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PlaceNederlandse Hervormde Kerkgebou, Pretoria
… stone in honour of all the Dutchmen who died in the Anglo-Boer War was erected on the eastern wall. Names such as C.V. van …
PlaceDarlington Dam- Lake Mentz
… He had lost Cattle in an attack by the Boers during the Anglo-Boer War , was said to have started Darlington Farm in the …
UCT Summer School 2020
… doubts, change and challenges MORE UNTOLD STORIES OF THE ANGLO-BOER WAR Emeritus Professor Mike de Jongh, research fellow, …
ArticlePolitical changes from 1750 to 1835
… over cattle, grain and water, which eventually led to war. Violent competition among tribes in what is known as … withdrawal to the north was because of an…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1900-1909
… Minute for 1899-1900 states that 1,000 refugees from war in the Transvaal and the Orange Free State are camping on … prevents any spread of the disease. 1902…
PlaceGraaff-Reinet
… Regiment of Foot Guards during the South African War of 1899 to 1902, (formerly known as the Second Anglo-Boer War ). The story goes that at the end of this…
ArticleBasotho Wars 1858 - 1868
… continued to use the land for grazing. The First Basotho War Further conflict occurred after JN Boshof; President of … However, these discussions only led to…
ArchiveEmily Hobhouse - Beloved Traitor by Elsabe Brits(The Heritage Portal), 14 September 2016
… ago I reviewed Rob Eales’ book on Emily Hobhouse and the Boer War published by UCT Press in 2015 (The Compassionate … I was drawn to that book because it…
ArticleA history of Soweto
… to engage in the mining industry. Before the South African War (Anglo-Boer War 2), these foreigners were treated as outsiders ( …
PlaceLeliefontein
… is steeped in Wartime History: During the South African War - (also known as the Anglo-Boer War ), it was the site of the devastating 1902: ' …
PlaceLambert's Bay
… Bay was used as a lay-up for British warships during the war of 1900-1902 and in 1901 the “ HMS Sybille ” was wrecked … ship was sent to Lambert’s Bay as a…
Telegram to Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of the United Arab Republic by Oliver Tambo, 27 May 1967
… and Arab people in their firm stand and struggle to resist Anglo-American Machinations to recolonise Arab States. War threat in Middle East is being directly…
Say It out Loud - The 1923 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 3rd April, 1923
… confine myself to a study of the days subsequent to the Anglo-Boer War. To get a clear grasp of the movements during the years …
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1654-1899
… are merchants and hawkers. 11 October, Beginning of the Anglo Boer War/South African War . Blacks are evacuated from the …
EventSekhukhune successfully resists the Boers
… successfully resisted the Boers during a protracted Boer/Bapedi land ownership dispute. On 16 May 1876, the Volksraad of the South African Republic declared…
PlaceNxuba (formerly known as Cradock)
… buildings, combined with its rich History of the Anglo-Boer War and early settlers, make it a fascinating place to … buildings, combined with its rich…
EventEmily Hobhouse receives a reply to her request to be included in the Ladies Commission
… letter to St John Rodrick asking for reasons for the War Department's refusal to include her in the Ladies … the British concentration camps in South Africa…
ArticleEastern Cape Wars of Dispossession 1779-1878
… 2012] Until 1750 (29 years before the First Frontier War), migrant farmers rapidly advanced rapidly into the … the northern part of the Zuurveld was re…
PlaceDie Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerkgebou in Du Toit Street, Pretoria
… stone in honour of all the Dutchmen who died in the Anglo-Boer War was erected on the eastern wall. Names such as C.V. van …
ArticleThe 1913 Mineworkers’ Strike
… Indeed, the Afrikaners had already been defeated in the Boer War (1899-1902) , but the British acted to appease the Boers … relations already existing in the…
PlaceHeilbron, Free State
… was restricted for families whose men were on commando. As Boer activity increased, the country districts had to be … town with a pivotal place in Boer…
ArticleSefako Mapogo Makgatho Timeline 1861-1961
… the King of the Baostho Moshoeshoe I. 1878 Sekhukhuni at war with the Transvaal and British colonial administrations. … destination for migrants. 1899 - 1902…
Memorial lecture on the 26th Anniversary of the Lowveld Massacre presented by Comrade Jackson Mthembu ANC National Spokesperson, 15 March 2012
… from the time Jan van Riebeeck landed, a full scale war of dispossession is recorded in 1657, indeed the first … to the interior of the country and…
EventBritain and the Zulu Nation sign a peace treaty
… with three columns of British troops, starting the war that ended Zulu independence. After the initial crushing … nation did not accept the pro-British…
PlaceDarters Pass, Northern Cape
… the narrow Pass in 1902, right at the end of the second Anglo-Boer war. This Pass is located on the N7 Cape-Namibia route … the narrow Pass in 1902, right at…
EventBirth of Paul Kruger
… at age 57. Thereafter he became known as the face of the Boer resistance against the British during the South African / Second Boer War (1899-1902).The…
PlaceElaandslaagte, a Mission Station in Kwa Zulu Natal
… attractions but because a major battle of the Second Boer War took place here. In fact, it was one of the few victories … the recent rains'. The war began…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Johannesburg
… to be installed a few weeks later. The ravages of the Anglo-Boer Wars (1899-1903)and World War I (1914-1918) accompanied by the subsequent suffering …
EventHarry Frederick Oppenheimer is born in Kimberley
… his studies Oppenheimer returned to Johannesburg to join Anglo American Corporation which was founded by his father in … served under the Fourth South…
PlaceSteytlerville Municipality, Karoo
… from Cape Town, H.H. Moon & Ledbury. During the Anglo Boer War the town was garrisoned by British Troops as a protection …