ZIMSEC O-Level Heritage Studies
4National History: Sovereignty and Governance
In this topic
- 4.1 Pre-colonial societies: hunter-gatherer and herder communities
- 4.2 Indigenous political structures
- 4.3 Early Iron Age societies
- 4.4 Late Iron Age states
- 4.5 Contribution of Iron Age communities to contemporary societies
- 4.6 Missionaries, explorers, traders, concession seekers, adventurers and hunters
- 4.7 Colonisation
- 4.8 The Anglo-Ndebele War (1893-94)
- 4.9 The First Chimurenga/Umvukela (1896-97)
- 4.10 Heroes and heroines of the First Chimurenga/Umvukela
- 4.11 Expropriation of resources in colonial Zimbabwe
- 4.12 The Liberation Struggle/Second Chimurenga/Umvukela (1966-79)
- 4.13 Independent Zimbabwe
- 4.14 Local government structures
- 4.15 Systems of governance
- 4.16 Structures and functions of the central government
- 4.17 Government as a social service provider
- 4.18 Zimbabwe as a member of regional and international organisations
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The San and the Khoikhoi: hunter-gatherers and herders
20 min
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Indigenous political structures and chieftainship
22 min
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Early Iron Age farming communities
20 min
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Great Zimbabwe and the Mutapa state
25 min
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The Torwa, Rozvi and Ndebele states
24 min
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What the Iron Age communities passed on
20 min
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Missionaries, explorers, traders, hunters and concession seekers
22 min
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Colonisation: the Berlin Conference, treaties and occupation
25 min
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The Anglo-Ndebele War of 1893-94
22 min
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The First Chimurenga/Umvukela, 1896-97
25 min
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Heroes and heroines of the First Chimurenga/Umvukela
20 min
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Colonial expropriation of land, cattle, labour and resources
25 min
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The Second Chimurenga/Umvukela, 1966-79
30 min
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Who fought for freedom: roles in the liberation struggle and national heroes
25 min
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Challenges faced by Zimbabwe since independence
30 min
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The gains of independence since 1980
25 min
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Local government: councils, devolution and traditional leaders
25 min
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Systems of governance: democracy and autocracy
25 min
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Central government: the Executive, Parliament and the Judiciary
30 min
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Government as a provider of social services
25 min
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