |2025-02-12T09:28:38+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

The High Court of Zimbabwe

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Constitution of Zimbabwe: Attorney-General

  • The Attorney-General appointed by the President
  • A person is qualified for appointment as Attorney-General if he or she is qualified for appointment as a judge of the High Court
  • The functions of the Attorney-General are:
    1. To […]
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Germany 1919 – 1945: Introduction

By |2025-02-12T09:01:46+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Germany in 1919

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Dictatorship in Europe: Dictatorship in Germany: Germany 1919 – 1945

Introduction

  • This topics looks at the problems faced by Germany after World War I
  • It describes the economic and political developments of Germany
  •  and the characteristics of Nazi dictatorship
  • as well as Hitler’s […]
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Failures of Hitler’s Domestic policy

By |2025-02-12T09:05:14+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

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ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Dictatorship in Europe: Dictatorship in Germany: Failure of the policy

  • Hitler’s ambitious projects depressed the country’s budget and Germany came to bankruptcy state again
  • Employment was create through evil means such as […]
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The Kololo under Sebetwane

By |2025-02-12T09:17:58+02:00February 12th, 2025|O Level History Notes|

The Okavango River. Image by The Okavango River. Image from Flcker The Kololo under Sebetwane (ZIMSEC O Level Notes)

Origins and migration of the Kololo people

  • The Kololo were Sotho speaking people from the Transorangia area composed of two Fokeng groups which migrated under Sebetwane during the period of Mfecane […]
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The Portuguese who visited the Mutapa Kingdom/State

By |2025-02-12T09:23:24+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A drawing depicting the death of Da Silveira A drawing depicting the death of Da Silveira image credit Jesuit.org.sg ZIMSEC History O Level Notes: The Mutapa State: The Portuguese Explorers who visited the Mutapa Kingdom/State

  • These are the early European/Portuguese explorers that came to the Mutapa Kingdom:
  1. Father Gonçalo Da Silveira
  2. António Fernandes
  3. Francisco […]
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The Officials found at Mutapa court

By |2025-02-12T09:01:43+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A modern day spirit medium. Image credit blogspot.com A modern day spirit medium. Image credit blogspot.com ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Officials found at Mutapa Court

The following officials were found at the Mutapa court in the Mutapa kingdom.

  • The Mutapa himself.
  • The Governor of Provinces (Nengomasha) who was in fact the king’s […]
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A list of known Mhondoros/Svikiros in the Mutapa Kingdom

By |2025-02-12T08:55:44+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Nyakasikana the last known medium of Nehanda.

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Mutapa Kingdom: A list of known Mhondoros/Svikiros in the Mutapa Kingdom

  • Mhondoros were the national spirit mediums/ancestral spirits in the Mutapa state
  • They were usually made up of royal ancestral spirits
  • The word svikiro comes from a Shona verb (infinitive) kusvika which […]
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Crisis in Nguniland: Introduction

By |2025-02-12T09:15:38+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

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ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Crisis in Nguniland: Introduction

  • The group of Bantu speaking people who lived in the Southern-Eastern region of Southern Africa were called the Nguni
  • Nguniland was divided into three groups namely, the Zulu or Northern Kingdom, Xhosa and the […]
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