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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…
ArchiveThe West African Kroomen and their link to Simon’s Town by Joline Young
… L T Dow, who was fatally wounded while serving in the 1st Anglo Boer War. Francis Gibson, a shipwright apprentice of HMS …
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 …
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 …
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,…
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…
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 …
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…
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 …
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s Satyagraha, Durban
… during the South African War, otherwise referred to as the Anglo-Boer War. During this War, Gandhi and other leaders of the … of new experiences and gave me…
Death of a lion of the law, Arthur Chaskalson by Rebecca Davis, 3 December 2012
… more particularly what General CR de Wet, the hero of the Boer forces during the Anglo-Boer war, had done in 1914,” Bizos said. Fischer was duly …
EventAnnexation of the Orange Free State is announced
… M T Steyn and General C R de Wet of the Orange Free State (Boer Republic) failed to defend their capital town …
Event15 000 applications for gold mining permits received per week in Johannesburg
… received weekly in Johannesburg. to read more click The Anglo-Zulu wars …