Mugabe and Zimbabwe: 50 years of struggle

[@geraldswain3259]

Mugabi greatly believed in strong socialist principals ( quote) , he did just that!... by lining his own pocket with billions of dollars over the next 50 yrs.

[@knoxmbazima8743]

rubbish!

[@stopmayhem937]

He did as all socialist revolutionaries do, he did what was best for him and rounded the nation. People will never learn.

[@CraigKatts]

​@@knoxmbazima8743 this documentary just proved Mugabe did way worse than the previous government, you can't admit it's the truth , why you think there's millions of illegal Zimbabweans in South Africa today ?

[@alecmccance8409]

I'm not altogether convinced that this man did anything good for his people, what he was good at was stealing millions of dollars into his Swiss bank accounts while his own people starved, not a saviour or a decent person.

[@dollyk263]

I couldn't agree more. The man did nothing but steal and destroy Zimbabwe - but truth be told - this is Britain's doing - this was their Prime Minister - they put him in power

[@dalejenkins1558]

@@dollyk263 your right and I've always said it doesn't take a genius to realise that the west set up every African country, one after the other to fail once they gained their independence!

[@stephenchappell7512]

@@dollyk263 Yep to appease the Chinese Smith was right

[@Wolf-hh4rv]

He didn’t do anything for his people. He set out to enrich himself from day one. The reality is the country was better governed by Ian Smith.

[@andrewharrison5339]

I lived in South Africa and you can see how every country follows suite, to the point where racism rules again. The new governments are as racist as the previous, because the media supports it. Anyone who thinks they are part of a race is a racist. In the end, it's just a tan. What matters are ideas.

[@rhodie.]

damn right

[@reyteeuniversalvlogs1154]

i am studying International Relations and Media studies internationally and African. I have observed exactly what you are saying. its it axact saw. Everything in south Africa is racialized to a point that when you raise racial issues you are in trouble of being a racist insdeady of the ideas

[@spots-]

do u know the pain of apartheid?!? they went through ? is like killing your mom and expecting to forgive the killer !! u lack empathy don’t understand the pain they went through

[@andrewharrison5339]

@@spots- What did I say that lacks empathy? Do you know what forgiveness entails exactly? I'd rather follow the process of forgive than revenge. I don't think most people even know what true forgiveness is. It's not just forgive and forget. It's a specific process. This is forgiveness: “If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens and pays attention to you, you have won back your brother. But if he does not listen, take along with you one or two others, so that every word may be confirmed by the testimony of two or three witnesses. If he pays no attention to them [refusing to listen and obey], tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile (unbeliever) and a tax collector." To me, God's standard is there for a reason and informs most good law in government. But it is foremost a day to day, free will, act of self-discipline and can't be enforced by anyone. It is an individual's choice. If you think revenge is better, you will only end up being just as racist and making the cycle of violence continue. Forgiveness is the only way towards peace. I tell you, if it wasn't for the little good that came through following forgiveness, SA would have had a far more violent and traumatic transition. There's no better transition story in Africa to me than Botswana's story.

[@nompumeleloprecious9700]

@@andrewharrison5339 easy for you to say

[@kumbiektw]

Why don't also include the fact that the British government did not also honor their Lancaster House Conference agreement...

[@knight1506]

so is that supposed to make Mugabe better?

[@kumbiektw]

@@knight1506 all over the world,we have had real dictators who will stop at nothing until their goals are achieved.America,Britain etc will put sanctions on a country just because their governments have refused to listen and follow their instructions,but no one says anything.Politics has never been good when there are other parties forcing a change that benefits only them.

[@knight1506]

@@kumbiektw even so, Mugabe is still a dictator who turned his country upside down, a reverse racist and he made life in Zimbabwe miserable! I don't see how pointing at others flaws can give you the rights to do wrong things. Sadly that's often how people argue too, "he is evil so I can do something evil too" no it doesn't work like that. I think it's just an excuse, corrupted politicians have lot of excuses.

[@kumbiektw]

@@knight1506 Not denying he was a dictator,but all I'm saying is he also had to be tough with the whites in Zimbabwe.If you have ever lived or been to Africa,you will understand that white people in Africa have a different mentality to those in the West.They're more ruthless and racist.How can you expect a black man in his own land to be told how to live their lives without fighting back.There's a lot of issues that brought the country down and it wasn't only down to Mugabe.As much as I wanted him to leave office,I also applaud him for standing up to these evil people.I can imagine a black person going to Europe and claiming the most fertile land and declaring that place to be theirs,and not expect a fight.

[@kumbiektw]

@@knight1506 you are right in so many ways...but you also have to understand that all this political nonsense was started by dictators...Britain,America and other powerful countries wouldn't be where they are,if it wasn't for dictatorship...It's only bad when an African head of state does it...

[@eugeneedwards6020]

over a million zimbabwe refugees in south africa......... success

[@prospermanhanga2388]

eugene edwards South Africa is Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe is South Africa we are a family together

[@eugeneedwards6020]

@@prospermanhanga2388 you are an example of why brothers shouldnt marry their sisters.... all a family together???

[@prospermanhanga2388]

eugene edwards l think you should know ur position first before you try to confuse urself

[@eugeneedwards6020]

@@prospermanhanga2388 thanks for that advice liar. i will think of you when im not thinking. employee. do you hustle people? i detect you live off other peoples work. do you lie? rhetorical question! prosper?? man... hanger? wtf? dont respond.

[@archie1178]

I think it's a lot more than 1 million tbh

[@englishman9020]

The man who ran a rich beautiful country into the ground.

[@emmanuelhitilasha2460]

that is from imperialist point of view. The problem in Zimbabwe is being as a result of the 20 years sanction Zimbabwe is still under!

[@turnfootsherlock]

English man Rich for who . the criminals

[@TheProverbialHater]

It was a "rich beautiful country" until he told you imperialist idiots that you won't profit from this "rich beautiful country" any longer...

[@chenjeraigachange6615]

We don't regret we took what belong to us Zimbabweans

[@adrianshephard378]

@@TheProverbialHater And then they starved to death because they killed all the farmers

[@krislatoya7556]

Those farm lands which were taken away by force, were they prosperous or ever the same after?

[@1pasupaty]

I heard they're getting beter

[@Melvin-iu2uk]

no

[@crioulom120]

Possession of stolen goods is considered a crime in Britain. That's the case also in Zimbabwe...Possession of stolen land is a crime and should be returned to the rightful owner...

[@jqwiiiiqqirmnsnnsnnsnnsmjjrj]

​@@crioulom120 If stealing goods was illegal in Britain then, all its museums there would be empty and the queen wouldn't have that diamond. I don't support Mugabe as a leader I know he's as I know he's a horrible one but using Britain as an example to criticize Zimbabwe isn't really a smart thing to do.

[@crioulom120]

@@jqwiiiiqqirmnsnnsnnsnnsmjjrj You are correct! All stolen artifacts in the museum should go their rightful owners...

[@gertrudemushaka7459]

So sad to think this was the paradise I grew up in. Flying on charter planes to Mutare. My kids are amazed when I tell them about my childhood. Tennis court, swimming pool, in my yard , drive in movies. They are just shocked this is what I grew up with. This is heartbreaking. Its like loosing your whole history..my beautiful Zimbabwe!! What a place to born...!!and grow up in. Most educated Africans in the world.

[@elohimi1407]

Do you remember US and European sanctions? Look how widespread they are now. And read Daniel 11:42-45

[@isheunesuchitakunye9527]

You are naive about this

[@eyelens366]

Yes white man paradise, but suffering for the original land owners, Mugabe is a warrior and not afraid of the white man like many African leaders

[@dwmacneill]

You should have burned the house, plowed the crops under and shot the cattle before you left!

[@dzidzaichidumba5435]

Many opportunities in Agriculture and Mining. As you say the lifestyle is second to none, its time to invest back home

[@rhodesia1578]

Mugabe had the bread basket of African given to him .. now he turned it into a toilet .. he tried to destroy Rhodesia.. now he destroyed Zimbabwe all by himself... no brainer 😁😁

[@poisetv2169]

only the white minority had benefited the baskets while the blacks where overpopulated to Gwai and Shangai poor lands

[@Jarmint]

@@poisetv2169 Mugabe genocided and brutalised more africans than Ian Smith could if he ruled for a thousand years. Mugabe was a failure. You know that before Cecil Rhodes turned up, there was no civilisation, no education, nothing. Whites built Rhodesia in 70-90 years and there's no denying it. With some help from the local africans too! Many blacks VOLUNTEERED to get into the Rhodesian Army to fight the terrorists, and they outnumbered the whites 7-1 in the army. Rhodesia was a society built by both Zimbabweans and Rhodesians and Mugabe came and ruined it. People used to visit Rhodesia to see the ruins of Zimbabwe. Now they go to ZImbabwe to see the ruins of Rhodesia.

[@Enoch940]

True. He a total murdering Ndebele killing piece if scum.

[@pipipupu5104]

Oi go back to Britain will ya

[@paulcock8929]

The butcher of Matabeleland is now the president.

[@vamisosithole5822]

Nkomo was really a good leader who wanted Zimbabweans united no matter wht tribe.l magine thousands and thousands people of Matebeland we killed after liberation.

[@Chiedza-mm4dw]

The white rhodesian were the sh*t stirrers all along

[@Jon962-h4i]

Swapping out one set of elite who were succesful at running a country, for another set of elite who were appalling bad. Well done! That worked well for you.

[@patrickvally6572]

Imagine a groupe of black elites in Scandinavia requiring land and political power in Sweden and norway. Mugabe had the right to take back the land from the whites. However what he came to do with power was wrong

[@MA-go7ee]

You mean an elite that ran the country for themselves and kept those who didn't look like them as little more than indentured labour? Here's a hint, a country where 10% live a first world life while 90% are oppressed is not a well run country. I wonder if YOU'LL accept being treated as little better as a slave in your own country, ignoramus.

[@simeonkwirirai2298]

Thank you Channel 4 news for keeping the records and history for us toddler young ones to also understand where it began

[@divadola7822]

Simeon Nelson chamisa rallies

[@sbsforbesforbes0564]

chamisa a puppet

[@rabbithare381]

4:040 seriously taken aback thinking that was Queen Elizabeth.

[@askimself]

Rabbit Hare same!!!

[@tigere01]

Along with Princess DI @05:31.

[@overworlder]

A man who became a byword for squalor, incompetence and cruelty.

[@Александр-н5з5ъ]

Mugabe was never incompetent

[@pipipupu5104]

​@@Александр-н5з5ъ 😂😂 lol Zimbabwe is today the poorest nation.

[@scottgoodson5132]

@@Александр-н5з5ъ How about corrupt, unintelligent, and ineffective. Mugabe destroyed Zimbabwe by idiotic policies, greed, corruption , and narcissism. It will take Zimbabwe decades to crawl out of the hole Mugabe put them in and get back to the thriving country it once was.

[@silasdube]

Watching this documentary in 2020 it's clear that all that Zanu Pf has known is violence. So sad.

[@rojamillerover]

You are stupid,ask your mother and father how black zimbabweans used to be treated and how the smith regime swore no black person would ever rule.. You sound silly

[@nkululekochakawa2642]

@@rojamillerover That was much better than what we are in now, all because of one person and a few on top.

[@vickypedias]

What an amazing, courageous, incredible life that Lindsay Hoyle has led!!! I am so amazed by her steadfastness, her bravery and her clear commentary, ever unwavering through decades of covering Zimbabwe. The people of Zimbabwe are so patient, I really hope their leaders stop betraying them!

[@biischopp]

We need to be patient because that’s what it takes to decolonize not because of our leaders. They do their best.

[@JohnathanWilliamson849]

*Rhodesia

[@dod6031]

@@JohnathanWilliamson849Rhodesia is dead and isn’t coming back…

[@moarbuttsecks539]

Contrary to popular belief, Rhodesia didn't actually have racist laws, but what was called "qualified franchise", in which you had to have a basic education in order to vote. Most blacks did not qualify but the Rhodesian government struggled to educate them, even setting up affirmative action for blacks in universities. This was to prevent people like Mugabe from getting elected by an uneducated, superstitious, tribalist majority who quite frankly hated others of different tribes.

[@trelawneychipepera4454]

Not true. Why did we have areas for whites only schools, settlements even restrooms!!!

[@GuyFromTheSouth]

Its eerily similar what is happening now in western countries. Its the same playbook. I see the writing on the wall.

[@terrydjwezhirarazormangopo5973]

Zimbabwe must just live as 1 people. Let us have unity, regardless of Religion, Race, tribalism, Colour beyond authority From God. Please let's unite and be 1. Imagine if England and Germany considered Hitler way of brutality. Do you think they would be unity. Let's work together as 1.

[@alinebaruchi1936]

Tribalism happens in Brazil as well. Jewish zionism causes the same issues. Don't worry. Just avoid the walking exodus

[@donaldelley2802]

How to take a country down the drain.

[@turnfootsherlock]

Donald Elley How to leave a country alone and go menu business Africa Africans

[@CaledonianMafia]

​@@turnfootsherlock Go menu? You mean "go mind your business". You say Africa for the Africans but not Europe for the Europeans. Why is that? They say for a white country to be run by white people is racist, but a black country to be run by only black people is not racist? Why is that? Can you tell me?

[@JohnSmith-hs1hn]

The white farmer cries out in pain as he strikes you! He complains about being kicked out of multiple non white ancestral homelands.....but he never says why.....

[@JohnSmith-hs1hn]

@@CaledonianMafia The opposite is true. Who invaded who first? Europeans invaded africa first. You simply have no moral authority to say europe for europe, when you wont let africa be for africans. The white farmer cries out in pain as he strikes you! He complains about being kicked out of multiple non white ancestral homelands.....but he never says why.....

[@xcd87]

@@JohnSmith-hs1hn But the ancestors of most white farmers that had their lands forcibly taken did not invade anyone, they simply immigrated and found vacant land, who is to say the blacks owned those lands when before the whites came there was nothing on those lands, the ants and bees have a better claim on those lands, those white farmers cultivated and developed the land and they continued to do so for generations, just because you are black does not give you the right to claim anything you did not work for, imagine white europeans taking the lands of a black farmer in europe for their claim that it is theirs because they are white.

[@andrejohnson1488]

Very informative indeed.

[@henrymapira2928]

Two wrongs won't make a right.I feel that if we all forgive one another God will heal our land.All Zimbabweans regardless of colour let's come back home and build our nation.My faith is based not in politics but in the almighty God.

[@Jarmint]

That's exactly what Ian Smith was trying to accomplish. He wanted whites and blacks in harmony building Rhodesia (or Zimbabwe, whatever you want to call it these days). He gradually reformed and loosened racist policies. But Mugabe and his posse were too impatient, and as a result, he ruined the fucking country.

[@davidjage6035]

I hear you very well and I wish every Zimbabwean could take heed of what you are saying. Lets invite everyone back into the country, and lets forgive each other first, black, white, red green, Ndebele, Shona, Shangaan. And then lets talk to sincerely reconcile between ourselves. Thereafter lets allocate land, resources and opportunities equitably to all without bias or partisanship. Ultimately every Zimbabwean must respect every Zimbabwean, the country's flag , soveireignity, liberation history & heroes. Racism should not be entertained at all cost . Only then will God heal and prosper our dear land.

[@KelvinKingstonMlambo]

During our background, l will support Joshua Nkomo as he said that we don't want violence in Zimbabwe.Furthermore,we need peace in Zimbabwe,not to take an advantage that someone who is poor or not.l am happy when l saw Robert Mugabe celebrating for our Independence during 18 April 1980

[@adrianablaza4814]

Mugabe lived up to the quote "either you die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become a villain"

[@cameronschofield6440]

He lived a villain, lived long enough to be a bigger villain and died a villain

[@fezmai1282]

If you could go to Zim now,you would weep.

[@therealgg5050]

Really

[@fezmai1282]

@@therealgg5050 It is so.

[@drubombom]

That's what happens when u kick British out and put corrupt leader

[@haileyj1030]

i was there for the last 2weeks of August,i couldn't wait for depature date to arrive....very sad:(

Hailey J how very sad

[@JohnSmith-hs1hn]

The white farmer cries out in pain as he strikes you! He complains about being kicked out of multiple non white ancestral homelands.....but he never says why.....

[@GuyFromTheSouth]

Like it or not the whltes bring you civilization. It sucks but its true. You have access to jobs and wealth when they are there. When they lose power things collapse. We are seeing it in America as we speak. Look at the demographic change in America since ww2 and look at voting statistics between different races in America. You'll get an idea of who destroys civilization.

[@SeasoningTheObese]

How many black farmers does it take to feed Zimbabwe? We'll never know, because they've been starving for 50 years.

[@emmanuelologbeseawolowo9832]

Thanks for the documentary PBS. I send my warm greetings to Zimbabweans and the British people in their midst. I congratulate you on your Independence. Kudos to all Political Gladiators and the Collional Masters that made this a reality, which includes Mugabe. I emphatize with the farmers that were affected and commend them for being innovative despite the disadvantaged situation before them. Let's learn to encourage and provide an enabling environment for the migrants amongst us. While, I implore the migrants and diplomats to work one on one with the existing authority to ensure that the people enjoy the dividends of democracy. I implore Mugabe and African leaders to release lands that were legally purchased by the Whites amongst us. I believe there is hope for Zimbabweans. Lastly, Africa leaders should always know when to retire. Leave, when the ovation is high. The Almighty God will give us the wisdom to lead aright and the grace to respect one another.

[@summerbright2769]

I won’t shed a tear for Mugabe

[@jamesgordonphiri5496]

No one asked u to

[@cleaduyea3532]

Come here in Holland if as a black person can get a Land if is possible

[@prospermanhanga2388]

Summer Bright we all know u re not one of us, and we will neva shed tears for u as well

[@eltonmunyama2518]

Were the whites invited to Zimbabwe

[@eltonmunyama2518]

That was a good lesson to all whites who are still in charge in south Africa. Poverty or no poverty, the land is now in the hands of the indigenous people. Whites can now rent the land from the owners

[@dmd9160]

Mugabe couldn’t win his geurilla war even with the odds in his favour, his power was bestowed by the international community. What did he do after getting the power he wanted, he enriched himself and his coterie and starved the country. Not near an ideal model which the international community expected from him.

[@dmd9160]

Patrick Kazan not really I’m not racist minded like you. I don’t pat undeserving winners on their backs either, as I said mugabe didn’t win his war, he just created a law and order problem and was supported by the international community whose sanctions defeated the Rhodesians. I’m not in favour of white minority rule either. Put your old baggage down.

[@dutchafrikaner1204]

@@dmd9160 we are not racist. Mugabe was. Setting out Rhodesians out of Rhodesia just because they are white. That is racist.

[@CraigKatts]

​@@dmd9160 okay so how's zimababwe doing now that you got independence?

[@kaamilgabayre4226]

Zimbabwe is doing just fine well done sir Mugabe for not falling the black hole that South Africa is in but even South Africa have had enough now soon they will take their land back

[@connordoesstuff997]

Umm

[@anyoldiron1031]

Rhodesians never die

[@turnfootsherlock]

Steven Tiley Go make a new one in Scotland

[@danielspencer6174]

Rhodesia is dead Zimbabwe will be forever black power.

[@scottgoodson5132]

@@danielspencer6174 Yeah, that’s worked out great for Zimbabwe so far 😂

[@donaldgray2128]

Gee, we all know how this turned out , I hope the Uk is happy with it

[@kelly8431]

The UK is now African… good for them

[@nathanngumi8467]

It is a tragedy how Mugabe's rule turned out. No country in Africa began its independence with more promise than Zimbabwe.

[@evansmandengenda2750]

where did u get these statics?

[@CraigKatts]

​@@evansmandengenda2750 don't need statistics come to south africa and watch thousands flock into South Africa to seek asylum 😂 now that there's over 6 million illegal Zimbabweans you can come collect them .

[@JohnathanWilliamson849]

Rhodesia was already independent for 15 years.

[@agreementmokoena6381]

People can say whatever they want to but Sir President Mugabe is the best this video can never distroy the which of our leaders we are back and happy God kept us here so this video can't distroy blacks

[@stevstev4943]

Forgiveness is the key to a better future

[@BrandoHwanqa]

That's if someone asks for forgiveness

[@davidjage6035]

I hear you very well and I wish every Zimbabwean could take heed of what you are saying. Lets invite everyone back into the country, and lets forgive each other first, black, white, red green, Ndebele, Shona, Shangaan. And then lets talk to sincerely reconcile between ourselves. Thereafter lets allocate land, resources and opportunities equitably to all without bias or partisanship. Ultimately every Zimbabwean must respect every Zimbabwean, the country's flag , soveireignity, liberation history & heroes. Racism should not be entertained at all cost . Only then will God heal and prosper our dear land.

[@deadpilled2942]

@@davidjage6035 Good luck getting white people to go there. Look at South Africa. They hate people of color, and white, and always will

[@eugeneedwards6020]

he criticizes white people but he certainly worked at getting WHITE education..............

[@jaycee9752]

what white education? Black had very few schools during the white rule in that country.

[@amkara0101]

@eugeneedwards That’s right 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💯

[@crioulom120]

Possession of stolen goods is considered a crime in Britain. That's the case also in Zimbabwe...Possession of stolen land is a crime and should be returned to the rightful owner...

[@vincentnyawa]

All comments here point out to one thing that Mugabe fought very hard not for the benefit of the people of Zimbabwe but all to his own advantage. Watching from top of the Sand dunes of Malindi Kenya.

[@ngalahansel6066]

What comments are you reading? 😂😂

[@ForelliBoy]

"We learned colonial oppression from you [the British!]" Freudian slip

[@grahammuchena2297]

In the second half of his rule this guy went mad..RIH Bob u messed up a great country n millions of lives.

[@gordonblues843]

So, the question is, is anybody finally going to learn a lesson from this? Somehow I think not.

[@pureafrican4432]

I struggle to identify reasons as to why Africans label Mugabe a hero. He is a brutal dictator who single handedly turned Zimbabwe into a poo pit.

[@mbonisijasonncube8509]

I concur

[@jeroenbaas46]

Exactly. But the people from Zimbabwe wanted this when they voted for him apparently. Many saw this coming, the politician that would turn towards a dictator. Clearly and incompetent leader and incompetent staff around him, but still the people voted for this racist. Destroyed the economy, people have been fleeing from Zimbabwe (first whites and a bit later now the blacks). Hope the people that love him still live in Zimbabwe and rebuild their country that they helped to destroy. And if they don’t. Shame on u for fleeing. Time to head back and rebuild it, if not, stfu and acknowledge he was a looney.

[@Ancupola]

A hero who drove out the colonialist pigs

[@kudakwashe715]

@KoivuTheHab Red Cross records show the opposite. Malnutrition was rife in Rhodesia for the poor blacks who were marginalised, treated less than humans in their own land, and used as cheap labour for taxes, not to mention segregation which kept them confined in overpopulated areas and dry homelands. Mugabe was a hero for standing up to the oppressor and giving his people the land they had fought for.The standard of living may have gone down in recent years due to a combination of factors, but they are free, and the land is theirs, and land, is everything.

[@kudakwashe715]

KoivuTheHab Blacks in Rhodesia, apart from segregation (a historic fact) were burdened with the yoke of taxation which was imposed on blacks even as far back as 1896. The Land Act ( there were a few of these by the way) forced black families out of their land into ‘reserves’. These were hot, dry and arid areas where they were confined to. The taxes for cheap labour was a system used by the Rhodesia regime and its predecessors to force blacks to leave arid reserves and provide cheap labour. Hut Tax was the worst, because at first it was payable in cash and men were liable for arrest if they couldn’t pay tax for their hut. The tax system was set up to systematically force blacks to find work on white farms and mines so that they could pay tax. The colonial system was brutal and reduced blacks to nothing more than poorly paid manual labourers with no rights and freedom. So ruthless and greedy was the system that more taxes were introduced over the years, such as cattle tax, dog tax etc, in addition to the Hut Tax. Yes, you are right, Red Cross was for the underclass, and these were downtrodden black majority. They witnessed malnutrition which was prevalent. Rhodesia was no heaven on earth for the real owners of the land, the black majority, but it was heaven for the minority oppressors who stood to benefit from the system. Things may be in doldrums at the moment but 37 years to build a nation does not compare to 120 years which the colonialists had to build Rhodesia, on the back of oppression and cheap labour.

[@timoffreethought580]

I keep watching the stories about Africa. A population that would not be possible without the innovation of "colonizers " . Food became abundant and the standard of living was raised . The " native population " grew to the point of starvation. Then the jealousy and racism swells until murder becomes common . These people would rather have nothing than see anyone else with more . Pathetic !

[@Chiedza-mm4dw]

😂😂😂😂 how pathetic. Let Africa fall on her terms Aborigines of Australia come to mind

[@rossitherhodie5659]

The truth is, Rhodes and Lobangula (Son of Mzilikazi) were friends and it was Rhodes that PERSUADED Lobangula a Ndebele to stop hunting the shona in mashonaland. Rhodes was a builder who build Rhodesia then Mugabe came along and broke it down again. There was never hatred in Rhodesia between white and black but there was always tension between the shona and Ndebele and as a policeman in the early days many times attended scenes of conflict between the two tribes. Nkomo himself admits that he made the mistake of taking sides with Mugabe. Nguruhundi was going to come to revenge the earlier days (before the whites came) of the Ndebebele slaughter of the Shona tribe. I was in attendance at the Mtumbane when the forces Zipra and Zanla were housed in Bulawayo after the war and even then the hatred of each other continued and they fought each other violently. Why do some people hide the true facts from our children. All the white man did was come to Rhodesia to try and find peace and build a beautiful first world country for All Rhodesian's to prosper from. People had jobs, education and a wonderful lifestyle and NOW there nothing left. 99.9 % of whites grew up with blacks and were keen to see change where all were equal in standard and yes we should have done this earlier than we did, but still I have wonderful black friends in high places in Zimbabwe who all agree it was better for them and their families under Rhodesian rule that it was under Mugabe's Zimbabwe rule which may I add was in power three times longer than Smiths Regime. God Bless Zimbabwe that they may now see logic, stop blaming colonialists, introduce a young educated youth to take over and use the vast skills past and present to rebuild the breadbasket it once was. Nkosi Sikele Afrika

[@davidjage6035]

I hear you very well and I wish every Zimbabwean could take heed of what you are saying. Lets invite everyone back into the country, and lets forgive each other first, black, white, red green, Ndebele, Shona, Shangaan. And then lets talk to sincerely reconcile between ourselves. Thereafter lets allocate land, resources and opportunities equitably to all without bias or partisanship. Ultimately every Zimbabwean must respect every Zimbabwean, the country's flag , soveireignity, liberation history & heroes. Racism should not be entertained at all cost . Only then will God heal and prosper our dear land.

[@JohnathanWilliamson849]

here's a list of Anti-Apartheid financers and activists that lobbied against Rhodesia and South Africa Helen Suzman Nadine Gordimer Arthur Chaskalson Dennis Goldberg Joe Slovo Ruth First Ina Perlman Jimmy Kantor Harry Oppenheimer Nat Bregman Ray Simons Eli Weinberg Hymie Barsel Esther Barsel Harold Wolpe Bob Hepple Joel Joffe Albie Sachs Arthur Goldreich Nat Levy Leon Levy Lazar Sidelsky Izzy Maisels Ruth Hayman Ronnie Kasrils Baruch Hirson Lionel Bernstein Hilda Bernstein Ronald Segal Norma Kitson Yetta Barrenblatt Raymond Suttner Rowley Arenstein Harry Schwarz want to know what they all have in common?

[@Chiedza-mm4dw]

Well you clearly chose to ignore the white farmers who claimed that Nkomo's dissidents were attacking them on farms they deliberately stirred gukurahundi. They lit that fire clearly as terms of the independence was about unity and protection of white community in Zimbabwe.

[@Chiedza-mm4dw]

Colonialists destroyed African way of life.

[@abrahamsithole9254]

Nkomo spoke passionately against violence

[@Anitachirubva]

he should have been the president

[@philemonmuchati3353]

Mugabe was brutal

[@TitanMind1]

And Europeans have been

[@JohnathanWilliamson849]

@@TitanMind1 The Europeans killed very few people compared to these communist murderers.

[@paleesemendy7497]

liberation comes at a cost and as African's, we should be focus and peasant. we should learn to toil hard, be proud and love our own people. that is the only way forward.

[@mklawrie]

... Unfortunately he died a bitter man, in the diaspora. He will always be a hero unto many as much as he will be remembered a villain to others. Each to their own...

[@FederalMenace]

After watching this I'm realizing that the communists don't expect us to terrorize them back. Let's do that.

[@mosesnyamaropa4753]

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[@FederalMenace]

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[@onefromfuture6913]

Strong black man. Much love from Ethiopia. Its really disgusting what they do to Africa

[@onefromfuture6913]

@Marian Macko black? YES...tyrant? Prob so...low IQ? Definitely not.

[@GuyFromTheSouth]

How is it going for them now? Like it or not yall can not run a civilization. This ALWAYS happens when you take power of your own nation. You are not orderly enough. You are too out for yourselves and you hate your fellow black man while pretending you love him.

[@Hyporama]

in regards to the new pm, 'he has shown us love, he has shown us development'

[@cm2973]

This is what 1 man 1 votes gets you. Remember that.

[@nqabeninkosi351]

So what do you suggest colony rule minority ruling majority and calling them baas or madam and continue be tea girls and garden boys in our own land have no dignity and have no land do you think all was well under the rule of a white man blacks subjected to hard labour and white people making millions of dollars through the hard labour of a black man the bread bucket of Africa you are talking about didn't benefit any black person in Zimbabwe it benefited the whites and their masters in Britain and America the land belongs to the people is our ancestral land settlers found blacks here they were living in the same land feeding themselves whatever chased them away from Europe is not black people problem political freedom is won we want economic freedom now if white people don't want to share must go to Europe then equality we want the mines and the farms

[@Bolognabeef]

@@nqabeninkosi351 Yeah that's much better than starving to death. People should be in power only when they're ready to, and black Zimbabweans still lived in huts not long ago

[@arnoldginting845]

Absolute power corrupt absolutely

[@CROSSTATT]

That's for sure!

[@dee4069]

Heartbreak seeing that lady watch zim govt destroy her house ,despicable

[@larrainemuzeya6871]

That was good

[@dee4069]

@@larrainemuzeya6871 for you the devil

[@Bolognabeef]

@@larrainemuzeya6871 how is your famine going? Oh I forgot you have daily blackouts probably can't answer

[@joinforceswithkings5169]

and years on we begging them to come back

[@brunovolk7462]

Well there is a lot of abandonment farms in former east East Germany, I firmly believed those Farmers would receive a warm welcome by the remaining German population, while African migrants can move to Zimbabwe to enjoy there culture an freedom in an independent African Nation 🤗

[@micheldekam3491]

Stimmt genau, schwarzen aus Europa.

[@markvandenberg7572]

Thank god he's gone.He well and truly stuffed up a good country

[@tembamhangami3655]

Mugabes legacy Will pain zimbabweans for a long time, for mugabe it was about Power and not the welfare of the people. A megalomaniac!

[@johnlamb3101]

Too far gone now to repair. Starve.

[@bobocamewegokokinovadonesh6627]

Thanks bob Marley for the love, struggle and liberation of Zimbabwe.

[@stephenchappell7512]

Don't blame Bob Marley he was just a singer

[@Adrastros]

15:08 - listen to his words, because this is what it always is, sheep just cant see it.

[@bozm9961]

Baba Nkomo..your Nation has a platform again,you had faith in us ,you were correct.It took 37 bloody years But..repose and watch them that lived while you died.Thank you for all you gave,it stays with us,it feeds us,it feeds Zimbabwe.11/24/2017.Hindsight..I LOOK AT MUGABE IN THIS RECORDING AND WISH I WAS A SANGOMA ,if only we could tell what the morning has for us at 1 past 12...MUGABE BUTCHERED not only ZIM but southern Africa..remember XENOPHOBIA in SOUTH AFRICA

[@elizabethjackson2651]

The whites cashed out nicely after dividing and conquering you

[@alpham7252]

Its funny you talk about Nkomo as if he was 100% uninvolved but in this video whites are complaining about Zipra dissidents. They are asking the army for help.

[@Chiedza-mm4dw]

​@alpham7252 the liars set up gukurahundi.... now its Ndebele vs Shona whilst they stand "all innocent" and encouraging Ndebeles to never forget gukurahundi. We know the score.

[@tatendamajoni4481]

Please correct me if m wrong the Gukurahundi could've been necessitated by the white farmers in the matebeleland

[@apolloflyfishing7179]

Mugabe leaves on as his scars in zim are still there

[@kouatekejeanyves3727]

Rip mugabe hero of africa the lion of harare oove tou so much dad love from ivory coast west africa i love you so much Mugabe real leader last real leader of africa no Zimbabwe only all african people love mugabe

[@geeteepictures3461]

You love a genocidal maniac, no difference with loving Hitler!

[@tapiwanashechakanetsa3827]

#ZimbabweanLivesMatter

[@anandadaffa4790]

#AllLivesMatter

[@CROSSTATT]

Just because his skin was black, doesn't mean all blacks mourned his death.

[@sharkmanshipmusic441]

Mugabe had bad and good moments. You've just told us the bad moments now share the good ones too

[@cmavuso6068]

The Torries government was entirely responsible for Mugabe’s becoming the first Prime Minister of Zimbabwe and the divide and rule that destroyed Zimbabwe.

[@eugeneedwards6020]

rhodesia

[@elizabethjackson2651]

The whites destroyed Zimbabwe when they took your country, wake up... Mugabe fought a good fight, he made mistakes when he grew impatient and tried to make an agreement with the devil and it cost him jail time when they can't manipulate the situation. He forgot he wasn't dealing with human beings, but devils and he paid the price, but local people fought the farmers taking their farms and ran many away...

[@cmavuso6068]

Elizabeth Jackson I know what I am talking about and was 100% involved in the liberation of Zimbabwe you don’t dare tell me rubbish.

[@eugeneedwards6020]

@@cmavuso6068 well done. are you proud you turned your country into a basket case that needs money and food from white countries

[@elizabethjackson2651]

@@cmavuso6068 I never said you don't know what you are talking about, I just speak truth and that's hard for people to digest in a system of lies... When I tell my stories people wake up from comas, their cancer goes away and so did mine. Sorry if the truth offends you... Its made the world I live in a better place

[@aimspecial5893]

WHAT HAS THE WEST DONE TO BUSH FAMILY FOR ALL THEIR CRIMES. IS THE LAND NOT ZIMBABUWIANS?

[@adammound1982]

Maybe Rhodesia wasn't so bad...

[@tanyamarimo4439]

Thumbs up to this well detailed documentary. Can you also make one on when you drove our people off their land, took their power, dignity, raped our grandmothers, the physical and emotional abuse, the killings of workers in farms. Vedu vakuru vakati kana iro rokwenywa roti mavara azara mavhu.

[@bryanhurd9955]

No, no cities, supermarkets, hospitals , roads, cars, reservoirs , airfields were found, or children of mixed race , so we built them then you and yours destroyed them, so live with it, and don't lie to yourself all this is well known, now go and buy some groceries .....🤔🤣

[@nqabeninkosi351]

@@bryanhurd9955 who ask you to build those things who invited you to Africa you came on your own accord the law it's clear any renovations made to other person's property without the consent of the owner it's not the owner's problem

[@bryanhurd9955]

@@nqabeninkosi351 You go back to where u came from,the great lakes area,I was born here, I would not have asked you permission u weren't here and can't build

[@rebekahscotland5108]

THAT'S WHY AFRICAN LEADERS SHOULD BE WISE,AND VERY CAREFUL IN WHATSOEVER,THEY'RE SIGNING ☝ CALL DEVELOPMENT.

[@ndikxxndimande5542]

It's not Matabeleland killings that's an understatement, it's actually Matabeleland genocide & we knw Britain collaborated Mugabe to destroy 20k+ civilians & was never aimed at dissidents at all

[@h.m.5724]

It's because of your exaggeration of 20k+ and lack of accountability that causes the world not to care about what happened during the early 80s

[@mwasswagrader8894]

Mugabe wanted the BEST for his people.the problem is he had strong enemies.We need strong leaders like him to Unite Africa #AFRICAUNITE

[@DJSwezzleMusic]

4:06 YOUR MAJESTY

[@nickyapenahier9214]

The most educated President in the World-7 degrees

[@donaldelley2802]

Satanic leader

[@kudakwashe715]

Hero. RIP

[@kudakwashe715]

@Chris V. Noire. Chris V. Noire, it may be so, but like all economies, we will rise. He was a Galant fighter, sacrificed his life for the good of the people. Currencies and financial difficulties are always temporary, but land stays the same, and for leaving landownership to his people, , he has left a legacy for future generations.

[@cmavuso6068]

And the most failures of a well educated tyrant who only fools will recognise his degrees. Shame

[@nomangunimabasa6282]

What's there to show for them. DEGREES GOOD ON PAPER but with a sorry state of affairs....crumbling economy and entrenched tribalism among zimbabweans

[@vusilepaulo7754]

The land issue must be addressed once and for all we need to return to production

[@JohnathanWilliamson849]

@uu2013 So then why cant they do anything with the land?

[@JohnathanWilliamson849]

@uu2013 how are they utilizing it? Doesn't seem like they are

[@MrDessirius]

Lift the sanctions on Zimbabwe

[@ayanda6862]

That sanctions must stay and continue. Send Zimbabwe to the stone age. Let them learn

[@gusyates1839]

Yeah I know all about this. Sad but the bottom line is keep out of politics. The white farmers who were evicted were all political. Given the historical context in which black Zimbabweans were oppressed, openly supporting the opposition party against the one that liberated them was actually stupid. The ones who kept out of politics are still there. Keep out of politics is a good rule to follow, anywhere. Even in a so called liberal democracy like Australia being too outspoken against those in charge is neither healthy or prudent. Not as dramatic as Zimbabwe but the consequences of being a political dissident in certain Australian states will still ruin your reputation and life. It’s a hard lesson I had to learn. I now don’t even have an opinion and nor would I if I relocated to Zimbabwe. Just be a good person and help others. I don’t even vote.

[@langtonmtemeri2925]

well documented

[@mohamednoor4290]

it's good to hand both sides like Zimbabwe

[@tinotendabosha4414]

November 2017 will forever be known as the month the military used us to further their political ambitions

[@paulmadimu5586]

So true

[@avelinofrancovieira6766]

He wanted Zimbabwe free, to be President for over 50 years.kķkk. Nelson Mandela was a great Man,yes he was.the best Forever

[@CROSSTATT]

Mugabe only wanted it free for himself.

[@mishacknthane1060]

All the hopes evaporated like a snow under the scourge of the sub, liberators in Africa always turn against their citizens

[@Tracertme]

They ended up with a dictatorship and total poverty.. 😮

[@williamkeys6782]

The Brit South Africa Police Regimental Association ("BSAPRA") has ten Associations around the World. The Associations are under a College if Delegates

[@alinebaruchi1936]

After that.

[@mdnis]

How many honorary doctorates did American universities confer on Mugabe? It must have been at least a dozen. Have any been taken back ? Few, I’ll bet.

[@pipipupu5104]

Really did they confer him with doctorates

[@supermooch1758]

Journalism is important in countries where documenting may be considered illegal

[@missmadas203]

How I wish he used his energy towards building and maintaining the country in order not wasting time repeating stupid things

[@marvinklemp3647]

In addition to that Mugabe was protected by the MI6. The Rhodesians never got him caught because he always got a warning close before a charge.

[@rojamillerover]

What about Ian smith who was never impressed for genocide?

[@Jarmint]

@@rojamillerover When did Ian Smith ever commit genocide?

[@billybob-zk9nm]

@@Jarmint dont worry. The man is a fool for not seeing ian smith as a better man. Man legit was a moderate if u compare him to the rest of his faction

[@jamieyates7131]

Fought against colonial rule in return to become a tyrant for decades

[@blackhawk7r221]

Primitive tribal cultures regained their country. The whites built cities, industry, and infrastructure then handed over the keys to the kingdom to the native cultures. Angola, Congo, Rhodesia, Kenya, South Africa, Niger. All the same story. Let us all behold what the native cultures have done to the modern prosperous kingdoms that were given to them. The story of the golden goose applies in every case.

[@samanth.]

😂😂😂😂

[@LesediModisakeng-in8uq]

​@samanth. Racists will never change... Whites will always be Whites... you can run from your diabolical history all you want... you were the cause of all of these problems

[@agneswroblewski8834]

And you are completely delusional

[@munhumutapa1330]

Mugabe is a legend contrary to what all the snowflakes say. He led is out of a life of slavery and hopelessness. He gave us land to live and farm on. He gave us education. The rest is up to is to give back to the advancement of Great Zimbabwe.

[@strangeman9362]

Yeah true and he's so good that he made every Zimbabweans trillionaires 😂

[@BrianFeral1]

4:03 Is that the queen of ENGERLUND?

[@mustafaneero4621]

How is Zimbabwe doing now?

[@keithchirara3965]

Brick upon brick, stone upon stone, we are building our nation. Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo!!🇿🇼

[@phidzodmashie3762]

Mugabe`s Birthday celebration costed us.

[@Foodwithal]

Thank God its now Zimbabwe. Makaita basa madzitateguru edu. Takuenda kumba tisingazezi. Zvakaitwa makagona. My mother struggled almost died during colonisation. Its a trauma. Zvakaitwa ndizvo chaizvo.

[@Foodwithal]

And ?

[@sithabelamandlawenkosiwodu6298]

But everything Mugabe said here is true. Food for thought

[@evansmeki4057]

Ian Smith lived long enough to see himself proven right.

[@quovadis7119]

Zimbabwe is completely screwed now - thanks to Mugabe. The struggle is only beginning now. 🤣🤣

[@Ancupola]

no thanks for sanctions - Comrade President Mugabe was a great man

Ancupola why were sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe?

[@avelinofrancovieira6766]

England and Prince Charles, should go to visit Zimbabwe as they did a few years ago to suport Robert Mugabe. Why England does not gave Independence to Scotland?

[@richardmadden8742]

Scotland voted against independence.

[@pipipupu5104]

​@@richardmadden8742 shame on Scotland.

[@Chiedza-mm4dw]

​@@richardmadden8742did they now 😂😂😂

[@carolmiller760]

50 years of Struggle Keep Struggling!

[@TitanMind1]

Lol karma how is gas

[@robertdeeds6707]

The entire continent should have followed Mugabe's footstep.

[@weddellseal8414]

when you decolonise too quickly people dont know how to properly run the land

[@Jarmint]

Many cases of this happening, but I think the locals should've been better educated by colonisers on how to run a country well without them.

[@weddellseal8414]

@@Jarmint I mean the UK could have use a 30 year temporary control to educate a generation of well educated blacks to do the job(then handover) but instead they used the easiest way and killed a country

[@Jarmint]

@@weddellseal8414 fair enough