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BiographyMotlotlehi – His Majesty King Constantine Bereng Seeiso Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho
… Chief Thabo Lerothoil Mojela, a veteran of the First World War. Her Majesty Queen “M” amohato Bereng Seeiso was born in …
BiographyShapurji Sorabji
… Corps that was formed in London at the inauguration of the war and served at Netley, nursing the sick and the wounded. …
PlaceEnon
… in the middle of three Cape Frontier Wars and the First Anglo-Boer War! In 1909 control of the town was ceded back to the Union …
EventEmily Hobhouse is born
… South African families, both Black and White, during the Anglo-Boer War. Therefore she was asked to be present at the unveiling … Women & Children in White…
PlaceBotshabelo
… an indigenous language. Their work was interrupted by the Anglo Boer War and, even more so, the World Wars when access to funding became severely limited…
EventBritain and Egypt sign the Suez Canal agreement.
… was maintained by a lease throughout the Second World War. At the outbreak of the Arab-Israeli War in 1948, Britain attempted to remove its presence from ……
EventNapoleon assembles his army near Aboukir, Egypt
… under Horatio Nelson. After the Ottoman Empire declared war on France in September 1798 and facing an Anglo-Turkish alliance, Napoleon decided the strike…
PlaceReitz
… In 1903 it became a municipal area. During the Second Anglo-Boer War the Orange Free State government temporarily stayed there …
EventSir Percy Fitzpatrick, author of ‘Jock of the Bushveld’, is born
… he only served one year. At the outbreak of the Second Anglo-Boer War in 1899, Fitzpatrick acted as Official Adviser on South …
PlaceOld Court House, Victoria Embankment, Durban
… central business district. It was loop-holed during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. It bore witness to both the South African Wars …
Article2014 South African platinum strike: longest wage strike in South Africa
… from major platinum producers such as Impala Platinum, Anglo American Platinum and Lonmin Platinum Mines based in … the strike be hired again. The union also…
BiographyThabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
… The YSS took an active role in the anti-Vietnam War movement, a campaign spearheaded by Mbeki. This led to … Campaign (VSC). The YSS became a major player in…
PlaceSA Army College, Roberts Heights, Pretoria
… The Complex was founded around 1905, just after the 2nd Anglo Boer War by the British Army to garrison the City of Pretoria, and … and the overall Commander…
PlaceLaingsburg, Karoo
… Memorabilia", which is about the Great Trek and the Anglo-Boer War and the ancient tools and implements used by the … the: 'Blockhouse Route', because of its…
EventLabram, manufacturer of 'Long Cecil' is killed by shell from 'Long Tom'
… when Kimberley was under siege by the Boers during Anglo-Boer War 2. He died only a few days before the siege was lifted. …
PlaceAhrens, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… Built as a refuge for Dutch-speaking farmers during the Anglo-Zulu War, is also known as the Hermannsburg Laager! It was …
PlaceBeaufort West, Cape Town
… Nelspoort Estate. Nelspoort Estate has links with the Anglo-Boer War. That was: 1901,' in an effort to prevent the Northbound …
BiographyIsmail Jacob Mohamed
… to come by in Barkly East, but also because World War II had broken out and his mother lost her job from the … staff to join the students in protest against…
PlaceFrankfort
… church was burnt down by the British troops during the Anglo-Boer War. After the war it was rebuilt and inaugurated in 1918. Roughly 30 km …
PlaceRooigrond
… post at Rooigrond in 1873, but was driven out during the Anglo Boer War. A fraction of the Rooigrond region was ‘ceded’ to Boer … Republic in return for its…
EventSimon Petros Matseke, prominent in African social and political life, dies in Pretoria
… Peter Matseke was born in 1878 in Pretoria. When the Anglo-Boer War broke out, he was drafted as driver for Boer Commandos. …
EventSA colonies meet to consider and adopt the South Africa Act, which leads to the Union of South Africa
… In the aftermath of the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), Britain annexed the South African Republic …
EventBambatha Rebellion
… tax on top of existing hut and dog taxes. After the Second Anglo-Boer War and before the unification of South Africa mining …
EventThe British successfully thwart the Zulu attack at Rorke’s Drift
… During the Anglo-Zulu war Lord Chelmsford, commander of the British forces, took …
PlaceMatjiesfontein
… international cricketers, fortification during The Anglo-Boer War, as headquarters of the Cape Command, refuge for Jamieson Raid reformers, and the venue of…
BiographyAubrey Mokoena
… Mokoena was born in Orlando West, Johannesburg during World War II. He grew up in the township, but due to his mother’s …
PlacePosthuys
… residence, until it was restored with funds from the Anglo American Corporation. Evidence exists that the site … that in 1662 when, due to the imminent…
PlaceNoupoort
… who were stationed at Noupoort during the Second Boer War (1899-1901). The troops were repatriated before they … to other towns like Rosmead. Noupoort also…
PlaceWierda Bridge, Six Mile Spruit, Pretoria
… the Burghers through Pretoria over this Bridge, during the Anglo-Boer War. Also known as the Sesmylspruit Bridge, close to the Old …
ArticleThe history of Migrant Labour in South Africa
… enterprise, but they were turned down [35] . After the Anglo-Boer war, Randlords exercised power through the state as the state … a result, the challenging…