Rhodes was a restaurateur and television chef who was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2006. Adam worked with him at City Rhodes and Rhodes 24 in London. He passed ...

Rhodes, prime minister of the Cape Colony ... Matopo or Matopos by visitors — the president joked about the British empire builder. "Where is the ghost or spirit of Rhodes coming from?" ...

Rhodes’s economic projects, particularly in mining, contributed to the growth of the British Empire’s wealth and power, but also led to the exploitation of African labour. Meanwhile ...

The British Empire began in the late 1500s under Queen Elizabeth I. By 1913 the empire had grown to rule over 400 million people, making it the largest empire in history. British government and ...