RR7444 RHODESIA: HOW NEAR ZIMBABWE?

(6 Nov 1974) Since white-ruled Rhodesia unilaterally declared its independence from Britain, it has learned to live with international trade sanctions and has contained the more violent protests of black nationalists demanding an effective voice in their country's affairs. But with the end of Portuguese rule in neighbouring Mozambique and Angola, the picture is changing. Black guerrilla raids in border areas are increasing, forcing white farmers to turn their farms into fortresses and the government to move the African population into fortified villages. Many whites think the writing is on the wall and are preparing to leave. The feeling is growing that "the Rhodesian problem" will now be settled not by negotiation between whites in Salisbury and whites in London, but by confrontation between whites and blacks in Rhodesia itself.
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[@kiimmaritz2827]

And look at it now..its like a rubbish dump or land fill...

[@loedward1308]

Lancaster Agreement was a catastrophe. # I am neither white nor black.

[@Enoch940]

Black power. We donot needs electricity or petrol. Or medicin or doctor or teecher. We live on the land . Fish kariba . Burn woods. Eat enimals . We fat and heppy. No taxi or truck needed. Vtsk wena.

[@jimmycricket5366]

Kariba is a man made lake British engineering, Italian construction 🤣😂🤣

[@system1912]

Just as well 😅

[@bernardhacking7462]

The best time in Rhodesian history, ruined by communism.

[@mrhumbamakombe8387]

You were racist and benefited from the country resources whilst using blacks as slaves. Majority blacks were in poverty. No blacks voted in elections. Devil you are.

[@WiseOwl_1408]

Ruined by Africans

[@dolphus]

No, it was ruined by apartheid policies of the Europeans.

[@charananekibalijaun8837]

​@@dolphusthere was no apartheid in Rhodesia

[@dolphus]

@@charananekibalijaun8837 So the Black people were treated equally in all aspects of Rhodesian society? Total BS. Essentially apartheid/Jim Crowism.

[@kb4777]

By the time Europeans were equipped to venture in to the interior of Africa it was well in to the 1870's, just 150 years ago. The tribes they found there were living in the stone age. They hadn't even discovered the wheel. It begs the question why ? When the rest of the world had advanced so far. There are many theories all of which probably contribute. They were extremely cut off from the rest of the world, the environmental challenges were lesser than in colder climes. Also most recently DNA testing has found that Sub Saharan Africans have up to 22% of their genome from an ancient hominid not found elsewhere so perhaps there is a genetic contributing factor.

[@119Agent]

Is that Abel Muzorewa at 13:00? Am I wrong to think things would have ended up better if he was in charge instead of Mugabe?

[@jimmycricket5366]

22:52 "Not prepared to be trained." 😮 It's not even a question of race... If ANYBODY thinks they are so special, proof and arrogant that they 'know it all' and can just jump in the driver's seat of a large bus and say "I refuse to be trained" and I refuse to hear about upkeep and maintenance of the bus, etc. Of course there will be a collapse and decay. It's not even at all about race at that point. 😢

[@KorpusV6]

Why do you care old man

[@KorpusV6]

Why do you care

[@Lance-b2l]

@@KorpusV6 it’s called history take a look at what happened to them after it was turned over they want communist they want socialism and they want someone to run the country that can’t even run their house now. Everybody is hurt because of that.

[@eameam3772]

Harare is Washington, DC writ small

[@maxaronow712]

3:27 i believe i know exactly where this petrol station is.... enterprise rd

[@maomao8739]

RHODESIA FOREVER 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

[@shothastar]

I hope you're proud of Cecil in public as well

[@ShirleyTima]

Overwheming

[@wordysmith]

23:00 when he talks about incompetent government taking over and South Africa being next. I bet people at the time thought the big R word, but there you go. Uk, USA and Canada to follow soon…

[@Branko-b9h]

Kolonializam uzasno

[@rightfulcop]

Sure, cause now you have it much better,

[@josemama428]

We literally found blacks in the Stone Age