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PlaceWhite Horse Stones, Naval Hill, Bloemfontein
… Klip. The stones were laid during the South African War by members of the Wiltshire Regiment who were then … built by British troops stationed in the area…
EventLabram, manufacturer of 'Long Cecil' is killed by shell from 'Long Tom'
… Beers' workshop in Kimberley, was killed by a shell from a Boer 'Long Tom' cannon during the siege of Kimberley. Labram, … when Kimberley was under siege by…
PlaceThe Old Presidency Museum, Bloemfontein
… when the city fell to the British Empire during the Second Anglo-Boer War. A trekboer family with the Surname of Brits settled on …
‘African Gandhi’: The South African War and the Limits of Imperial Identity by Goolam Vahed
… technique of transforming society. The South African War marked an important crossroads in Gandhi’s South African … in Cape Town. [12] The attitude of the…
EventThe “Ossewabrandwag” is founded
… was strongly republican-minded. When the Second World War (WWII) broke out in 1939, the OB opposed South Africa's … that Britain had invaded the Republics…
ArchiveHow colonial violence came home: the ugly truth of the first world war by Pankaj Mishra (The Guardian), 10 November 2018
… well as in several ancillary theatres of the first world war. Faced with manpower shortages, British imperialists had … But it is too easy to conclude,…
Article1946 Mine Workers Strike timeline 1867-1987
… need for more cheap black labour after the Second World War led the South African government to look for migrant … South Africa, mainly from Mozambique and…
ArticleThe Bambatha Rebellion begins
… of 1906 (Bhambatha Rebellion) and some also during the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902. The photograph, with its diagrammatic key and …
EventC James reports that South Africa is a poor market for produce
… produce. He undertook this voyage during the South African War (Anglo-Boer War). As a produce distributor (Providore), he needed to …
PlaceLadysmith
… the early years interestingly, Ladysmith was initially a Boer settlement and was known as the Republic of Klip River. … of the Cape Colony (Lady Smith). The…
EventElectrically powered units replaced Johannesburg's horse-drawn trams
… expansion of Johannesburg after the end of the Second Anglo Boer War increased to over twice it's the area to what existed …
EventSimon Petros Matseke, prominent in African social and political life, dies in Pretoria
… Peter Matseke was born in 1878 in Pretoria. When the Anglo-Boer War broke out, he was drafted as driver for Boer Commandos. …
EventWomen’s Memorial is unveiled in Bloemfontein
… commemorate 26 251 women and children who died during the Anglo-Boer War 2, mainly in British concentration camps. Many … en fratse oor 1000 jaar , Kaapstad:…
Colonial history of Rustenburg
… Mzilikazi, who Kruger accused of robbing and plundering Boer migrants. At Klein Buffelshoekthe Boers came upon Chief … leader. The Volksraad, or People’s…
ArticleThe Union of South Africa 1910
… gold at the Rand was the chief cause of the South African War. This is not completely true, as British imperialism was … over all the inhabitants of annexed…
PlacePaardekraal Monument, Market Street, Krugersdorp
… often informally known as the Transvaal Republic or Boer Republic, was an independent Boer-ruled country in … 1900. The Boer Republic was annexed in the…
EventLord Alfred Milner, British Colonial Secretary, and architect of the Union of South Africa dies
… arrived in South Africa soon after the South African War of 1899 to 1902 (also referred to as the Anglo- Boer War). His mission was to reconcile the British…
A New Date For the Founding of the South African Society of Artists, and it’s Second Annual Exhibition of 1898
… after 1898 suggests that SASA ceased to function when the Anglo-Boer War broke out. It is also interesting to note that the Press …
Man-made women: Gender, class and the ideology of the volksmoeder by Elsabe Brink
… of this concept was played in particular by the Anglo-Boer War and the emergence of Afrikaner nationalism during the …
PlaceDelareyville, North West
… . It was founded in 1913, after the tragedies of the Anglo-Boer War , and was named after General Koos De la Rey. Today, it …
PlaceNoupoort
… who were stationed at Noupoort during the Second Boer War (1899-1901). The troops were repatriated before they … to other towns like Rosmead. Noupoort also…
The Struggle Over Land, The Basotho lose out
… Moshoeshoe expected them to support him and his people in war. In this way, Moshoeshoe built up his chiefdom from 25 … and the Vaal rivers. This gave rise to…
PlaceSouth African National Museum of Military History
… History offers adults a fascinating look at all forms of war vehicles and weapons. And it will captivate children with … as the Supermarine Spitfire. This…
Political changes from 1750 to 1820
… the dry regions of the Great Karoo. The San were raided by Boer commandos, who killed the men and captured the children … colonial rule, commonly known as…
Labour and Mining Revolution 1886-1940s
… Cape Colony in 1867 and of gold in the Afrikaner “Boer” controlled Transvaal Republic transformed the … control over all of Southern Africa through the use…
EventPresident Paul Kruger (78), dies of heart failure in Clarens, Switzerland
… took leadership of the resistance movement. Once the first war of independence against the British broke out in 1881, … a position held until 1898, before…
PlaceEnon
… in the middle of three Cape Frontier Wars and the First Anglo-Boer War! In 1909 control of the town was ceded back to the Union …
ArticlePolokwane/Pietersburg Timeline 1835-1995
… Delagoa Bay 1849 Treaty of Derdepoort signed by the three Boer States in Transvaal to formalise unity talks. These … fervour among the Dutch population. 1880…
EventAfrikaner women march to the union buildings in protest of SA's involvement in WW2
… to protest about the South African involvement in World War 2 on the side of Britain. Mrs H.E.C. Armstrong, one of … 1915, to request the release of Gen. C.R…
PlaceSpringbok, Namaqualand
… (stone hill) that was used by the Boers during the Second Boer War as a fort for its incredible vantage point. "Views from … mIne - Springbok’s first mine,…