February 2025

Causes of Rapid Population change and the effects of rapid population change

By |2025-02-12T09:06:15+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Hopely Farm settlement

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Population: Causes of Rapid Population change and the effects of rapid population change

  • Improvement in the basic health care which has a lowered the death rate
  • Cultural factors for example, the desire to have a male child factor in the patriarchal societies
  • Need for […]
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Zwide and Dingiswayo

By |2025-02-12T09:17:53+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A dance in honour of King Dingiswayo. Image credit dailysun.co.za

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Crisis in Nguniland: Zwide versus Dingiswayo

  • Dingiswayo(circa 1780-1817) was born Godongwana
  • He staged a failed coup against his father who was the king of the Mthethwa
  • He fled and adopted the name Dingiswayo which means wanderer
  • He came back […]
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Effects of Mfecane on Southern and Central Africa

By |2025-02-12T09:32:33+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Zulu people in traditional warrior dress. Image credit wordpress.com

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Crisis in Nguniland: Effects of Mfecane on Southern and Central Africa

The effects of Mfecane can be grouped into positive and negative effects

Positive Effects

  • The Mfecane led to the creation of strong centralised new states that is, the Zulu […]
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Political organization of the Ndebele State

By |2025-02-12T09:44:35+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Ndebele King Lobengula.

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Political organization of the Ndebele State

  • The Ndebele State was a centralized and militarized state
  • This means that all the political, military, administration, judiciary and religious were in the hands of the king
  • The king was responsible for the selection of indunas and chiefs […]
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Farming types in Africa: Subsistence farming

By |2025-02-12T09:04:18+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Subsistence Farming. Image credit wordpress.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa: Subsistence farming

  • Subsistence farmers grow traditional crops such as maize, rice, sorghum, groundnuts, rapoko, millet and cassava.
  • They keep livestock in the form of cattle, goats, mules, donkeys, pigs and some poultry.
  • This is done on a small scale […]
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Factors influencing farming: Introduction

By |2025-02-12T09:28:57+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Farmers looking for pests on bean crop. Image credit Flicker.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Factors influencing farming: Introduction

  • The output of a farm is affected by :
  • The physical conditions of the environment
  • This includes conditions like climate,
  • soil and biotic factors of insects,
  • pests and diseases.
  • Farming is also influenced […]
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Gezira versus Lowveld Irrigation schemes

By |2025-02-12T09:17:10+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Gezira Irrigation cotton plants. Image credit MIT

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa:Gezira  versus Lowveld Irrigation schemes

Gezira Irrigation Scheme

  • Is one of the largest irrigation schemes in the world
  • It is found int the state of   Al Jazirah in Sudan
  • It is located at the confluence of the […]
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The Course of the Anglo-Ndebele War of 1893-1894

By |2025-02-12T09:41:59+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Early settler soldiers who fought in the First Anglo-Ndebele War

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes:The Course of the Anglo-Ndebele War

  • The war began with serious preparations from both sides
  • Lobengula recalled his army that he had sent to Barotseland
  • He positioned them strategically in areas covering Fort Salisbury, Victoria and Bechuanaland

    • […]

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Advantages of ZISCO’s current location

By |2025-02-12T09:14:15+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Making steel plates. Image credit businesskorea.co.kr

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Iron and Steel Industry:Advantages of ZISCO’s current location

We are well aware that some information in this topic is outdated. It has been provided for exam preparation purposes.

  • The steel works known as Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (ZISCO) (then […]
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Economic and Social Developments in Zimbabwe 1894 – 1969: Introduction

By |2025-02-12T09:32:34+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Rhodesia Army marching to the Boer War with Salisbury(Harare) in background

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Economic and Social Developments in Southern Rhodesia(Zimbabwe) from 1894 – 1979

  • This topic will look at:
  • The resources used by the white settler in Zimbabwe
  • The various methods used by colonizers to recruit labour
  • Explain […]
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