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… Northern Rhodesia (now known as Zambia) and Malawi. The British government refused to yield to their demands without … issued a unilateral declaration of independence (UDI). The British government viewed UDI as illegal and imposed limited …

… in England at the Royal Military Academy and joined the British forces, was killed in the Anglo-Zulu War when he and a British reconnaissance party were attacked by about forty …

… Also known as the Bloemfontein Fort. On 3 February 1848 the British declared the Orange River Sovereignty, covering a broad area of land over the Gariep River. In July the British Resident in Bloemfontein, Henry Warden, came under … have fired a shot in anger, and when it was retaken by the British in 1900, they converted a portion into a military …

… Free State from 1886 until 1899 when the city fell to the British Empire during the Second Anglo-Boer War.   A trekboer … for themselves. Major Henry Douglas Warden, then the British Resident for the area North of the Orange River, … kleihuis' (Afrikaans for humble clay-house). In 1854, The British Government abandoned the Orange River Sovereignty and …

… showing the king of Mali holding a gold nugget. Source: British Library Well-established gold and ivory trade network … the ruling class until the Cape was taken over by the British in 1806. The Dutch did not actively encourage the … the London Missionary Society that had put pressure on the British government to take this decision. Even before …

… the South African War all blacks felt disappointed with British rule and were concerned about the failure of the new … tone. The editor proclaimed `we have unfailing faith in British justice' . It was by `well-sustained continuous and … or Hindus, Brahmins or Banyas, but simply and solely British Indians'. Indian Opinion especially highlighted the …

… peoples they encountered (Rautenbach, 2008). The British took control of the Cape from the Dutch in 1806, and … , customary law began to receive some recognition. In the British Colony of Natal, this was the Natal Code of 1878. In addition to implementing English law, the British maintained Roman-Dutch law as the basic, or common, …

… from Britain and the support for the fall of Apartheid.  British politicians and activists worked with Fenner Brockway … and Positive Weapon' against Apartheid. Brockway was a British politician and anti-war activist who worked … started the group ‘Artists Against Apartheid,’ alongside British musician Jerry Dammers of the well-known ska band, …

… football among Whites originated in Natal, but eventually British ideas about race, class, gender, and empire led to … popular. During this time, the inherited institution of British football was increasingly transformed to suit local …

… The street was named after Charles B Adderley, a member of British Parliament who fought against the British appeal to turn Cape Town into a convict colony or …

… Affairs, Edward Dower. However, he announces that the British Crown had already been advised by the British Government to assent to the Land Act. 1916 The …

… the Cape and Natal had been colonies controlled by the British, and the Transvaal and Free State were areas under … the 19th century, leaving all the land in the hands of the British. The rights of the black population were generally …

… insurgency tactics were effective. They also used the British idea of fortified villages which cut off the … Africa showed counterinsurgency tactics adopting both the British tactics of fortified villages to cut off the …

… East Indian introduced racial segregation. In 1795 the British took over the Cape of Good Hope, and they continue … Afrikaans, with many of the remaining 40 percent being of British or European descent. The Coloured population has a …

… in the United Kingdom to savour the hospitality of the British people, particularly its highest representatives in … the opportunity to share views with the Confederation of British industry. Then, I was a freedom fighter, the head of … for good reason and bad, was so fashioned that British industry was and would remain a major foreign player. …

… In August 1906, the British administration in the Transvaal passed the Asiatic …

… Dandi where Gandhi had broken Salt law on March 5, by the British District Magistrate of Surat under Regulation XXXV of …

… the battlefield." - Adapted from India, Moghul Empire to British Raj, Paul Gaolen, CUP, 1992, page 8. Babur described …

… to the Transvaal to design and build residences for the British colonials," says Raimundo Cardoso, a conservation … mud, reed, rocks, with manure on the floors. Of course the British and the Mining Barons didn't want to use these … what was needed.  "Milner wanted to show that the British had arrived and they wanted to live in houses that …

… At the begging of May 1900, the British Army, under Field Marshal Lord Roberts, launched an … failed to defend their capital town Bloemfontein. The British advancement from the Free State capital was delayed … Common Law Abroad : Constitutional and Legal Legacy of the British Empire ,(United State of America), pp 1032-1034 …

… 31 May 1910, resigned from his post following an anti-British speech by General J.B.M. Hertzog , minister of … had criticised Botha's policy, which he considered pro-British and had announced that in the event of a conflict of …

… UDF leaders to Europe and the United States. She met the British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher and the American … the apartheid government. This caught the attention of the British Foreign Secretary who issued a statement of concern …

… News Network (CNN) reported on Thursday that the man, a British national of Pakistani or Indian descent, made about … (FBI) wanted to arrest Aswat in South Africa, but their British counterparts would not agree to this. South African … for Britain's home secretary would confirm only that a British national had been arrested and that their high …

… Fort Wiltshire was erected by the British military during the frontier war of 1818-19, and was … Thomas Wiltshire of the 38th Regiment, who commanded the British troops during this campaign. Work on the stone tower, … The site was abandoned by the military in 1836 when the British withdrew from the Province of Queen Adelaide, and …

… in concentration camps during the South African War. A British woman, Emily Hobhouse became the champion of … tabled in the Westminister Parliament in June 1901 and the British Colonial Office responded by appointing a Six Woman … The commission included Jane Waterson, daughter of the British General, who was critical of Hobhouse. The …

… in England at the Royal Military Academy and joined the British forces, was killed in the Anglo-Zulu War when he and a British reconnaissance party were attacked by about forty …

… by its crew under Lieutenant H Du Toit before falling into British hands at Bergplaas, 46 kilometres east of Petersburg … The war lasted three years,  between 1899 and 1902. The  British claimed victory  and annexed both ZAR and the Orange …

… Colony under a lieutenant-governor. It was proclaimed a British colony on 4 May 1843 after the British government had annexed the Boer Republic of Natalia, …

… to Pretoria to present their terms of surrender to British representatives, Lord Milner and Lord Kitchener. The … and the Orange Free State as Boer republics. However, the British offered the Afrikaner £3 million for restocking and …

… India. Dadoo returns home, by ship, on vacation during the British summer. On board the ship, he is subjected to overt … of the Government of India, which was a part of the British imperialist policy. Dadoo lobbies for a more militant … 1933 During his summer vacation en route to Georgetown, British Guyana (West Indies) to attend the wedding of his …