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PlaceOudtshoorn, Western Cape
… at 8,849, of whom 3,865 were literate. On 25 August 1901 Boer forces under Commandant Gideon Scheepers were sighted …
EventPiet Retief’s Great Trek manifesto is completed
… the colonial government limited the activities of the Boer commandos, and refused to let them handle the law and …
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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, …
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,…
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…
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 …
PlaceTunisia
… Arab World in the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index. Arabic is the official language, and most natives …
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Children’s Charter
… Children should not be used as soldiers in times of war. All children have the right to free education. Children …
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 …
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 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…
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 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,…
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…
ArticleGrade 7 - Term 4: Co-operation and conflict on the frontiers of the Cape Colony in the early 19th century
… the Dutch (Holland). The French (France) had just won a war against the Dutch and the British were worried that the …