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EventCecil John Rhodes, South African statesman, is born
… was an ardent believer in colonialism, declaring that the Anglo-Saxon race was the first race and therefore should …
EventMining Magnate Oppenheimer dies
… magnate, Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, who founded the Anglo American Corporation, died in Johannesburg at the age …
PlaceStump Memorial, near Doornkop
… where the cottage stood where Jameson surrendered to the Boer forces after the Jameson Raid (previously marked by a … where the cottage stood where Jameson…
EventAnti-apartheid activist, Beyers Naude is born
… on 10 May 1915. He was named after C.F. Beyers, a Boer general who was close to his father, Jozua Franchoise …
PlaceGreytown, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… of note. There are lots of scenic drives reflecting; Boer History . (Greytown originally enjoyed a fair amount of … Botha, the Country’s first Prime Minister…
Bernard Shaw and May Morris
… about the purpose for it. I was a combatant myself in the Anglo-Boer War, but I was then an Imperial regular soldier and was …
EventLondon hosts an international conference on the protection of the African elephant and rhinoceros
… Ireland, Egypt, Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, and the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. This convention was put into force on …
EventZulu army defeat British Army at the Isandlwana Mountain
… victory for the Zulu kingdom, led by King Cetshwayo The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 ended on July 4 at the last ritual …
BiographyOliver Tambo
… was due to the efforts of Gavin Relly, a director at Anglo American. At this meeting Tambo explained the ANC’s …
EventUnion of South Africa is inaugurated
… Following delegates of the Boer Republics' agreement by 54 to 6, to accept the British …
Chapter 2 - Jewish Trade Unions in Cape Town 1903-1907: A Socio-Historical Study
… into two distinct language and cultural groups: the Anglo-German Jews on the one hand; and the Yiddish-speaking of the other. The well-established Anglo…
PlaceRooihuiskraal Battlefield, Pretoria
… (1880-81). During the war, Pretoria was besieged by Boer forces for a period of 100 days. This battle was the …
PlaceBlockhouse in Hekpoort, Krugersdorp
… The Building was erected during the South African Boer War by the British Military, under the guidance of …
EventCanada offers a second contingent of troops to the British in the South African War
… [Accessed 21 October 2010] Anon, The Boer War from Canadian Soldiers, [online] Available at … 21 October 2010] Robert Marshall & Inigo Gilmore, (1999), Boer…
PlaceVryburg, Bophirima Region
… citizens regarded themselves as 'free'. The Republic was a Boer Republic that, though small, played a pivotal role in … The Building was sold to MC Genis,…
ArticleA Land Dispossession History 1600s-1990s
… the expense of the indigenous people. The struggle between Boer and Briton, the mining revolution, the struggles of the …
PlaceSt Michael and All Angels Anglican Church, Boksburg
… was a change from Sir Herberts use of the pointed arches (Anglo Gothic), and was one of the last designed by the …
EventZulu King Cetshwayo Dies
… poisoning rumored at the time. For further reading on the Anglo-Zulu war of 1879, click here. … Mr Chadwick, G.A, (1979), The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 , from…
EventBritain and the Zulu Nation sign a peace treaty
… not bring peace to the war-torn area. Links: Feature: The Anglo-Zulu War. …
PlaceRorke's Drift, KZN
… . Is the site of one of the most famous battles of the Anglo-Zulu War . Years later in 1847, an Irishman named; Jim … Buildings at Rorke’s Drift were…
ArchiveSouth Africa and the Communist International : A Documentary History, Volume 1 : Socialist Pilgrims to Bolshevik Footsoldiers 1919-1930 edited by A. Davidson, I. Filatova, V. Gorodnov and S. Johns
… ECCI, 3 November 1926 Document 39 Report by J. La Guma to Anglo-American Secretariat, ECCI, 10 March 1927 [Extract] … [October 1927] Document 48 Minutes of…
PlaceNational Women’s Monument
… van Wouw , was put up in 1913 in remembrance of the 26 370 Boer women and children who died in prison camps during the … The monument honors women and…
EventDe La Rey is persuaded not to speak to the Burghers
… of South Africa, which was formed after the defeat of Boer Republics in the South African War. … South African History Online, ‘General Koos de la Rey, Boer…
Control: 1910 - 1948
… and Australia, and displaced Boers from the farms and the Anglo-Boer war. Another source of labour was indentured labour from …
ArticleA history of Soweto
… in the mining industry. Before the South African War (Anglo-Boer War 2), these foreigners were treated as outsiders ( …
ArticleBloemfontein the Segregated city
… areas 1846-1996, with special reference to the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902. University of the Free State. MA …
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 and British governments clash over interpretation of the Simonstown Agreement
… General Hiemstra announced the successful conclusion of Anglo-South African negotiations on aspects of the Simonstown …
EventQueen Victoria issues charter for the formation of the British South Africa Company
… consolidated in various mining companies, one of which is Anglo American. …
EventThe South African War field doctor, Arthur Conan Doyle is born
… hospital. It is during this period that he wrote The Great Boer War. In 1902 Doyle returned to England. On 7 July 1930 …