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Political and Social factors that led to the scramble for Africa

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:33:14+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Colonial Africa

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes:Scramble and Partition of Africa:Political and Social factors that led to the scramble for Africa

Nationalism or patriotism was an important political factor that led to the colonization of Africa.
Nationalism can simply be defined as the placing of one’s country above others
France had […]

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The First Chimurenga: The Ndebele Uprising

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:15:22+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Drawing of Ndebele army dancing. Image credit plus.google.com

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The First Chimurenga: The Ndebele Uprisings

The battle began in March 1896 when the British initiated the Jameson raid.
The Ndebele killed many British soldiers by end of March
The Ndebele also killed farm and mine Shona workers who […]

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The Land Tenure Act (1969)

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:33:58+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Sir Goddfrey Huggins/Lord Marlven.

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Zimbabwe 1894-1969: The Land Tenure Act (1969)

This was a more rigid and segregationalist law
It replaced the Land Tenure Act of 1931
The aim of the law was to create different areas for each race
It increased the division between […]

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Problems Encountered by the First Miners

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:19:32+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Diamond mine owners and their workers at Kimberly. Image credit wayfarersbookshop.com

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: South Africa 1867 – 1910: Problems Encountered by the First Miners

Diamonds were stolen by labourers through swallowing
The holes were usually dug deep and mines were joined making it difficult to identify and distinguish […]

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The Composition of the Federal Government

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

Lord Llewellin 1940

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Composition of the Federal Government

The Governor and Executive

The Governor General was the Head of Government and he represented the British Queen
He was appointed by the Queen and received order from the her or the King directly
The Governor General worked […]

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The WatchTower Movement

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:44:19+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A Watchtower Church. Image credit abbarch.com

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Struggle for Independence in Colonial Zimbabwe 1900-1980: The Watch Tower Movement

The movement was influenced by the black American missionary activity in South Africa of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society (Jehovah’s Witnesses)
the movement converted miners who […]

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The Second Chimurenga: Escalation of the War

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:25:04+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A Rhodesia Army soldier standing guard while people play golf

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Struggle for Independence in Colonial Zimbabwe 1900-1980: Escalation of War

The war spread throughout Rhodesia by 1977 and ZANLA forces were stationed in Mozambique and they operated in Mashonaland whilst ZIPRA were in Matebeleland and stationed in […]

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The Constitution of Zimbabwe: Revocation of Citizenship

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:15:08+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Citizenship is an inalienable right

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Constitution of Zimbabwe:Revocation of Citizenship

Zimbabwean citizenship by birth may be revoked if the citizenship was acquired by fraud, false representation or concealment of a material fact by any person he person’s nationality or parentage becomes known, and reveals that […]

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Constitution of Zimbabwe: Intelligence Services

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T08:58:52+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

The Director of intelligence services is appointed by the president.

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Constitution of Zimbabwe: Intelligence Services

Establishment of intelligence services

Any intelligence service of the State, other than an intelligence division of the Defence Forces or the Police Service, must be established in terms of a law […]

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