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PlacePiet Retief now officially known as eMkhondo
… Piet Retief was one of the leaders of the Boers during the Great Trek in the 1830's. The Boers were mostly descendants of early Dutch settlers . They … Piet…
ArticleArts and Crafts and reconstruction by Jillian Carman
… the Poultneys, then living in Bloemfontein, sided with the Boers. There was a temporary coolness in Phillips-Poultney …
PlaceWinterberg Mountains, Amatola
Winterberg lies virtually in the shadow of the Winterberg Mountains that include some of the highest peaks in the province, roughly 20 kilometres from…
ArticleSouth Africa and the Olympic Games
BackgroundWhat is today referred to as the “Ancient Olympic Games”, was a sports festival celebrated in honour of the Greek god Zeus in the town of Olympia. As…
Passive Resistance in South Africa by O. R. Tambo - Extract from "Southern Africa in Transition by Davis, John A. and James K. Baker"(Pall Mall Press), London, 1966
… could not be licked indefinitely. If the British and the Boers, despite the bitterness of a hard-fought war, could … a means of struggle. Only ten or so…
Wosa on the 1997 Conference for Socialism
… were told that this war we have just finished against the Boers of this country was a miners' war, brought about to … My father in England, one of the many…
PlaceSteytlerville Municipality, Karoo
The Karoo is one of the World’s most unique, arid zones. In South Africa it stands alone, globally it is an: "envied rarity." Situated in the Western parts of…
UCT Summer School 2020
… the Buyses 3. Makhado, the missionaries, the Boers and the British 4. Buysdorp: governance, … pm < COURSE FEES Full R236 Staff &…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter VII - “The Missionary Charter”
… held uneasy rule between the missionaries and the Boers. But many more turned southwards to their old lands, … the whole of Southern Africa was in a ferment…
PlaceZonnebloem College, Cape Town
The College was founded in the 1850s on the farm Zonnebloem (sunflower) by controversial Cape Governor Sir George Grey in his drive to strip the Xhosa people…
PlaceMamelodi
… lived in Tshwane for over two centuries even before the Boers settled here, and we also find them in Mamelodi today. …
ArticleSettler Colonialism and Afrikaner Nationalism
The rise of Afrikaner Nationalism like Capitalism and African Nationalism profoundly shaped the history of the country, and continues to influence the…
BiographyPieter Willem Botha
Botha was born on the farm Telegraaf in the Paul Roux district of the Orange Free State, the son of Afrikaner parents. He was the only son of Pieter Willem…
ArticleAfrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB)
The Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) was an ultra-right wing organisation led by Eugene Terreblanche, that first came into prominence in the 1970s. It aimed…
PlaceMiddleburg, Eastern Cape
Middelburg, Karoo lies in the middle of its surrounding Towns, approximately 100 km from all. Surrounded by Graaff-Reinet, Cradock, Steynsburg, Colesberg,…
PlaceUniondale
Uniondale lies adjacent to the Langkloof, which winds its way through the foothills of the of the Tsitsikamma Mountain range in an Area renowned for its scenic…
PlaceWakkerstroom
"Nestled in the rolling hills and tranquil Valleys of South Africa’s Mpumalanga Province, Wakkerstroom is a hidden gem waiting to be discovered. Known for its…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Chapter 2 - The Development of a Colonial Slave Society by Wayne Dooling
… for Lesotho between the British colonial state and the Boers (as the migrant settlers from the Cape Colony became … in cultural practices is undeniable. In…
ArticleThe Roots of Segregation: 1860-1910
By the 1860s, subjugation of African people in the immediate vicinity of the Cape had been achieved. Other than a small, enfranchised minority who owned land,…
ArchiveThe 16th of December in South Africa by Wolfram Kistner
… to British pressure on the Voorktrekker-republics and the Boers’ experience of being rejected by the English? In … of Afrikaans-speaking white people or of…
Communist Party of South Africa, What is the Native Independent Republic? (1934)
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 76 Communist Party of South Africa, What is the…
PlaceWhite River, Mpumalanga
The little Town of White River - an important farming and tourism centre - was founded around 1890. It’s proximity to the Kruger National Park renders it a…
PlaceKopanong Local Municipality, Free Sate
The Kopanong Local Municipality is a Category B Municipality situated within the Xhariep District of the Free State Province. It is the largest of the three…
BiographyKasturba Gandhi
Kasturba Kapadia was born on April 11 1869 in Porbandar, in present day Gujarat. She was the daughter of Gokuldas Makanji Kapadia, a wealthy merchant. Kasturba…
ArticleThe Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle
… in Johannesburg. Russians tended to have sympathy for the Boers, who became engaged in a war against the British Empire … Russian volunteers travelled to the…
Prehistory: Pre colonial farmers in Gauteng
… Mzilikazi to leave South Africa. Within a short time, the Boers declared a Republic and started a new chapter in the …
Re-emergence of resistance, 1980-89
… that the witches should be used in “the fight against the Boers”, while others argued that they were responsible for …
Bibliography: Missionary settlement in southern Africa
… (Sovereignty) Free State and the Country of the Transvaal Boers, 1851-52. Journal of the Royal Geographical Society. …
Labour and Mining Revolution 1886-1940s
The discovery of a diamond on a farm in the British controlled Cape Colony in 1867 and of gold in the Afrikaner “Boer” controlled Transvaal Republic…
ArchiveFrom eNcome over Bloedrivier to eNcome and Beyond by Ben Khumalo-Seegelken
… When in 1910 the territories that both the British and the Boers had up to then declared their own colonies or … not have afforded to ever underestimate –…