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Slavery and reparations: Millions to compensate slave “owners” but not a penny for the slaves
A picture worth a million words On 28 August 1833, Parliament passed legislation that abolished slavery within the British Empire, emancipating more than 800,000 enslaved Africans. As part of… Read more >
Sunday November 8 at 11am: Lest we remember.
The Madonna with a child at Ripon Cathedral in Yorkshire (Photo: Trevor Grundy) “It’s not ‘lest we forget,‘ it’s ‘lest we remember.’ That’s what all this is about –… Read more >
West Indian academic says the sons of King Charles have benefited from the chattelisation of the African people
Sir Hilary Beckles – Appealing to Charles, regarded by this prominent academic as a parent and a grandparent who can see the enrichment that slavery has presented to his family…. Read more >
Tanzania: Hundreds dead, thousands injured in a country where anti-terrorist laws are weaponised to silence government critics
President Samia Sululu – weaponizing anti-terrorism laws to silence her critics. A report released today by Amnesty shows that the Tanzanian authorities have failed to hold anyone accountable for… Read more >
Charles gets ready to face a wave of criticism over Britain’s refusal to pay reparations to the descendants of the slave trade
The past is not another country for descendants of the slave trade. William Wilberforce meets Desmond Tutu at the Hull home of the English reformer who helped end the de-humanisation… Read more >
Zimbabwe 2026: Socialism versus the spoilt children of yesterday’s colonialism
A custom-built Rolls-Royce Phantom valued at upwards of US$ 550,000 has arrived in Zimbabwe two weeks after the burial of Wicknell Chivayo who was a close friend of President Emmerson… Read more >
Rip, rip hooray: China taken to task, but will anyone listen in Zimbabwe?
The never-ending search for precious minerals in rare earth is causing the destruction of many of Zimbabwe’s most beautiful places. Aided and abetted by local politicians and business people,… Read more >
Susan Paul: The insider who documented the life and times of Sir Garfield Todd
Susan Paul in London with the late Lawrence Vambe MBE who wrote the Foreword to her 2018 biography of Sir Garfield Todd. (Picture: Trevor Grundy) Susan Paul (nee Woodhouse)… Read more >
Zimbabwe: Fat cats in the driving seats as country gets ready for 50 years of freedom
The late “Sir” Wicknell Chivayo . . . he was part of a new breed of mega-rich men and women with the Midas touch, thanks to their close ties with… Read more >
Susan Paul (1929-2026): Author of Sir Garfield Todd biography dies in Edinburgh at the age of 97
Susan Woodhouse at work on her book about Sir Garfield Todd (Picture: Trevor Grundy) Susan Paul (née Susan Woodhouse) has died in Edinburgh two days after her 97th birthday… Read more >