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World War 1 ends with Germany and the Allies signing an armistice in a railroad car at Compiegne, France. “At the 11th hour of
… World War 1 ends with Germany and the Allies signing an armistice …
Sir George Cathcart (60), former governor of the Cape, is killed in the Battle of Inkerman during the Crimean War in which the
… is killed in the Battle of Inkerman during the Crimean War in which the …
Sierra Leone’s military leader, Johnny Paul Koroma, is sworn in as head of state and pledge to restore peace to the war-weary W
… in as head of state and pledge to restore peace to the war-weary W …
Despite the official announcement of the end of the Shaba War by the Zairian government last year, Moroccan troops are to be ai
… Despite the official announcement of the end of the Shaba War by the Zairian government last year, Moroccan troops are …
US attempts an air strike at Colonel Muammar Kadhaffi’s home in Libya in the biggest US air strike since the Vietnam War. Libya
… in Libya in the biggest US air strike since the Vietnam War. Libya …
The UN Security Council declares the Congo River open again after two years and six months of war. The closure has affected foo
… Congo River open again after two years and six months of war. The closure has affected foo …
World War 1: Gen. Louis Botha leaves for South West Africa to take control of the Union troops who would conquer the area from
… World War 1: Gen. Louis Botha leaves for South West Africa to take …
Death of Herman Albrecht, a South African soldier who fought on the side of the British during the S.A. War and who received th
… who fought on the side of the British during the S.A. War and who received th …
Colonial conquest and resistance, Pre 1900
… their wives and children remained in the countryside. The Anglo-Boer War Anglo-Boer War, The Mafeking Siege, Boers surrounded …
BiographyCharles Robberts (Blackie) Swart
… Catharina Swart (nee Robberts). During the South African War (1899-1902) Swart's father was captured and the young boy … the concentration camp at Winburg…
BiographyJacob Dumdum Nyaose
… the African Bakers and Confectioners Union. During World War II, he led his union through a number of successful …
BiographyJameson Gilbert Coka
… Liberator. In 1946 he was among 52 people charged under war measure 145 and the Riotous Assemblies Act.he pleaded …
BiographyIan David Kitson
… a legal organization. After serving as a sapper in World War Two, he studied engineering at the University of Natal …
BiographyJomo Kenyatta
… a nearby White settler. British East Africa during World War I In 1912, having completed his mission school education, … in charge of the building programme…
BiographyJohn Collins
… four sons: Andrew, Peter, Mark and Richard.During World War II Collins served as a chaplain in the Royal Air Force. After the war, he founded the Christian…
BiographyMichael Matlala
… Michael (‘Mikia’) Matlala took part in Wold War 1. According to his family, he was banished, from …
BiographyDavid Hepburn Craighead
… in navigation and engineering, with service in the war zone in North Africa. He also served as an actuarial … and statistician to the Governor General's…
BiographyHeidi Holland
… over the border into Mozambique and take command of the war against white rule. Yet the guerrilla-leader-in-waiting … gathered. She leaves behind two sons,…
BiographyRobert John McBride
… colonial city of Durban. Wentworth was a converted World War 2 military transit camp that was reserved for Coloured … which became known as the Magoo’s Bar…
ArticleResponses in South Africa to the outbreak of WWI: The Afrikaner Response and the 1914 Rebellion
… When the First World War broke out in August 1914, the British Government called … of Afrikaner nationalism and a desire to return to the pre-Anglo-Boer War…
According to W. Steenkamp in his book SA’s Border War 1966-1989, the final death toll at this date was as follows: 715 SA secur
… According to W. Steenkamp in his book SA’s Border War 1966-1989, the final death toll at this date was as …
World War II: SA armoured cars are in pursuit of the German forces and re-enter Tobruk, continuing as far as Benghazi, east Lib
… World War II: SA armoured cars are in pursuit of the German forces …
Stephanus Johannes Roos, Boer field-cornet in the Battle of Amajuba and in the Mapog War, is born on Kaspersnek at the Blyde Ri
… field-cornet in the Battle of Amajuba and in the Mapog War, is born on Kaspersnek at the Blyde Ri …
General Jan C.G. Kemp resigns as officer in the SA army because of the war policy of the Botha government and joins the Rebelli
… C.G. Kemp resigns as officer in the SA army because of the war policy of the Botha government and joins the Rebelli …
Yom Kippur War ends with Israeli troops 100 km from Cairo and forty km from Damascus. Several other dates are given for this ev
… Yom Kippur War ends with Israeli troops 100 km from Cairo and forty km …
Soldiers from Uruguay become the first armed UN troops to set up camp in Congo in an effort to end the 2 1/2-year civil war.
… up camp in Congo in an effort to end the 2 1/2-year civil war. …
Soldiers from Uruguay become the first armed UN troops to set up camp in Congo in an effort to end the 2 1/2-year civil war.
… up camp in Congo in an effort to end the 2 1/2-year civil war. …
Prime Minister J.C. Smuts appoints Dr H.J. van der Bijl to the post of Director General of War Supplies, making him, next to Sm
… Dr H.J. van der Bijl to the post of Director General of War Supplies, making him, next to Sm …
WWI: At the end of the war, the Paris Peace Conference accepts the proposal to create the League of Nations. The League was eve
… WWI: At the end of the war, the Paris Peace Conference accepts the proposal to …
BiographySylvester Stein
… in Natal before serving in the Royal Navy. After World War II he became a reporter for the Rand Daily Mail . After …