Postage stamps and postal history of Zimbabwe Postage stamps and postal history of Zimbabwe This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe, formerly Southern Rhodesia is a landlocked country located in the southern part of Africa between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Early European explorers, missionariies and traders, in the area that became Zimbabwe, hired private couriers, or made other arrangements to have their mail carried to the nearest post office which first meant one in the Cape of
History of rail transport in Zambia the assets of Rhodesia Railways Limited. In 1964, Northern Rhodesia became independent under the name Zambia. The railway company was divided, and the part belonging to Zambia was renamed Zambia Railways. Traffic between Zambia and Southern Rhodesia - which was called "Rhodesia" until 1979 - was suspended until the foundation of the state of Zimbabwe in 1980. From 1964, discussions took place about a proposed railway line between Tanzania and Zambia. As Great Britain had not shown any interest in the proposal, the People's Republic of China joined in. The PRC government sponsored construction of the railway specifically to eliminate