Was Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) better off under white rule?

Nearly forty years ago Ian Smith, the Prime Minister of Rhodesia, became the first and only white colonial ruler to break away from the British Crown. ... read more

Rhodesia was better under white rule, but Zimbabwe wasn't. The same can be said about any other colonised nation. Pre-independence, it benefitted the colonisers. Post-independence, it benefits the majority (in most cases). Whether or not it benefits the nation is, I think, somewhat irrelevant. read more

“It would have been better if whites had continued to rule because the money would have continued to come,” added a neighbor, a 58-year-old farmer named Isaac. “It was better under Rhodesia. Then we could get jobs. read more

Life in Rhodesia was better for both the white and black man under Ian Smith - even during the years of sanctions initiated by Britain. Rhodesia was known as the"basket of Africa"; there was plenty of food and everything worked. read more

Facing serious economic challenges under Mugabe’s rule, ordinary Zimbabweans have often been heard to say, it was better under Smith, much to Mugabe and ZANU PF’s chagrin. read more