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Chapter 3 - The Cigarette-Makers Strikes and the First Workers Co-operative Society in South Africa, Cape Town 1906 - 1907
… The working classes suffered the consequences of the Boer War, the inflationary circumstances, and the insidious … Cape during the period under examination…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter III - Dr. Philip - 'Defendre of the Hottentots'
… liberal apologists, like Macmillan, author of "Bantu. Boer and Briton," who hail him as the "Defender of the … missionaries). While the trek oxen were…
France in 1789
… like the French Revolution, and sometimes leads to civil war. There are however political revolutions that are … a hard life, being forced to fight whenever…
ArticleNamibian Timeline
… the Nama and the Herero after a prolonged period of war between the two communities. 1876 Herero leader Maharero … intermarriage with other chiefs’ children…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1930-1939
… 1 September, Germany invades Poland and the Second World War commences when Britain declares war on Germany on 3 September. The outbreak of war causes an…
ArticleThe 1992 Whites only referendum ‘For’ or ‘Against’ a negotiated constitution
… vigorously campaigned for a “Yes” vote. Companies such as Anglo-American, Barlow Rand, BP, Caltex, First National Bank, …
Assessment task: Fascism and Nazism
… in anti-Hitler propaganda leaflets during the Second World War to mock Der Fuhrer , the Nazi dictator of the Third Reich …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1940s
… services in support of the South African Second World War effort. The depleted Natal Indian Congress (also known as … Rama Rau, declares its support for the…
PlaceTunisia
… Arab World in the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index. Arabic is the official language, and most natives …
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa - Introduction
… dislocation of communities. The establishment of the Boer republics and the subsequent hostile relations with … differences can be traced to early African,…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - ’The rock on which the future will be built’ by Emilia Potenza
… claimed exclusive rights to the area. In addition, both Boer Republics (the Transvaal and the Orange Free State) … he could use his money and his power to…
BiographyJohn Langalibalele Dube
… land. Many of the influential kholwa openly endorsed the war and actively participated in the suppression of the …
ArticlePoor Whites and their Political Weapon: Constructing the Kakamas Dam
… at the start of the 20th century. The South African War (1899 – 1902) also left the country’s economy in ruins. … on affluent farms. [5] The economy was…
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1940-1949
… one of many native military units established during the war, is formed. It is later renamed the Native Military … Rama Rau, declares its support for the…
Chapter 4. From The Poverty of the Platteland to the Slums of the City: Farm Girls Turned Into Factory Hands
… million non-Europeans outsiders, even outcasts. Before the Boer War, the British were looked upon as "Uitlanders. Now, in …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 2000 -2010
… singing of an apartheid-era song with the words “Kill the Boer”. The ANC dismissed a ruling by a regional high court … Criminal Court arrest warrant over…
ArticlePassive Resistance Campaign Timeline
… are still not allowed to own property in the two former Boer Republics (Transvaal and the Orange Free State), or to …
Whither Palestine? by Ronnie Kasrils, 19 May 2015, London
… General Smuts [who had led a guerrilla struggle of Boer settlers against the British from 1899-1902].In … without leadership at a crucial turning point after…
37. Deputation to Lord Selborne, 1905
… of the British Dominions, the services rendered during the war by the dhooly-bearers that came with Sir George White, … ring the gong as a notice to the…
PlaceKlerksdorp- Matlosana Local Municipality
… confluence with the Vaal River . This was where the first Boer settlement in the Transvaal was found. Opposite on the …
ArticleSouth Africa and the United Nations, 1946-1990
… so could continually veto this move. The role of the Cold War in decisions is also evident. Sanctions needed to go … of Namibia, then called South West…
The Children’s Charter
… Children should not be used as soldiers in times of war. All children have the right to free education. Children …
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 1 (1923-2001)
… of the Gold Standard in 1932 and the build-up to World War 2 (WW2) , the South African economy boomed and ESCOM’s … mining interests, particularly with Harry…
The Boerenvereenigingen: precursor to the Afrikaner Bond
… the construction of railways and to fund the Gaika-Gcaleka war. The Excise Bill, which became law in 1878, hit the wine … the BBV underwent a change, due…
Archive’Operation Mayibuye.’ Document found by police at Lilliesleaf Farm, Rivonia, 11 July 1963.
… vital to place in the field persons trained in the art of war who will act as a nucleus of organisers and commanders of … impregnable is suitable for…
Chapter 7. An Afrikaner Working Mother
… old, the family went to live in Thaba 'Nchu. During the Boer War, my father joined the Free State forces under the late … well-to-do farmers near Thaba 'Nchu…
PlaceSomalia
… and Somalia has since been riven by an ongoing civil war. International and regional interventions have been … of Africa. The Sultanate of Ifat declared a…
The Freedom struggle: Political mobilisation in Port Elizabeth
… the development of industry. Although the Second World War halted the rate of industrial expansion, it stimulated … and electronic companies. In addition,…
PlaceSomerset West, Cape Helderberg
… is now owned by a subsidiary of the large mining company Anglo American, who have restored the farmhouse to its …
PlacePiet Retief now officially known as eMkhondo
Piet Retief was one of the leaders of the Boers during the Great Trek in the 1830's. The Boers were mostly descendants of early Dutch settlers. They undertook…