this week. lan Muzorewa, backed of the liberation (ZAPU), Joshua Nkomo. Zimbabwe is scheduled to go to the polls Smith and Bishop by the Governor Lord Soames, face the parties movement, the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) and the Zimbabwe African People's Union led by Robert Mugabe and Because the British government and the multinational interests have a big stake in the outcome of these elections, the British media, owned by these same FOR BLACK SEATS Robert Mugabe.
hangs in the balance.
represent?
CONSTITUENCY BREAKDOWN West 311,000 North 360,000 MATADELELAND South 196,000 2,883,000 ECTIONS POSLISHED BY BRAISE ELECION COMMISS interests, has presented a false picture of the issues involved. Behind the mask of impartiality, Britain has been trying to tip the scales against ZANU and its leader The elections by themselves won't resolve the problems of the masses of Zimbabwe, and the ceasefire itself still What do the different forces really Socialist Challenge presents a short guide to the elections.
Contral · 211,000 MASHONALAND East 568,000 MANICALAND MIDLANDS 418,000 421,000 VICTORIA: 1888 declared British spheres of influence.
Charter to colonise and Ndebele tribes are finally subdued.
Cecil Rhodes secures a concession from Lobengula granting exclusive mineral rights in Matabeleland and Mashonaland soon after they are Rhodes British South Africa Company secures a Britis and promote commerce Mashonaland. In the same year the BSAC occupies Mashonaland.
After several years of fierce resistance to the BSAC, the Shopa Southern Rhodesia enters the Central African Federation with two British Protectorates, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) and Nyasaland