Zimbabwe, unfortunately, currently resembles Rhodesia, the colonial state that preceded its formation in 1980. A defining characteristic of Rhodesia was the state’s steadfast resistance to the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Opinion - IT was Ian Smith's war-damaged left eye that drew people's attention first: wide open, heavy-lidded and impassive from experimental plastic surgery, it hinted at a dull, characterless ...

I remember through bitter experience. "Our train stopped at Bulawayo station, in the hub of the Rhodesian province of Matabeleland. It was here that I recall one of those great treats in life ...

Rhodesia’s illegal independence and white minority rule, over territory that is now Zimbabwe, didn’t unfold in a vacuum. Even critics of the regime lent tacit support or failed to truly ...

Zimbabwe was colonised by Cecil John Rhodes (centre) in the late 1800s. The country was named Southern Rhodesia after him A chronology of key events: 1200-1600s - Rise and decline of the ...

"Rhodesia" was an unrecognized country in Southern Africa that existed from 1965 to 1979 - eventually it gained independence and was renamed Zimbabwe in 1980. This story is based on Alexandra ...