Company rule in Rhodesia Africa. The Company's charter was duly revoked by Whitehall in 1923, and Southern Rhodesia became a self-governing colony of Britain in October that year. Northern Rhodesia became a directly-run British protectorate in April 1924. Amid the Scramble for Africa during the 1880s, the South African-based businessman and politician Cecil Rhodes envisioned the annexation to the British Empire of a bloc of territory connecting the Cape of Good Hope and Cairo—respectively at the southern and northern tips of Africa—and the concurrent construction of a line of rail linking the two. On geopolitical maps, British territories were generally marked in red or
Andy Preston (businessman) or leave the European Union. After being linked as a potential candidate to become the first Tees Valley Mayor, Preston ruled himself out of the race but warned against the election of a "career politician" Andy Preston (businessman) Andy Preston (born 31 July 1966) is an English businessman and charity chairman. He runs a number of businesses and charities. He also stood for the role of elected mayor of Middlesbrough in 2015. He was a high-profile City trader and also ran a $5.5bln international hedge fund business. After retiring from fund management, Preston moved back to the North of England.