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Britain should apologise to Zimbabwe’s ‘little people’ for sucking-up to a mass slaughterer in 1986
“But he was not there. He does not know what happened. He (Benito Mussolini after his invasion of Greece) does not know that the ultimate truth is that history ought… Read more >
Fascism: Where it came from and the tacit support it received from prominent figures
Failed Fuhrers – A History of Britain’s Extreme Right by Graham Macklin (Routledge and New York -www.routledge.com) US$ 26.00. pp. 580. “Some day, in the not too distant… Read more >
Mr Clean’s decade as Tanzania’s head of state was marred by mismanagement and corruption
Ben Mkapa (pictured) dismantled Nyerere’s Ujamaa and replaced it with a free market set-up riddled with home-grown nepotism and corruption By Trevor Grundy Benjamin Mkapa, the journalist who… Read more >
Ndabaningi Sithole’s place in African history is assured whether Zanu(PF) likes it or not
Ndabaningo Sithole with Herbert Chitepo who was assassinated in Lusaka in March 1975. (Picture: Trevor Grundy Archives) By Trevor Grundy July 21 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth… Read more >
Covid-19: Leading British philosopher wonders if mankind is descending into a state of collective derangement
TREVOR GRUNDY says that a review by the British philosopher John Gray of a two-year old book by an American historian is worth reading because of the fresh… Read more >
More die in Britain as police warn of a long, hot violent summer
A beach at Southend -on- Sea after the lockdown. Hello Summer. Goodbye social distancing. By Trevor Grundy London, June 26, 2020 – – – Charles Whitty the chief medical… Read more >
Ruth Weiss is honoured for her fight against racism and anti-Semitism
Ruth Weiss speaks at a discussion group in Harare in the early 1980s in Harare, Zimbabwe where she worked training young African reporters and sub-editors (Picture: Trevor Grundy) … Read more >
Police fear arrival of the “perfect storm” in race-torn UK this weekend
By Trevor Grundy London, June 10, 2020 – – – Police officers fear that the “perfect storm” is brewing and that this weekend could see violence across the UK –… Read more >
Death of George Floyd inspires students at Oxford University to make another bid to get rid of statue of Cecil Rhodes
By Trevor Grundy Canterbury, June 8, 2020 — At 1700 (GMT) tomorrow, hundreds of students will meet the police outside Oriel College ,Oxford University, to renew their call for… Read more >
The British public will not forgive being taken for fools, says The Times
“Fasten your safety belts, it’s going to be a bumpy night.” By Trevor Grundy Canterbury (June 5, 2020) – – – Boris Johnson’s refusal to acknowledge mistakes… Read more >