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ArticleThe People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN)
… Romania. SWAPO grew stronger through waging the guerrilla war, and the South African government responded by attacking … South African Defence Force. The…
Harry Snitcher 1, Unite Against Segregation! Condemn the C.A.C. [1943]
… morale of the non-Europeans and their enthusiasm for the war. They have proved their willingness to sacrifice their … soldiers have been asked to sacrifice…
ArticleDecember 16, the reflection of a changing South African heritage
… 16 December to be a public holiday. After South African War the unification of the Cape Colony, Natal and the two … of universal suffrage after the end of…
ArticleA history of Apartheid in South Africa
… were moving away from racist policies. Before World War Two the Western world was not as critical of racial … and Africa was colonized in this period. The…
PlaceBelmond Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town
… to get at the gold and diamonds there was a threat of war hanging over South Africa. The Boers were not prepared to … take the raids lying down so both sides…
A brief history on South African prisons and prisoners
… escaping. [2] The third prison - Pretoria Central The Anglo-Boer War of 1899 – 1902 stopped all work on the new prison …
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1930-1939
… 1 September, Germany invades Poland and the Second World War commences when Britain declares war on Germany on 3 September. 4 September, General J.C. … his…
EventThe Western Desert Force is upgraded
… During World War II, the Western Desert Force was upgraded with the … Zealand, Indian, Free French, and Polish soldiers. World War II started in the early…
PlaceHouse Schoch, Boschdal, District of Rustenburg
… it was acquired by August Schoch. After the South African War, the farm Boschdal was used as a centre for the … du Plessis, of life in Rustenburg during the…
PlaceOlivedale , Randburg
… a House erected upon it. During WWII Italian prisoners of war were used to build Improvements on the estate. One of … dealer who emigrated from Holland,…
EventTatamkhulu Afrika South African poet, writer and struggle activist dies
… print was destroyed by a bomb in London during the World War II . During World War II, Charlton volunteered for the South African army and was captured at…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 3 Contextual Overview
… Having previously financed French troops in the American war of independence, Necker had caused an accumulation of … for Public Safety In the April of 1792,…
Africa’s photojournalists: The wars are not over by Greg Marinovich (Daily Maverick), 25 June 2013
… War photographers are either sleazy and glamorous, or noble … There is, after all, no shortage of conflict, famine and war on the continent to provide…
EventVorster appoints a Commission of Inquiry
… of the commission include threats of conventional war, guerrilla war, terrorism and internal subversion. Recommendations are …
The National Question in Post 1994 South Africa. A discussion paper in preparation for the ANC`s 50th National Conference by Z. Pallo Jordan
… probably were the central influences on the post World War II process of decolonization. In many respects the two … under White control and domination at the…
Grade 4 Term 2 Timeline: Mahatma Gandhi
… ambulance corps of 1100 men during his service in the Boer War 1906 He organizes stretcher-bearer corps that serves …
Glossary: Learning from Leaders
… the government or part of the army), usually used during a war. Dedicated Working hard at something because it is very …
EventUSA drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki
… The Second World War broke out with the German invasion of Poland in 1939. By … in Peal Harbor, Hawaii. The Americans then entered the war and proceeded to…
EventZanzibar and Kenya are admitted to the United Nations.
… members. The organisation was founded in 1945 after World War II. Its main objective is to prevent war between countries and to provide a platform for…
PlaceRooihuiskraal Battlefield, Pretoria
… took place, on 12 February 1881 during the First War of Independence (1880-81). During the war, Pretoria was besieged by Boer forces for a period of 100 …
EventLord Milner leaves England to return to SA
… who played a prominent role in causing the South African War returned to South Africa to become British administrator … to negotiate a peace treaty that…
ArchiveEmily Hobhouse - Beloved Traitor by Elsabe Brits(The Heritage Portal), 14 September 2016
… I reviewed Rob Eales’ book on Emily Hobhouse and the Boer War published by UCT Press in 2015 (The Compassionate … was drawn to that book because it…
Document 127 - 6 Point Communist Programme f c. 7 941)
… for the people. Point 1: DEMOCRACY FOR ALL Successful war against Fascism demands the full mobilisation of the human and material resources of the country …
EventThe League of Nations officially dissolves
… established by the Allied Powers at the end of World War I was officially dissolved in Geneva, Switzerland. From … join. The organisation ceased its…
EventDe La Rey is persuaded not to speak to the Burghers
… On 12 August 1913, Koos De La Rey, a South African War II General, was ordered to meet with Generals Jan C … after the defeat of Boer Republics in the South…
EventAngola becomes independent of Portuguese colonial rule
… colonial rule. The three major movements fighting the war, the Movimiento Popular de Liberación de Angola, (MPLA), … amongst the parties that signed the…
EventThe Angolan-Namibian peace plan is accepted
… The Angolan Civil War began in 1975, with the end of Portuguese colonial rule. This civil war was raged between two major factions, the Communist MPLA … and…
EventThe South African Air Force is established
… training. Five of them eventually qualified. When World War I broke out in August 1914, these pilots were granted … and artillery spotting missions over…
EventThe Bondelswarts surrender to the German forces
… surrendered in 1906. Germany was defeated during World War I , and lost all her colonies, including South West Africa. At the end of the war, the colony was…
EventSir Bartle Frere, the new British High Commissioner delivers an ultimatum to Cetshwayo the Zulu king to disband his army’
… of the Territory in 1843, had been wary of provoking a war with the Zulu Kingdom. But with changed circumstances in … and Tugela Rivers and installed as a …