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PlaceOld Presidency
… Government abandoned the Orange River Sovereignty and the Boer Republic then took over the residence. This independence … of Field-Marshal Lord Roberts…
PlaceOttosdal and Letsopa
… a Garden of Remembrance for the soldiers killed during the Anglo-Boer War ; the Old Water Mill built in 1860 that is a … and an Old Farm Guest House, that is…
BiographyPieter Willem Botha
… fought as a commando against the British in the Second Boer War (1899–1902). During the war his mother was interned …
ArticleAfrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB)
… came into prominence in the 1970s. It aimed to create a Boer state based on the old Afrikaner republics. … [Schweizer-Reneke] is where we ended and the third…
ArticleThe Influenza epidemic
… included the death of 26 000 women and children in the Anglo-Boer War, the failure of the 1914 Rebellion , and the growth …
PlaceConstitution Hill Museum, Johannesburg
… built in the 1890s to house prisoners of war during the Anglo-Boer Wars (1899-1902); the Number Four Prison Block, a …
PlaceKimberley, Northern Cape
… many memorials and sites of some important battles of the Anglo-Boer war , most notably the ' Siege of Kimberley', in 1899 … between 14 th October 1899 and…
PlacePretoria Correctional Service Museum
… But construction only took place in earnest after the Anglo-Boer War, when the company 'Prentice and Mackey' started work …
EventCharles Robberts (Blackie) Swart, first state president of South Africa, is born
… his childhood was spent in a concentration camp during the Anglo Boer War. This did not deter him from excelling academically. …
PlaceFrankfort
… church was burnt down by the British troops during the Anglo-Boer War. After the war it was rebuilt and inaugurated in …
PlaceBurgersdorp, E.C.
… Triumph of the Dutch Language'). Badly damaged during the Anglo-Boer War, Lord Milner had it removed. A replica was made and … There is also a Memorial to…
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 … Natal, India and other parts of the…
PlaceBrandfort, Free State
… 60 km North East of Bloemfontein. It commemorates the Boer women and children (and also farm workers) who died in … concentration camps were erected in early…
PlaceWinterton, Kwa Zulu-Natal
… in the foothills of the Drakensberg. Close to the Second Boer War battle sites of the Battle of Vaal Krantz and … of Monuments and Memorials connected to the…
EventSeretse Khama is re-united with his British wife
Seretse Khama succeeded his father, Kgosi (King) Khama III known as Khama the Good, ruler of the Bangwanto people. Subsequent to his father’s death Khama was…
PlaceForts Around Pretoria
… such as Pretoria. and Johannesburg, etc. The claim that a Boer father would hand a twelve-year old a musket and one … expect him to shoot his supper! This…
ArticleIndian South Africans: 1924-1948 Legislation and Segregation
… The 1902 Treaty of Vereeniging between the British and the Boer republics ended the Second Anglo Boer War . This period saw a cordial relationship being ……
ArticleRole of Black people in the South African War
… an indispensable part in military operations. On the Boer side Republican law forbade the carrying of arms by … meant an employee going along with his…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Glossary
… South Africa of 1956 (The British Cape Colony and the two Boer Republics: The Transvaal and the Orange Free State). … of the Transvaal and Orange Free State…
Labour and Mining Revolution 1886-1940s
… Cape Colony in 1867 and of gold in the Afrikaner “Boer” controlled Transvaal Republic transformed the … Southern Africa through the use of war and conquest…
BiographyNthato Harrison Motlana
… a big slice of Johnnie, created from the unbundling by Anglo American of Johannesburg Consolidated Investments. …
PlaceKranskop, KZN
… Claridge and Dalton. From Battlefield sites of the Anglo-Boer War to historical churches, outdoor wilderness, …
ArticleThe Union of South Africa 1910
… over all the inhabitants of annexed territories. The Boer Republics, however, were chiefly concerned by British … Finally, denying the franchise to…
ArticleThe Empire of Mali (1230-1600)
The Empire of Mali was one of the largest empires in West African History, and at its height, it spanned from the Atlantic Coast to central parts of the Sahara…
PlaceNorthern Cape
… all over the World come to Namaqualand to see the flowers! Anglo-Boer War battles The Northern Cape was very important in the Anglo-Boer War . One of the…
PlaceBethal
… The town's Memorial Square is the site of the burial of Boer soldiers who were killed in battle. One source lists several burghers (Boer soldiers) who fell…
ArticleColonial History of Port Elizabeth
… in the Transvaal, and the outbreak of wars against the Boer Republics, were all to benefit Port Elizabeth. As a … into South Africa by the British military…
PlaceMatjiesfontein
… international cricketers, fortification during The Anglo-Boer War, as headquarters of the Cape Command, refuge for …
EventRugby player Breyton Paulse is included in the national team after the ANCYL challenged the decision to omit him
… that a temporary cease-fire was called for during the Anglo-Boer War so that a match could be played between the British …
PlaceDundee
… leading up to the famous battle between Zulu impis and the Boer Voortrekkers. The most interesting feature of the Blood … and horse trails, are all on offer…