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BiographyPieter Willem Botha
… as a commando against the British in the Second Boer War (1899–1902). During the war his mother was interned in a British concentration camp . … neighbouring…
BiographyStephen William Black
… boxing. During the same year, in August as the First World War began, he was sent to Rotterdam as war correspondent for the paper. He returned to South…
BiographyBongiwe (Bongi) Dhlomo-Mautloa
… I always wondered what happens to soldiers at the end of a war. I have read and heard that the soldiers suffer postwar … and artists naturally joined in. It…
BiographyMary Agard Pocock
… some time in the USA doing research on algae. During World War II she was a member of the South African Women’s …
ArticleSettler Colonialism and Afrikaner Nationalism
… Dutch Settlement Treks & Land conflicts 1600s-1800s Second Anglo-Boer War 1899 - 1902 South Africa in the 1900s (1900-1917) … Colonial conquest and…
BiographyBernard Lazarus Sigamoney
… and St Aidan’s Boys’ School, both in Durban. During World War I, Sigamoney became involved in politics and joined the … against Indians in an effort to raise…
BiographyArthur David Bensusan
… the South African Air Force at the outbreak of World War II and served in North Africa and Italy as an aerial … age. He completed his medical degree at Wits…
BiographyJohannes Henricus Brand
… and the notes were eventually withdrawn. The Basotho war Brand prioritised solving the ‘ Basotho problem’ , and … demanded compensation, while Brand declared…
BiographyKasturba Gandhi
… South Africa for the visit of Chamberlain, following the Anglo-Boer War. He was part of the Indian deputation supposed to expose … was appointed. With the…
World War II: East Africa. British posts at Kassala and Gallabat, on the borders of Abyssinia (now Ethiopia), Eritrea, and Suda
… World War II: East Africa. British posts at Kassala and Gallabat, …
With support from Libya in their long-running civil war, Chadian insurgents overrun the outpost of Faya-Largeau in northern Cha
… With support from Libya in their long-running civil war, Chadian insurgents overrun the outpost of Faya-Largeau …
Governor Johan Bax of the Cape, who waged war against the Hottentot (Khoi-Khoi) Chief Gonnema from 1676, concludes ‘a good, las
… Governor Johan Bax of the Cape, who waged war against the Hottentot (Khoi-Khoi) Chief Gonnema from …
The Alabama, American raider of the Southern states during the American Civil War, arrives in Saldana Bay to load provisions an
… raider of the Southern states during the American Civil War, arrives in Saldana Bay to load provisions an …
The UN negotiates a ceasefire between Israel and the defeated Egypt, Syria and Jordan, ending the Six-Day War, with Israel occu
… the defeated Egypt, Syria and Jordan, ending the Six-Day War, with Israel occu …
The Six Day War between Israel and its neighbouring countries Egypt, Jordan and Syria breaks out with Israel launching air stri
… The Six Day War between Israel and its neighbouring countries Egypt, …
Hundreds of White-owned farms are seized in Zimbabwe by squatters and pro-Mugabe war veterans in a violent campaign to reclaim
… farms are seized in Zimbabwe by squatters and pro-Mugabe war veterans in a violent campaign to reclaim …
Dr Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo, member of the South African Communist party and prominent politician, goes on trial for making anti-war
… and prominent politician, goes on trial for making anti-war …
Two pilots of SA Air Force’s No 2 (Flying Cheetah) Squadron, assisting the United Nations in the Korean War, blast a convoy of
… Squadron, assisting the United Nations in the Korean War, blast a convoy of …
Veteran French war journalist Jean Helene is shot dead in cold blood in Abidjan in the Ivory Coast by a police officer.
… Veteran French war journalist Jean Helene is shot dead in cold blood in …
Personnel of the SA Air Force’s No 2 (Flying Cheetah) Squadron leave Durban to assist the United Nations in the Korean War.
… leave Durban to assist the United Nations in the Korean War. …
Liberia’s main warring factions signed a peace accord calling for a cease-fire after more than five years of civil war and the
… for a cease-fire after more than five years of civil war and the …
Fidel Castro, president of Cuba since 1976 who authorised the intervention of Cuban troops in the Angolan Civil War, is born.
… the intervention of Cuban troops in the Angolan Civil War, is born. …
A Nigerian freighter with 3 500 Liberian war refugees is allowed to dock in Ghana after being turned away from African ports fo
… A Nigerian freighter with 3 500 Liberian war refugees is allowed to dock in Ghana after being turned …
Florence Nightingale, British nurse in the Crimean War, is born. Nurses in SA undertake to honour the oath of Florence Nighting
… Florence Nightingale, British nurse in the Crimean War, is born. Nurses in SA undertake to honour the oath of …
Gen. Mark Wayne Clark, commander of the 5th American Army in North Africa and Italy in World War 2, is born.
… the 5th American Army in North Africa and Italy in World War 2, is born. …
St. John Brodrick, the war secretary, informs the British House of Commons that the campaign in Somaliland is to be abandoned a
… St. John Brodrick, the war secretary, informs the British House of Commons that the …
St. John Brodrick, the war secretary, informs the British House of Commons that the campaign in Somaliland is to be abandoned a
… St. John Brodrick, the war secretary, informs the British House of Commons that the …
World War 2: The British forces evacuate Benghazi, major seaport of north-eastern Libya, in the face of the German advance. Dat
… World War 2: The British forces evacuate Benghazi, major seaport of …
During World War 2, Axis forces retreat from El Alamein in North Africa in a major victory for British forces commanded by Fiel
… During World War 2, Axis forces retreat from El Alamein in North Africa in …
Britain and France agree to accept a Middle East cease-fire in the Suez War if UN forces can keep the peace.
… agree to accept a Middle East cease-fire in the Suez War if UN forces can keep the peace. …