Lament for a Hero.
Hannes Wessels, I have known John ‘Jungle’ Jordan from school-days. He was senior to me so we were not close but I remember him so well from those times. Powerfully…
The Constitution as Instrument: The Warning the Rhodesians Tried to Give.
Andrew Field | South of the African Equator | April 2026 Bertrand Russell, writing with characteristic precision about the dangers of Marxist political philosophy, once identified what he considered its…
Rhodesian Intelligence: Myth vs. Reality
By Andrew Field The author is not here to defend Ken Flower or Derek Robinson, nor is there any interest in polishing reputations for sentimental reasons. What matters is clearing…
‘Spooks’ of the ‘Struggle Years’.
Hannes Wessels, As someone who has read and written quite extensively about the history of Rhodesia and then Zimbabwe, a recent article by James MacManus in the ‘Christmas Edition’ of…
Rhodies at the Zambezi River Bar
Remember When Duncan Clarke Contents About the Author The heat coming off the Zambezi and in the valley that October evening was the sort that clung to the skin like…
Rhodesia to Redemption: The Measure of a Man and a Nation
By Will Keys There are two ways to tell the story of Rhodesia. One is the official version: a colonial frontier that overreached, a settler republic that refused to bow…
Older, No Wiser
Britain’s Political ‘Establishment’ Hannes Wessels, It with some bemusement I read recently, in an article written by Professor Michael Evans who lectures at the Australian Defence College, of the panic…
The British Plan To Invade Rhodesia.
Hannes Wessels, Recently, a friend sent me some information that brought back memories of tumultuous events fifty years ago. Living in the town then known as Umtali, I was ten…
A Lion Called ‘Blondie.’
Hannes Wessels, It was with dismay I read a recent report in ‘The Times of London’ about the recent killing in western Zimbabwe of a lion named ‘Blondie.’ Reading about…
The Sadness Of Being Right.
Hannes Wessels On the 18th April it was the 45th anniversary of Zimbabwe’s independence and a time for reflection. The response from millions of impoverished people was a desultory one…