Mike Appel (Sby) Ltd Salisbury Mike Appel Organisation Limited (MAOL) was founded in 1948 by a gentlemen who named the company after himself. He had seen opportunities for reconditioning engines and at the time there was no other player who was involved in the same business. As time went on, the company grew…
Halsted & Co Ltd Bulawayo The first Halsted trading business was opened in Bulawayo in 1897 by Major C W Halsted under the name of Halsted and Webb. With the outbreak of the Anglo-Boer war in 1899, Major Halsted closed that business and spent the next 3 years fighting with the British forces. At the…
Inter-Continental Hotel Lusaka The Inter-Continental brand was established in 1946 by Juan Trippe, founder of Pan American Airways as a division of Pan Am. In early 1966, ICH decided to open a hotel in Lusaka, Zambia. The building was designed by William B. Tabler who was known for designing hotels for efficiency rather than charm. The interiors were designed…
Rhodesia Railways Ltd Line construction began in September 1892.The Bulawayo line was completed in October 1897 and the Mutare line in February 1898. The link between Salisbury and Bulawayo was finally completed in October 1902 after initial construction was brought to a halt by the outbreak of the Anglo-Boer War in October 1899, when materials had to be…
A J Butler and Company Ltd Bulawayo A J Butler & Co Ltd was an import agent based in Bulawayo. In December, 1934, the US Senate set up a Special Committee investigating the munitions industry with the intent to make certain investigations concerning the manufacture and sale of arms and other war ammunitions. A J…
