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PlaceReitz
… In 1903 it became a municipal area. During the Second Anglo-Boer War the Orange Free State government temporarily stayed …
EventSir Percy Fitzpatrick, author of ‘Jock of the Bushveld’, is born
… he only served one year. At the outbreak of the Second Anglo-Boer War in 1899, Fitzpatrick acted as Official Adviser on …
KwaMsiza - A Ndebele village: References/Bibliography
BATTISS, JUNOD, FRANZ and GROSSERT. 1958. The Art of Africa. Pietermaritzburg: Shuter and Shooter. BEINART, Julian. Undated. The Popular Art of Africa…
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…
ArticleDifferences between Capitalism & Communism and why did it start in Russia?
Please note that this information was part of our old 'history classroom content' written in 2003, we have updated is slightly to meet the needs of the new…
BiographyCharles Robberts (Blackie) Swart
… the board of directors of the National War Museum of the Boer Republics and of the National Women's Memorial, …
BiographyGeorge Gangen Ponnen
Gangen George Ponnen was born on 1 June 1913 in the district of Rooikopjes near Durban, in the then Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). His father Ponnen, born in…
EventThe “Ossewabrandwag” is founded
… that Britain had invaded the Republics during the Second Anglo-Boer War. In that war Germany had actually supported the …
EventThe South African War: The lifting of the siege of Mafeking
… was an important battle in the South African War (Second Anglo-Boer War). The war began in late 1899; President Kruger … 11 May 2010]|North West Province. …
PlaceBeaufort West, Cape Town
… Nelspoort Estate. Nelspoort Estate has links with the Anglo-Boer War. That was: 1901,' in an effort to prevent the …
EventThe Western Desert Force is upgraded
During World War II, the Western Desert Force was upgraded with the addition of two complete corps: the XIII and XXX. General Sir Alan Cunningham was given…
Say It out Loud - The Coloured People and the Franchise, 1906
… will be mainly concerned with the question of whether Boer or Briton shall get possession of the reins of … in South Africa, and it will be seen how far the…
EventSA colonies meet to consider and adopt the South Africa Act, which leads to the Union of South Africa
… In the aftermath of the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), Britain annexed the South African …
EventBambatha Rebellion
… tax on top of existing hut and dog taxes. After the Second Anglo-Boer War and before the unification of South Africa mining …
EventC James reports that South Africa is a poor market for produce
… He undertook this voyage during the South African War (Anglo-Boer War). As a produce distributor (Providore), he needed to …
Article1910-1924: African nationalism and working-class and popular protests
… of British wartime propaganda promoting freedom from "Boer slavery", as a blatant betrayal. In the first two …
ArticleAfrican nationalism and working-class & popular protests, 1910-1924
… of British wartime propaganda promoting freedom from "Boer slavery", as a blatant betrayal. What is African …
EventKing Sekhukhune is defeated by the British in war
… When the Transvaal again became independent after the Anglo-Boer War 1 in 1881, he was freed under article 23 of the …
EventWW2: A German bomb fired off Algeria’s coast sinks British transport ship (HMT Rohna) carrying US soldiers.
Built in 1926, the aging steam ship was pressed into service as a troop transport by the Royal Navy and had already carried thousands allied of troops to…
PlaceCalvinia
… theologian and reformer: ' John Calvin '. During the Anglo Boer War in 1901 the Village was attacked by raiding Boer Commandos. Abraham Esau, a patriotic…
PlaceWierda Bridge, Six Mile Spruit, Pretoria
… the Burghers through Pretoria over this Bridge, during the Anglo-Boer War. Also known as the Sesmylspruit Bridge, close to the …
EventPresident Paul Kruger (78), dies of heart failure in Clarens, Switzerland
… a position held until 1898, before the outbreak of the Anglo-Boer War. As British forces advanced on Pretoria, Kruger left …
EventLord Alfred Milner, British Colonial Secretary, and architect of the Union of South Africa dies
… South African War of 1899 to 1902 (also referred to as the Anglo- Boer War). His mission was to reconcile the British and the …
ArticleAfrica: Colonialism, Arts, Protest & Independence
… brothers' L 'Arroseur arrosé in Dakar. 1902 End of the Anglo-Boer Wars in South Africa. Gordon Memorial College, Khartoum, …
ArticleOrganization of African Unity Timeline 1884-2000
… brothers' L 'Arroseur arrosé in Dakar. 1902 End of the Anglo-Boer Wars in South Africa. Gordon Memorial College, Khartoum, …
ArticleThe impact of Lenin and Stalin’s policies on the rights of the Russian people
We have already examined Lenin's policies, lets briefly examine Stalins. The impact of the policies is examined in the table at the end. Stalin: The First…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1940s
1940 Dr. A.B. Xuma is elected President-General of the African National Congress (ANC). Walter Sisulu joins the African National Congress. The population…
EventKing George VI is born
Albert Frederick Arthur George who later became King George IV was born at York Cottage in Norfolk on 14 December 1895. George ascended the English throne…
ArticleWomen in the Cities and the Resistance Movement
ArchiveA death warrant for Afrikaans by Hermann Giliomee, 11 November 2019
… The Boers took on the might of the British Empire in the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902. The valour of the Boer bittereinders in the last two years of the war…