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Event15 000 applications for gold mining permits received per week in Johannesburg
… received weekly in Johannesburg. to read more click The Anglo-Zulu wars …
PlaceBritish Bechuanaland
… and the Transvaal sought to define the borders between the Boer Republic and its Tswana neighbours to the west. Despite this in January 1882 a Boer Republic…
The Great Trek Was Not Over Abolition by Ron (Republican Trekker Volk), 30 October 2008
… but this was not done. ] End of quote. From: The Great Boer Trek. The slave owners were the Cape Dutch in the … so often, and to his detriment, ascribed to…
EventThe Republic of Goshen is founded
… Moshete of the Barolong boo Ratlou, as reward for the Boer support in the fight against Chief Montshioa of the …
EventNatal becomes part of the Union of South Africa
… on 4 May 1843 after the British government had annexed the Boer Republic of Natalia, and on 31 May 1910 combined with …
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the 40th anniversary of Inkosi Albert Luthuli`s passing away, 4 November 2007, Thembeni, Ilembe District Municipality, Kwazulu-Natal
… rule had suffered serious setbacks, and the South-African War, otherwise known as the Anglo-Boer War, was to begin. The few Africans who had received …
ArticleTimeline of the Marikana Massacre 2012 - 2013
… 12 September, Another strike begins at mines operated by Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), a separate company which …
David Goldblatt: Intersections; Asbestos; Particulars by Sue Williamson, 1 - 25 October 2003
… the disease weeks before their death. Have companies like Anglo American taken responsibility for their actions? Far … asbestos related illnesses will not…
Ruth First Untold by Jerry Saena
… activists groups like the Congress of Democrats (COD) the war against apartheid was won in 1994. During this period of … which she makes her decision on…
ArticleHow did it influence the rise of Nazism?
… and they gained popular support. After the First World War, a man called Adolf Hitler had joined this extremist … shows how much he hated the Weimar…
EventSelf government is granted to the Transvaal
… Peace Treaty, signed between representatives of the two Boer Republics and Britain on 31 May 1902. The implementation …
EventBoeremag members Dirk Hanekom and Henk van Zyl are arrested in Memel. Only Hanekom is charged.
… sought to stage a coup and replace the government with a Boer republic. Ten other men, including three former South …
Rejuvenation of the ANC and intensification of the struggle 1940s
… was also a result of the mass urbanisation during the war, bad living conditions and inflation - all linked to … they hoped would follow the conclusion of…
ArchiveChapter 9 Emotional desert: Prison, 1963 to 1985 by Denis Goldberg
… were sitting at the top table with Harry Oppenheimer’s Anglo-American. Apartheid was going to break down, I said, … South Africa. I was allowed to buy three…
ArticleTransport on land
… played a very important role during the First World War. It is estimated that over 100 000 pigeons were used to … for example to plough the land. During the…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 1 Essay Questions
… armed conflict, but it also laid the groundwork for a post-war reconstruction. Because the Soviet Union boasted such … and cities after their decimation…
ArticleAfrica, Portugal
… today northern Angola. The Kongo became powerful through war and capturing and enslaving the people they defeated. The … The result of this was that the…
Adapted from De Rietfonteyn: Founding of Grahamstown By Elron Kleinhans
… not secure its eastern regions until the fourth frontier war in 1812. This conflict ended when all indigenous people … and let those old walls, (the ruined…
ArticleSophiatown timeline 1899-1955
… growth in Sophiatown’s population. 1939-1945 During the war years Sophiatown continues to grow. Some of the … resident and journalist is one of those that…
ArticlePaper abstracts and biographies of speakers
… Haptics of belonging in the life narratives of female war veterans Abstract Between 1964 and 1974 thousands of … Jan Eckel, and Comrades of Color: East…
PlaceRustenburg
… developments after the establishment of Pretoria, as the Boer Capital, its role as the centre of Church activity grew. … The Church played a Central Role in…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1800-1899
… rule in the Eastern Cape following the 9th Frontier War in 1879. The British administration imposed the Village … language and culture. 1850 The start of the…
Document 52 - LA. Jordaan, “A Critique of Mr. W. P. van Schoor’s.The Origin and Development of Segregation in South Africa” Discussion, 1, 3, June 1951
… relationship based the tenure of land. [....] In the Boer pastoral communities no feudal system could emerge, … The Boers fought hard for and forced Britain…
Biography of Caiphus Semenya
Caiphus Semenya is a South African composer, musician, and arranger that became known for his musical work while living in Southern California during South…
EventSouth Africa holds a referendum to decide if SA should become a republic
… voters in South West Africa (now Namibia). The two former Boer republics, Transvaal and Orange Free State (now Free …
EventJameson Raid starts
… by a sudden advance he would reach Johannesburg before Boer forces could be mobilised to stop him. He was proven …
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa commissioned by The Department of Education
… dislocation of communities. The establishment of the Boer republics and the subsequent hostile relations with …
Document 45 - Letter from the International Secretariat of the International Left Opposition to Cape Town comrades, 23 October 1932
… is necessary to take our position on the questions of the anglo-russian comittee, and of the chinese revolution; to the …
Johannesburg Timeline 1800-1991
… This is an important contributor to the Republican war effort. 31 May, Johannesburg surrenders to the British … War I breaks out. 12 October, Outbreak of the…
Griqua
… and ammunition. Trouble started when Kok arrested a Boer accused of ill-treating his people, and the trekker … find a new community failed and most returned…