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… democratic ideals they had defended in the Second World War, less than five years earlier. The new government, they … is worthy of study in its own right. The Second World War (1939-1945) was ever-present in the background. It was a …

… the 1846-7 border conflict, more popularly known as The War of the Axe, when a British military outpost, generally … hostilities in 1850. In 1851, as a direct result of this war, the British re-established a tented camp at …

… past the Orange River. Baines recorded the Eighth Frontier War and became South Africa's first official war artist. Some years later, he returned to England, where …

… in the old section. It dates back to the Anglo-Boer War . The History of Grootfontein dates back to 1781 when a … of Middelburg Eastern Cape. The British Department of War bought Farms in Middelburg district which were …

… in the Province. There is also: a  British Fort; ancient War Trenches and cemeteries; a Garden of Remembrance for the soldiers killed during the Anglo-Boer War ; the Old Water Mill built in 1860 that is a National …

… to honour South African soldiers killed in the World War I. It was only in 1975 that Black runners and Women were … in remembrance of the fallen men, in the army from  World War 1. Link in FURTHER READING …

… between 1673 and 1677. This was the second Khoi-Khoi Dutch War which sprout out of the colonisation process at the Cape. …

… by the need for economic development. From civil war to democracy Buthelezi personified both black nationalism … first democratic elections of 1994. At the brink of civil war, Buthelezi – who originally  refused to participate in …

… in Mozambique and had managed to spearhead a guerrilla war against the Salisbury (now Harare) government. A cheering …

… of sandstone was completed shortly before the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902). It is one, of only a few Station Buildings …

… children who died in prison camps during the South African War . This monument,  is the first in the world dedicated to …

… following the latest flare-up in their two-year border war. The embargo could be immediately terminated if a …

… black African King to engage in slavery of white European war captives held as slaves inside Ethiopia. After defeating …

… the most intense fighting in the history of the border war raged along the 300 km frontier . According to official …

… During the Second Anglo-Boer War between the two Boer republics and Britain, Gen. French … Trolley Scan," The Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 ",From: Trolley Scan ,[Online],Available at: … on: 28 January 2014]| Cloete, P.G. (2000). The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology, Pretoria: Lapa. …

… Kimberley was under siege by the Boers during Anglo-Boer War 2. He died only a few days before the siege was lifted. …

… of the volksraad finally came to an end. In the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 the British defeated the Zulus under the command …

… outlined South Africa's involvement in the Angolan War. He stated clearly that South Africa participated in the war as a result of Russian and Cuban aggression in Angola. … free world to be obsessed with the prospect of a nuclear war while they, on the other hand, are applying themselves to …

… peoples to the four freedoms by having taken part in this war which can be converted into a war for human freedom if the settlement at the Peace Table is … throughout the world. In all countries this summary of the war aims of the Allied Nations has aroused hopes and fired …

… peoples to the four freedoms by having taken part in this war which can be converted into a war for human freedom if the settlement at the Peace Table is … throughout the world. In all countries this summary of the war aims of the Allied Nations has aroused hopes and fired …

… Anglo-American Machinations to recolonise Arab States. War threat in Middle East is being directly engineered as an …

… to buy international and local newspapers in a propaganda war. …

… After five decades of unrest and civil war, South Sudan was granted independence on 9 July 2011 with …

… Despatch and was wounded three times in the First World War before joining the parliamentary staff of The Times. He …

… where he produced several films for General Smuts's pro-war propaganda campaign. Cornelius also made several feature …

… race hatred. The men and women who came back from the war, and the tens of thousands who had helped the war effort at home, began to show a new spirit of racial … tolerance and of true democracy. In the immediate post-war years, South Africa seemed to be entering an epoch of …

… was founded in 1913, after the tragedies of the Anglo-Boer War , and was named after General Koos De la Rey. Today, it … to some of the burghers who died during the Anglo-Boer War.) • Gestoptefontein – an old house with plenty of …

… boasts several Heritage Sites related to the South African War of 1899-1902 and the two World Wars that followed. The …

… after having been extended to Durban after World War 1 . The distinctive Howard College Building was opened in … Davis was killed during the Battle of Somme in World War I. The 1916 Somme offensive was one of the largest and bloodiest battles of the First World War (1914-18). The opening day of the attack, 1 July 1916, …

… between people at village level. As in 16th century war-torn Europe, the balance of power between political … South Carolina, in 1739. England at this time was at war with Spain, and a group of about eighty slaves took up … that persisted in that region until the American Civil War. He was born on the Virginia plantation of Benjamin …