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Art exhibition at Oxford University could be good news for stone sculptors in Zimbabwe
A Shona sculptor at work. After Independence in 1980, Zimbabwean works of art were sold for hundreds – sometimes thousands – of pounds in Europe, USA and Japan, making buyers… Read more >
British Jewish leaders condemn Netanyahu’s latest Gaza offensive
Theodor Herzl was one of the architects of Zionism and author of The Jewish State which had an enormous impact on upper class British politicians, men like Arthur Balfour,… Read more >
Confused white farmers in cash-strapped Zimbabwe hang on between a rock and a hard place
In 1980, Zimbabwe inherited the racial problems that scarred and eventually destroyed Rhodesia. Even in the 1980s, old divisions stayed in place, as seen at an agricultural show in… Read more >
The voice of a long-silenced whistle-blower is heard again as historians mark the 165th anniversary of the birth of Emily Hobhouse
The suffering experienced in the camps left a lasting legacy of bitterness amongst the Boers. Between 18,000 and 28,000 Boers died, 80% of them children. The British did not bother… Read more >
Geoffrey Nyarota (1951-2025) – Death of a Zimbabwean media giant who inspired a generation of journalists
Geoffrey Nyarota at the time he took on ruling party big wigs and exposed massive corruption at the heart of the new Zimbabwe Zimbabweans mourn the death of Geoffrey… Read more >