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BiographyJopie (Josef Johannes) Fourie
… squad. Jopie Fourie is seen as a traditional Afrikaner Boer hero, standing up for his beliefs and Louis Botha was …
Anglo-French expedition is sent to Madagascar against local ruler.
… Anglo-French expedition is sent to Madagascar against local …
The first battle of the Anglo-Zulu war takes place
… Africa, Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball. G.A. Chadwick The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift … The first battle of the Anglo-Zulu war takes…
British troops enter Zululand and the Anglo-Zulu war starts.
… British troops enter Zululand and the Anglo-Zulu war starts. …
BiographyColin Wells Eglin
Colin Wells Eglin was born in Sea Point, Cape Town, Western Province (now Western Cape) on 14 April 1925. His parents, Carl August and Elsie May Eglin were…
BiographyJoe Slovo
Joe Slovo was born in Lithuania in 1926. He moved to South Africa with his parents at the age of nine. His father was a van driver in Johannesburg. Slovo…
BiographyAndries Hendrik Potgieter
… broke away from the Natal. He decided to establish the new Boer republic of Transvaal. Potgieter also developed an … communities were spread far apart and it…
EventThe first Boer Trek to Angola that started in 1874 reaches Lake Ngami (Thirstland Trek) in 1875
… The Thirstland Trek is the name given to the exodus of Boer/Afrikaans families, most of them from the districts of … The first Boer Trek to Angola that…
BiographyDavid Goldblatt
… magazine. David did a feature for the magazine on the Anglo-American Corporation and this eventually led to long and important association with Anglo's in-…
BiographySir Ernest Oppenheimer
… agreed with him and in September 1917 they launched the Anglo-American Corporation of South Africa (AAC) with … Africa to replace the ones in Europe. Under…
BiographyGille De Vlieg
… into Tembisa under the guise of taking pictures for Anglo American . [5] While working in Tembisa, she met other …
A new constitution is given to the former Boer republic of Transvaal.
… A new constitution is given to the former Boer republic of Transvaal. …
A new constitution is given to the former Boer republic of Transvaal.
… A new constitution is given to the former Boer republic of Transvaal. …
BiographyAlan Robert Lipman
Alan Robert Lipman was born on 6 June, 1925 in Johannesburg into a wealthy Jewish family. After he served in the South African Air Force during World War II,…
BiographyAndré Philippus Brink
… such as L.P. Boon a Dutch author and Lawrence Durrell, an Anglo-Irish author. From 1963 – 1965 he became the principal …
The battle of Kambula during the Anglo-Zulu War, takes place.
… The battle of Kambula during the Anglo-Zulu War, takes place. …
BiographyDorothy Cleminshaw
Dorothy Cleminshaw (nee Mullany) was born in Cape Town on the 15th of September 1922. She went to Ellersie College in Sea Point and matriculated with a full…
BiographyJan Celliers
… obtained the post as State Librarian in 1894. The second Boer war broke out, Jan Celliers fought near Colesberg to the …
BiographyAnton van Wouw
… in the wilderness he developed a great admiration for the Boer nation. This also influenced his artistic development a …
The Anglo-African Commonwealth: Political Friction and Cultural Fusion by Ali A. Mazrui
… The Anglo-African Commonwealth: Political Friction and Cultural … The Anglo-African Commonwealth: Political Friction and Cultural …
BiographyKing Cetshwayo
… Mpande even took the step of introducing Cetshwayo to the Boer Volksraad at Pietermaritzburg in 1839. The rule of … in 1861. Cetshwayo’s army camped on the…
Kaiser Wilhelm II refuses to meet with Boer leader Paul Kruger in Berlin.
… Kaiser Wilhelm II refuses to meet with Boer leader Paul Kruger in Berlin. …
BiographyZachariah Keodirelang Matthews
… Higher Education for Blacks in British East African and Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. After D. D. T. Jabavu 's retirement in … Education for Africans in British East…
Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, founder of the Anglo American Corporation, is born in Germany.
… Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, founder of the Anglo American Corporation, is born in Germany. …
BiographyDavid Stuurman
… hood, promising protection and better treatment from the Boer farmers, but the Khoi wanted their freedom. The Khoi … Stuurman had refused to give up two Khoi…
BiographyPeter Mokaba
… Mokaba received a lot of criticism for his "Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer" slogan, but was revered by the youth …
ArchiveSettlers and Laborers: The Afterlife of Indenture in Early South African Indian Writing by Nienke Boer
… Indenture in Early South African Indian Writing by Nienke Boer …
BiographyAubrey Mokoena
Mokoena was born in Orlando West, Johannesburg during World War II. He grew up in the township, but due to his mother’s bad health was brought up by Anna Khomo…
BiographyHendrik Frensch Verwoerd
Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 8 September 1901. He was the second child of Anje Strik and Wilhelmus Johannes Verwoerd. His…
Edwin Alfred Conroy (67), Boer general and politician, dies in Parys, Orange Free State.
… Edwin Alfred Conroy (67), Boer general and politician, dies in Parys, Orange Free State. …