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… The British government again restricts the Cape Colony to the old …

… Emperor Theodore II of Ethiopia commits suicide when the British at Arogo defeat him. …

… The first British Settlers arrive in Table Bay on the Nautilus and the …

… River valley, a large tract of fertile territory. When the British annexed Lesotho, the fertile land remained in the … of diamonds sparked a territorial dispute between the British, the OFS and the Griquas. Third, after gold was … prioritised solving the ‘ Basotho problem’ , and urged British High Commissioner Sir Philip Wodehouse to beacon off …

… in 1961,Lollan fled to Swaziland which was still a British protectorate.SA police followed him there and assaulted him.He acquired British citizenship and eventually moved to England.In 1987, …

… ability, charm and insight, he was the calibre of man the British colonial powers at the Cape had long sought. He was … integration and were influenced by a need to consolidate British Kaffraria and to safeguard the route to the north … certain powers of intervention beyond Cape borders, but British involvement was mainly confined to exerting …

… George Bizos . Joffe was appointed a member of the British parliament’s upper House of Lords in 2000, sitting … a Lord in 2000. Lord Joffe was the chairperson of Oxfam, a British aid agency from 1995 to 2001. Leading British anti-apartheid campaigner Peter Hain said: Joffe was …

… After the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, Sir Garnet Wolseley, British administrator of Natal, had imposed a different … sea and reducing their territory. Dinuzulu appealed to the British for intervention but he was reluctant to resign himself to annexation. On 14 May 1887, the British annexed Zululand and the Zulu Reserve, extending the …

… Moffat resigned from the missionary society and joined the British colonial service. In 1884 he became the Assistant … Lobengula and his verbal promise that Lobengula would get British protection – like Khama, the ruler of Bechuanaland – … deceit behind numerous concessions negotiated by Rhodes’ British South African Company (BSAC). After the Pioneer …

… station at Fort Beaufort, where he was exposed to the British education system. The Wesleyan missionaries were … transition. Following the death of Cetshwayo in 1883, the British High Commissioner in South Africa, Garnet Wolseley, … northern regions. Hamu defected with his followers to the British side during the Anglo-Zulu war. His district included …

… anti- state faction lead by Schoeman. In 1877, when the British annexed the Transvaal, Kruger became the champion of … M.W. Pretorius and Piet Joubert, rebelled against the British authorities. The invading forces were defeated by … in 1884 at the London convention, and the abolition of British suzerainty (supervision). Kruger had an arch-enemy in …

… between Upington and the Namibian border. In 1921, the British government conferred on him a knighthood, however the … assistance from J. P. Morgan ... read more From 1888 British imperialist, Rhodes, had controlled the entire … Bank. He served as a director of Barclay's Bank and the British South Africa Company. In the Second World War he …

… against the threatening policies of both settlers and British administrators. Like her father, she became an … London-based brother, Francis Colenso, to influence the British Parliament and public in  Dinuzulu's  favor. This …

… Politician and British Colonial Officer, Bathurst was born in … the Board of Trade. In 1809, Bathurst took charge of the British Foreign Office for 2 months. In June 1812 he become …

… of whites, and Kausob\'s claim was rejected. At this time British authority extended over Transorangia. Since tension … the various population groups around Vanwyksvlei the British Resident, H.D. Warden*, tried to eliminate friction. …

… Union of South Africa becomes a domain of the British empire. (Burne: Chronicle of the World; …

… comments made by South African President Thabo Mbeki and British Prime Minister Tony Blair …

… Britain and Egypt sign Suez Canal agreement. British will withdraw troops over next twenty months. …

… Anglo-Boer War 2: British Gen. French is ordered to join the hunt for De Wet. …

… The SA rugby team loses the second test against the British Isles 8-17 in Johannesburg. …

… 2: Amersfoort, south-eastern Transvaal, is occupied by the British under Gen. Lyttelton. …

… Britain and Egypt initial an agreement to end British occupation of the Suez Canal Zone. …

… WWI: The British navy defeats the Ottomans at the naval battle off …

… The match between the SA rugby team and the British Isles ends in a tie with 3-3. …

… Sir David Baird (71), British general and acting governor of the Cape, dies in …

… The SA rugby team loses the second test against the British Isles 3-8 in Port Elizabeth. …

… British and French forces complete capture of Germany’s …

… War breaks out between the British and the Zulu. (Omer-Cooper: History of Southern …

… British invade Zululand in three columns. Date is given as 10 …

… WWII: British 8th Army in North Africa retreats from German attack …