Zimbabwe| Matopo National Park| Cecil John Rhodes Grave

Zimbabwe| Matopo National Park| Cecil John Rhodes grave In #SouthAfrica there were protests calling for the stature of #CecilJohnRhodes on the steps the University of Cape Town to be taken down.Students were calling for its removal with hashtag #RhodesMustFall trending. On 9 April 2015 the Rhodes statue was removed. In the UK, The #Oxford statue was also the target of the Rhodes Must Fall protest that argued that Rhodes is a symbol of colonialism and the violence that accompanies Following the protest the University had agreed to remove the statue but angered campaigners and were accused of backtracking on its previous decision to remove it and ignoring the views of an independent commission. Instead of removing the statue the University, added an explanatory plaque on the statue that says Rhodes was a “committed British colonialist” who “obtained his fortune through exploitation of minerals, land and peoples of southern Africa. Some of his activities led to great loss of life and attracted criticism in his day and ever since.” Rhodes was born in Hertfordshire in 1853, he was weak of ill health as a child, his parents feared he had tuberculosis, a disease several of the family showed symptoms of.. At 17 His father decided to send him to a better climate in South Africa in the hope it would help with his health. He joined his brother Herbert on his cotton farm in Natal but the land was unsuitable for cotton, and the venture failed. They moved into diamond mining in the diamond fields of Kimberley in Northern Cape Province. After making some money #Rhodes went back to England and studied at Oriel College Oxford where he graduated at the age of 28. he then went back to South Africa where he got into the Cape Parliament and was a Prime minister of the Cape colony from 1890 to 1896. He founded the De Beers diamond firm with Rudd & Beit which until recently controlled the global diamond trade. Rhodes dream was to colonise all of Africa under British rule. A plan which was cemented by the Rudd Concession in 1888 between Rhodes King Lobengula and Rudd. This gave Rhodes all mining rights in the the country. Rhodes died in 1902 in Muizenburg near Cape town. He chose Matopo hills as his final resting place so his body was ferried from my Cape Town to Matopo, a journey that took 2 months Rhodes' critics see him as a racist, and one of the people who helped prepare the way for apartheid by working to alter laws on voting and land ownership. In #Zimbabwe, there are still calls to have Rhodes's remains moved to the UK, where he was born. Cecil John Rhodes named this place The Worlds view because it shows a panoramic view of Matopo national park. Locals that’s lived here called this place Malindidzimu which means the place of benevolent spirits.he #Matopo hills have sacred hills where some tribes go to consult with ancestral spirits . Last year the current present Emanson Mnangawas was calling for the remains to be sent back to England. He told traditional elders that the remains had no importance to the county. He suggested that in return for returning the remains Zimbabwe should get back the remains for the 1st liberation war heroes remains which are believed to be in the British Museum. This includes the remains of Mbuya Nehanda who was a spirit medium and an influential fighter during the liberation struggle. the #Britishmuseum has admitted that there maybe remains that belong to Zimbabwe and apparently there are 20 000 human remains in the museum some of which are currently exhibited. The protest is called #bringbackourbones which is calling for there tun of the 1st Chimurenga liberation war heroes bones to be returned. #Matopos #bulawayo #zimbabwevlog #bulawayo Music:As Leaves Fall Musician: Ikson Listen:   • #85 As Leaves Fall (Official)   Thank you for watching. Give me a thumbs up and comment below!👍 Sisi x Get in touch with me at: Sisi (at) everysocialmedia.com 🛍🍵🌱Get your Organic Baobab, Xakuxaku & Zumbani, Makoni Tea leaves: https://www.zumbanitea.com 🛍️🍓🍒Portable Blender https://thetrendinglist.bigcartel.com 🛍️🩺⛑ Get 15% Off all your VITAMINS from DrVegan with discount code:SISI15 https://drvegan.com/missdivalicious (affiliate) 💕 Connect with me: Connect with me http://wwwinstagram.com/missdivalicious Get In Touch: Sisi (at) everysocialmedia.com Visit my website http://www.missdivalicious.com If you would like to treat me to a cuppa.😁😜 https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Missd... Crypto: Bitcoin (BTC): bc1q83lu20ejcrm7c63hd003m9dmgka2p9nhl48zwu Ethereum (ETH): 0x7Aaf481e18A4d0185A18B09651309684Bb632F5C Bitcoin Cash (BCH): qr2dywxsgqn445z8eaka9l720mjj67vt3sfcp3ny82 NFTs: https://opensea.io/Missdivalicious Send me crypto @missdivalicious on my Coinbase Wallet. Sign up for Coinbase using my link and we can each get £7.31 in Bitcoin https://www.coinbase.com/join/n_n3p?s...