Names of Cecil Rhodes and Mr. Chamberlain Cheered with Enthusiasm. Nov. 5, 1897 The New York Times Archives See the article in its original context from November 5, 1897, Page 7 Buy Reprints ...

Cecil Rhodes was born in Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire in 1853. He was the son of a vicar and left for South Africa to work on his brother's cotton farm in 1870.

Protesters in South Africa are calling for a statue of Cecil Rhodes, one of the most committed imperialists of the 19th Century, to be taken down. Why does he still inspire such strong feelings ...

Just when many companies are thinking of pulling out of troubled Africa, one is busily building a business empire as big as any since the heyday of Cecil Rhodes’s British South Africa Company ...

The incredible 3.4k-mile railway that would've crossed a continent but was never completed A plan launched in the late 19th-century intended to connect southern to northern Africa across a ...

This project was later taken up by imperialist Cecil Rhodes, who envisioned a continuous railway of British-ruled territories that stretched from the North to the South of the continent.

Oxford University’s Oriel College has announced plans to host an exhibition “contextualising” the controversial 19th-century British imperialist Cecil Rhodes. A statue of Rhodes by Henry ...

Wallace Mkanka holds his winning sculpture for an upcoming Oxford University exhibition on Cecil Rhodes’ legacy, at Chitungwiza Arts Centre near Harare, Zimbabwe.

Explore the pivotal role of rail infrastructure in shaping South Africa's economic and social landscape, from its inception in the 19th century to its impact on industrialisation and connectivity.

The Cecil Commerce Center will soon include a 3-mile railway connector, Gov. Ron DeSantis at a news conference Tuesday morning. DeSantis presented a $5.5 million grant to Jacksonville Mayor Lenny ...