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BiographyJacob Dumdum Nyaose
… the African Bakers and Confectioners Union. During World War II, he led his union through a number of successful …
PlaceIndian Army Memorial
… members of the Indian Army that lost their lives in the Anglo Boer War . Sadly the years and vandals have taken their toll on … members of the Indian Army…
EventThe British attack in the battle of Colenso
… During Anglo-Boer War 2, the British troops under General Redvers Buller … SA National Museum of Military History. (1999). Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 ,…
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…
BiographyEve Hall
… a Jewish father and a German mother. When the Second World War broke out, her father was on a visit to South Africa, … to wear) on her daughter’s clothes…
BiographyCloete Breytenbach
… South Africa. Notable assignments included the Yom Kippur War in Israel in 1973, Vietnam in 1975, Angola from 1976 to … – The Fairest Cape and The Terror…
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…
EventThe Table Mountain cableway, one of the biggest tourist attractions in Cape Town, is inaugurated
… proposed rack railway were delayed by the outbreak of the Anglo Boer War. In 1912 the Cape Town City Council commissioned an …
EventPresident Paul Kruger and Sir Alfred Milner meet in Bloemfontein to discuss the franchise question
… two presidents, to assist the Transvaal in the event of a war with England. The South African War, or Anglo-Boer War, broke out on 11 October 1899, and…
EventHunting is prohibited in the area that is now the Kruger National Park
… the Sabie Game Reserve, the second reserve in Africa. The Anglo-Boer War halted further development of the reserve, but the …
EventThe corner stone of the Union Buildings in Pretoria is laid
… been divided into two British colonies and two independent Boer republics, which were all unified into one country after the Anglo Boer War. The two wings of…
EventThe corner stone of the Union Buildings in Pretoria is laid.
… been divided into two British colonies and two independent Boer republics, which were all unified into one country after the Anglo Boer War. The two wings of…
ArticleTimeline of the Labour and Trade Union Movement in South Africa 1881 - 1919
… occasions. The union ceases to exist because of the Anglo-Boer War, but is re-established in 1902. 1890 March, The …
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…
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,…
PlaceRooigrond
… Valleifontein, a neighbouring farmer, took over the farm. Boer commando raids forced local communities such as the … post at Rooigrond in 1873, but was…
ArticlePaul Kruger Timeline 1825-1904
… promise that fighting would stop if this happens. When the Anglo-Boer War I is successfully concluded, a triumph in Kruger's …
BiographyMichael Matlala
… Michael (‘Mikia’) Matlala took part in Wold War 1. According to his family, he was banished, from …
PlacePearson Conservatorium and Prince Alfred’s Guard Memorial, St Georges Park, Port Elizabeth
… African wars from 1877 to 1902.Including: the Transkei War, 1877 ; Basutoland War, 1880-1881; Bechuanaland War, 1897; and the Anglo Boer War 1899 - 1902. It…
ArticleCo-operation and conflict on the Highveld
… The Boer Republics, and the Basotho kingdom (a case study) … Moshoeshoe expected them to support him and his people in war. In this way, Moshoeshoe built up…
BiographySylvester Stein
… in Natal before serving in the Royal Navy. After World War II he became a reporter for the Rand Daily Mail . After …
PlaceNorth West
… claim to fame: Siege of Mafeking (today Mafikeng) in the Anglo-Boer War During the Anglo-Boer War , a Boer force besieged the …
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…
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 …
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 …