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Treaties Signed between Zimbabwe Leaders and British Officials

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:19:42+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Leander Starr Jameson. Image credit MediaWiki

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes:The Colonization of Zimbabwe:Treaties Signed between Zimbabwe Leaders and British Officials

The Moffat Treaty of 1836

It was signed between Mzilikazi and Robert Moffat

Terms

It was friendship treaty
it allowed whites to move and settle into the Zimbabwean area

The Tati Concession of 1870

It […]

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Results of the Anglo-Ndebele War of 1893-94

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:42:23+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Colonial propaganda drawing of the war

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

The Ndebele were defeated and Lobengula fled from his capital after setting it on fire
Many Ndebele people were killed
The defeat of the Ndebele marked the colonization of the whole Zimbabwe
The Africans became divided […]

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Problems faced by ZISCO

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:14:53+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

The now defunct ZISCO steel. Image credit Newsday.co.zw

ZISCO Steel ceased operations in 2016

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Iron and Steel Industry:Problems faced by ZISCO

Old machinery – ZISCO has 4 blast furnaces of which only Blast Furnace No. 3 has been operating at near capacity.
The others due to […]

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Land Apportionment Act (1931)

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:33:01+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

White family planting tobacco in Rhodesia 1958 at their family farm.

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes:Zimbabwe 1894-1969: Land Apportionment Act (1931)

After deliberation of the Morris Carter Commission in 1925, it was agreed that land in Zimbabwe be divided into three areas
Whites got prime land which was 51% of the […]

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Mining in Rhodesia

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

Early settlers were promised mineral rights

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Zimbabwe 1894-1969: Mining in Rhodesia

From the start, Zimbabwe was colonized because settlers wanted to find the Second Rand
The terms of the Rudd Concession emphasized more on mining
Whites involved in the occupation of Zimbabwe were each promised a […]

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Resistance of Economic Exploitation by Natives in Rhodesia

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:18:51+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

An early image of Africa Unity Square.

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Zimbabwe 1894-1969:Resistance of Economic Exploitation by Natives

Exploitation of peasants and worker was greatly resented
Peasants and workers usually used passive resistance against white settlers
They used methods such as refusing to offer labour in mines, factories and farms

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Introduction to trade

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:36:39+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Flow of goods and services in trade. Image credit uwaterloo.ca

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Trade:Introduction

Trade, or commerce, involves the transfer of goods or services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money.
It can also be defined as the flow of commodities and services from producers […]

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The Southern African Development Community (SADC)

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:08:05+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

SADC Headquarters in South Africa.

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Trade:The Southern African Development Community (SADC)

Regional economic grouping can take the form of free trade areas, custom unions, common markets and economic unions.
Free trade areas: there are no trade barriers for the member states of the trade area. Member […]

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African Grievances against Colonial Rule: Political Grievances

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:25:02+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Ian Smith(left) the Prime Minister of Rhodesia

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Struggle for Independence in Colonial Zimbabwe: Political Grievances

Africans had also lost their political voice
Many Africans were denied the right to vote by the qualifications for voting introduced
Franchise legislation even though it was changed 5 times […]

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