Ghanzi In History (Part 6) - "Western Rhodesia"

This occurred after the then disputed Boteti region was awarded by the British Government to Gammangwato, thus placing it outside of the BWCC concession area. Earlier the BWCC chief prospector, a German named Passarge, had concluded that the wealth of the region lay in diamond deposits around Letlhakane.

As both a businessman and a politician, Cecil Rhodes valued the press for both the political and commercial advantages. He owned a number of newspapers and generally knew how to recruit journalists to his cause.