Compañía Británica de Sudáfrica
In 1897 Robert Coryndon, private secretary to Cecil Rhodes, was sent by Rhodes to be the British South Africa Company representative in Barotseland. In October 1897 he reached King Lewanika's capital, Lealui, where he was given a cool reception. Lewanika could not initially accept that Coryndon could represent both the British South Africa Company and the United Kingdom government.