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PlaceLady Grey, Eastern Cape
… 1893 with Mr. B.J. Brummer as the first Mayor. Before the Anglo Boer War there were no poor White people in Lady Grey. During …
PlaceGraaff-Reinet
… African War of 1899 to 1902, (formerly known as the Second Anglo-Boer War ). The story goes that at the end of this very, …
ArticleChieftaincy and Kingship in South Africa
Introduction In a democratic society, the observance of chieftaincy faces many problems. One of the key issues relates to chieftaincy operating on principles…
42. Petition from Indians at the time of Union
… those who are less fortunate in their means. But, as the Anglo-Boer war has brought into the country a large number of … industrial, and otherwise. (23)…
The Afrikaner Bond
… of the people. Some wanted to see Dutch adopted as the Boer lingua franca, while an opposed group sought to develop … in 1877. In 1881 the Boers prevailed in…
A Society for the “Advancement of Art”
… matters of art and of politics just after the end of the Anglo Boer War drew spontaneous cries of "hear, hear" and generated …
EventBritish presents final Peace proposal
… presented the British final peace proposals to the Boer negotiators after the South African War. Milner … midnight. After the peace proposal was presented to…
Biography of Eli Weinberg by Karen Folz
Abstract: Many South African Jews such as Eli Weinberg were heavily involved in the country’s anti-apartheid movement and faced exile as a result; other Jews…
PlaceKenya
Kenya is a country in East Africa with a population of 44 million people and the largest economy of the region. The early inhabitants were mostly migrants from…
EventMbhazima Shilowa, former premier of Gauteng, is born
… moved to Johannesburg, where he found a job at the Anglo-Alpha cement company. In 1982, he led a strike, and … in the Trade Union Movement. In 1986, he was…
ArticleANC Origins and Background
… Transvaal and the Orange Free State had become independent Boer/Afrikaner republics in 1852 and 1854 respectively. The …
Biography of Bessie Emery by Elizabeth Venditti
ABSTRACT: Bessie Emery was the first black South African woman to publish a collection of short stories.[i] She was also described as a passionate and…
EventBoers occupying Magagabe Hill shell Rhodesian positions at Basuto Kop
… were firstly detected when a Rhodesian patrol came upon Boer positions at Basuto Kop. The Boers however were too … escaped unscathed. The Rhodesian response…
EventAdoption of the Orange Free State constitution
… Boers declared the area the Orange Free State, a Boer republic in 1853. The Orange Free State was recognised … the Orange and Vaal Rivers. In the course of…
PlaceCabo Verde
Cape Verde (or Cabo Verde as the nation now prefers to be called) is located on an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, just off the West coast of Guinea-Bissau…
ArticleRustenburg Timeline 1850-2001
… War is declared, pitting the British against the two Boer republics Timeline: Rustenburg 1900-2001 1900 15 June, For two weeks Jan Smuts organises Boer…
PlaceNewcastle
… Deeply involved in the Anglo-Boer War , Newcastle today is the largest town in northern … Deeply involved in the Anglo-Boer War, Newcastle today is the…
Grade 4 Term 2 Timeline: Mahatma Gandhi
… ambulance corps of 1100 men during his service in the Boer War 1906 He organizes stretcher-bearer corps that serves …
Chapter 2 - No equality under the Union Jack, 1900 - 1910
… 1900-1910 Gumede’s hopes that the British victory in the Anglo-Boer war would result in the removal of the oppressive … to attend this inaugural meeting. His…
Document 51 - W. P. van Schoor, “The Origin and Development of Segregation in South Africa A. J. Abrahamse Memorial Lecture, Cathedral Hall, Cape Town, 5 October 1950
… of brutal aggression, robbery and rapine, the frontier Boer took fright and fled from his protector and defender, … and Smuts. The Afrikaner victims of the…
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 1
On October 25 1991, ninety-two organisations that were united in their opposition to apartheid gathered in Durban to form the Patriotic Front. The Front…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1900-1909
… prevents any spread of the disease. 1902 31 May, the Anglo-Boer War/South African War ends with the signing of the … dossier of all anti-Indian measures that…
PlaceGreater Mapungubwe Heritage Site And Tour.
… a number of very significant incidents during the Anglo-Boer War. …
EventThe Rembrandt Tobacco Corporation was founded in South Africa
… rand group that was at one point second only in size to Anglo American, currently; this business empire encompasses … way as the Oppenheimers were the family…
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…
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…
Biography of Arthur Nortje by Kangkang Yang
Abstract: For most of his life, Arthur Nortje’s poetry remained relatively unknown, especially since he died very young at 28. Activist Dennis Brutus called…
EventBoeremag bomb blasts rock Soweto and Bronkhorstspruit
… 'We also declare that it is the end of suppression of the Boer nation, and for that we honour only God. For this reason … ANC must also know that it is not…
PlaceColesberg, Northern Cape
… 2,668, of whom 1,188 were literate. On 14 November 1899 a Boer force of 700 men under the joint command of Chief … British troops under Major-General John…
Remembering Sol Plaatje as South Africa’s original public educator (The Conversation), 05 October 2016
… times of tumultuous change in South Africa, including the Anglo Boer War and the creation of the Union of South Africa. He …