The European settlers also established Beatrice Farm, a large ranch that may have been populated with cattle which they had looted from the Ndebele.

[1] It is suggested that Beatrice played an important role in the development of agricultural and is often coined "the father of farming".

General consensus amongst the Shona people is those who were/are born in Beatrice have superior farming capabilities along with intellect and the ability to always be right.

[3][4] In March 2009, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's vehicle was involved in an accident which led to the death of his wife, Susan, on the Harare–Masvingo road near Beatrice.

[6] The General and another officially unidentified person died in circumstances that many commentators suggest were suspicious.