CAN014 THIS IS RHODESIA

(1 Jan 1966) * date is approximate
A film made for the Rhodesian Ministry of Information. Film highlights industrial and commercial advances made by the country. The film features footage of the city of Sailsbury and the countryside with scenes of the Sabi and Zambezi rivers. The film also comments on the nature of relations between black and white Rhodesians.
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[@TheRealKlinky]

Geez what happened with my beloved Zimbabwe? Its pretty astounding that we have actually gone backwards in terms of development - no zesa, potholed roads galore, our wages don't keep up with the cost of living, crime is rife, unemployment is exceedingly high, literacy rates have plummeted, people are starving, Healthcare is a disaster, highest inflation in the world, local industry is in a deplorable state, we pay more for fuel than Zambia (even though their fuel has to travel THROUGH Zimbabwe)...I shed a tear for all the lost potential of this beautiful country & her wonderful people.

[@tigershoot]

It's a painful state of affairs. The lost potential is off the scale.

[@peterr7530]

Another gem of successful African democracy. ​@@tigershoot

[@8sunnyy]

Great country was lost, by now it would have become like australia

[@Spillers72]

Let's hope not. With COVID Australia sank into an authoritarian state. I know what you mean though. A strong free country with a thriving economy. They would be more racially equal and integrated.

[@8sunnyy]

​@@Spillers72entire west is going the same direction. White race prospered because they believed in god now they have turned their back on god and what you see now is the curse from god

[@jurgen7579]

They forgot to mention "graphite"...RSR had the onliest Graphit Mine in Africa (Rho-German Graphite Mine, Karoi or Lynx Mine)...strategical important for South Africa (A-Bomb). Worked there as Security Officer 1978...500 Rh$/month. Meikles Hotel and Monomapata charged 15 Rh$ a night...Forces Discount 7,50 Rh$

[@stephenward3468]

The world was very envious of this Southern African country.They simply had to stick their fingers in the pie and ruin it.

[@haydenskilton]

You could argue you wanted independence from UK , how did that end for you ? Lol

[@ginojaco]

For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: 'It might have been!'"... 🙁

[@tabethchipomutangadura]

It will be baby

[@tigershoot]

Very interesting to watch. The achievements and progress in the 75 years before this footage was filmed is nothing short of staggering. The achievements, or lack of, in the 44 years since Zimbabwean independence are staggering for all the wrong reasons. The last state-run maternity ward built in what is now Harare was opened by the Rhodesians in 1977 for example, despite the country being at war.

[@Morelife22]

...in the bush

[@tigershoot]

@@Morelife22 That war "in the bush" cost a considerable amount of money and manpower. Despite it, Rhodesia was building medical facilities and running the health and education systems.

[@user-hq6tg9nn9c]

Its what we call the Nimrod Curse....No sub-Saharan country progresed after they got independence ....they actually became worse n proved they cant govern themselves....After independence they actually became worse...the only exemption from the rule Botswana

[@emancipatedlionm9215]

​@@user-hq6tg9nn9cmy my my... some ppl do have guts. according to u they can't govern themselves.. 🤔 some just wish that they had these ORIGINAL PPL still in bondage.... There's no curse of nimrod nor ham.; it was CANAAN - his son for stealing his uncle's land, breaking that vow made with his grandfather Noach. It's allllll theirs NOT OTHERS.

[@lbb-fe7qo]

Where is the love in your heart? Don't die in this hateful condition.

[@chipomutasa3550]

That luna park didn't change for decades. Remember taking the same rides in the 90s.

[@felixyusupov7299]

If an English speaking person from Europe or America wanted to pick a retirement destination then Zimbabwe actually is pretty good in many ways. The climate is perfect. The physical landscape is beautiful. The cost of living is low. The only downside is the poverty and political instability are right up there with the likes of Venezuela and Iran. Zimbabwe is not Botswana.

[@ShotsMerkzAll]

A lot of them live in Borrowdale, a suburban neighbourhood in North Harare. Prosperous place with amazing houses. Quite safe too. They go to Sam Levy Village for shopping, have security and pay in USD.

[@Spillers72]

If Rodesia had survived it would have been different today. They would have improved life for both races and integrated by now. The ones fighting against Rodesia were Marxist and ran it into the ground.

[@afronews7034]

Look no holes intown

[@lawrencemhende]

Zimbabwe will be great once again...

[@akoamoseetave3091]

Lies

[@lawrencemhende]

@@akoamoseetave3091 let's wait and see

[@peterr7530]

​@@lawrencemhendeThe last white man turned off the lights when he left and they've never been turned on again since.

[@hennies9509]

Dream on.

[@Spillers72]

You got to completely reject racism and Marxism, embrace the free market and freedom for all.

[@carcher3279]

Rhodesia under UDI and the isolation that followed... Even though none of that is mentioned here in this touristy video. Interesting to see what the old country would have been like if I can bring myself to stomach the casual contempt for the natives from the narrator. I note that they speak a lot of industry and mechanisation, would have been interesting to see the country only after a few years of international isolation... how they would have sourced the needed parts? 🔧 Especially once the war started.

[@PoliticalWeekly]

Do you still live in Zimbabwe?

[@notracefromraytraceinhisface]

I agree with all of these points. Especially about the narrator, the 50s-60s where the worst when it comes to things like that. I'm looking at you Africa Addio, still a great movie nonetheless.

[@carcher3279]

@@notracefromraytraceinhisface Yeah, I have seen "Africa Addio" and I know the disdainful tone of which you speak of. With regard to Rhodesia, when Mozambique became independent and the portuguese left, they were extremely dependent on old apartheid south africa almost to the state of being a proxy, once the Afrikaners turned on them in the late 1970s, Ian Smith's government was practically done.

[@kofi7110]

Good reminder of the past but what a condescending narration.

[@perlindqvist3003]

I would like living there. Good times, now africa is broken.

[@bekisiphotshili2566]

Broken?? Africans living the WAY THEY WANT to is broken?? They don't have the same problems with the environment as you have.

[@perlindqvist3003]

They dont want to live decent?

[@bekisiphotshili2566]

@@perlindqvist3003 Who defines decent? I mean, the people in rain forest of the Amazon don't us. They walk completely--not just half -- but completely naked. They are not Negroid either.

[@emancipatedlionm9215]

I wonder why it's broken as u say???

[@perlindqvist3003]

Africans want to live like this they said.

[@fungo6631]

That's what I call a very faded color film!

[@blessingmasawi3616]

*This was Rhodesia* there fixed it

[@capoislamort100]

These white folks find it hard to let things go at times.

[@emancipatedlionm9215]

​@@capoislamort100to let go of THINGS THAT NEVER BELONGED TO THEM 🦁💥

[@sadzasnake1755]

@@capoislamort100these black folks just can’t accept the truth. Go to Zimbabwe and see the Rhodesia Ruins. Pamberi ne Zimbuggered

[@sadzasnake1755]

@@emancipatedlionm9215doesn’t belong to you either. It’s is Chinese owned now bwaaaahahahahahaha

[@tshiwelasebe7710]

You are saying here that you made it Rhodesia through force of arms, thus you had to loose it the same way.

[@emancipatedlionm9215]

UNINVITED travellers/occupying things that DID NOT BELONG to them.

[@ShotsMerkzAll]

@@emancipatedlionm9215only 5% of land was occupied

[@rorykinsella8826]

So who did belong to before you came from the North and colonised it. Grow up ' its the way of world. everyone colonised each other if we didn't you would be still whitch 18:43 sniffing

[@hennies9509]

​@emancipatedlionm9215 which map shows you that? Where was your big cities and hospitals? Was there any roads and lights?

[@emancipatedlionm9215]

@@hennies9509 are u referring to the REAL MAPS THAT WERE HAVE BEEN ALLL ALTERED BY OTHERS?? .

[@ericbivins8014]

Too bad they didn't have oil.

[@notracefromraytraceinhisface]

That's why America didn't "help" them, I see.