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The Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) is the national intelligence agency of Zimbabwe. [2] It was conceived as the external intelligence-gathering arm of the British South Africa Police Special Branch in the early 1960s, under the Southern Rhodesian Prime Minister Winston Field, and later served as one of the secret police organizations for President Robert Mugabe's regime.
According to Jane's Special Forces Recognition Guide, Special Forces in the Zimbabwe National Army include: One Commando Regiment (formerly One Commando Battalion, previously the Rhodesian Light Infantry), based at Cranborne Barracks, Harare. The commando regiment is the Zimbabwe National Army's lethal and premier special operations light ...
Significant operation (s) Rhodesia. The Special Task Force (STF) is the elite Tier 1 police tactical unit of the South African Police Service (SAPS). The Special Task Force handles high risk operations that fall beyond the scope of classic policing which require specialised skills.
The South African Police's Vlakplaas paramilitary hit squad that was established in 1979 was also inspired by the Selous Scouts, [82] as was the Civil Cooperation Bureau that was formed in 1986. [83] Following the end of the Apartheid regime in South Africa some former Selous Scouts joined private military companies. [84]
South Africa–Zimbabwe relations. South Africa–Zimbabwe relations have been generally cordial since the end of apartheid in South Africa, although there have been tensions due to political troubles in Zimbabwe in recent years. [ 1 ] South Africa has a mission in Harare. Zimbabwe has an embassy in Pretoria and a consulate general in Johannesburg.
Firearms, ammunition. Zimbabwe Defence Industries (Pty) Ltd (ZDI) is a state-owned Zimbabwean arms manufacturing and procurement company headquartered in Harare, with a primary focus on sporting and military ammunition. [1] In the past it has also manufactured mortar rounds, land mines, and light armoured fighting vehicles such as the Gazelle FRV.
t. e. Ian Douglas Smith GCLM ID (8 April 1919 – 20 November 2007) was a Rhodesian politician, farmer, and fighter pilot who served as Prime Minister of Rhodesia (known as Southern Rhodesia until October 1964 and now known as Zimbabwe) from 1964 to 1979. [n 2] He was the country's first leader to be born and raised in Rhodesia, and led the ...
Economic Freedom Fighters. Our land and jobs, now! [13] The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is a South African communist and black nationalist political party. It was founded by expelled former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) president Julius Malema, and his allies, on 26 July 2013. [14]