Roan Antelope Copper Mines Ltd: Ndola
Roan Antelope Copper Mines Ltd
Ndola
Hassam Janmahomed Bros Ltd Limbe Hassam Janmahomed was a wholesale business owned by a wealthy Muslim-Indian named Omar Hassam Janmahomed. Omar financed one of the first Muslim-Indian primary schools in Limbe and in 1951, the business donated funds to establish a Nyasaland Museum. References The Nyasaland Journal Vol. 4, No. 2 (July, 1951) Contributors…
The Manica Trading Company Ltd The Manica Trading Company Ltd was founded in Beira, Portuguese East Africa in 1890 by Julius Alston and Joseph Van Praagh. With its base in Beira, a branch was established at Old Umtali, Rhodeisa. In 1892, the company was floated. Operations were carried on as General Merchants, Importers and Agents…
The Rhodesia Museum Bulawayo In 1901 when Cecil Rhodes visited Bulawayo for the last time he received two requests, the first from the Chamber of Mines to appoint a Geologist and the second from the Rhodesia Scientific Association who wanted a museum to house their growing collection of minerals. It was suggested that the two bodies get together and…
First Regular Mail Service to London From Fort Jameson Fort Jameson to Sudan (Via Salisbury)
Caltex (Africa) Ltd Salisbury Caltex is a petroleum brand name of Chevron Corporation used in more than 60 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East, and Southern Africa. It started in Southern Africa as the Texas Company (S.A.) Ltd before changing to Caltex (Africa) Ltd in 1941, then to Caltex Oil (S.A.) Ltd…
Osam Adam Ltd Blantyre Osman Adam arrived in Africa in 1885, and established a general merchant’s store known as Osman Adam in 1894. He was the first Indian businessman in Nyasaland. With stores throughout Portuguese East Africa, British Central Africa and Northern Rhodesia he became the largest Muslim merchant businessman in the region. He was the founding member…