Extremists on both sides of South Africa's main ethnic divide misrepresent what it means Words can be plucked out of historical and literary context and weaponised. They can be used to harm ...

Cook Government acknowledges May 31 as Boer War DayThe Boer War is the only war Western Australia, as a separate entity, was represented by the ...

Emily Hobhouse revealed the truth about Britain’s brutal treatment of Boer civilians during the South African War. She was ...

Syria is seeking to reintegrate itself into the global economy after spending decades as a pariah under the rule of Bashar al ...

At the turn of the 20th century, Adrian Carton de Wiart was struggling academically. While considering whether to continue pursuing a law degree at the University of Oxford, he desperately sought ...

Two-thirds of all British deaths in the Boer War (1899–1902) were attributed to disease. Across much of the planet during World War I, germs continued their deadly work. Seven times as many ...

A prisoner-of-war band. Credit: Exiled in Shahjahanpur India: The Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902, by Laeticia Smit There were other commendations too. Camps were praised for marking special occasions in ...

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The Norwich South African memorial was built in 1904 to commemorate those who lost their lives during the Second Boer War between October 11, 1899 and May 31, 1902. The structure was designed in 1903 ...

In 1899, a unique artillery shell bearing a plum cake and Christmas greetings marked a truce during the Boer War in Ladysmith, South Africa. This historical artifact, now housed at Jabalpur's AOC ...

"He was in fact the first officer to be killed in the Boer War." The conflict was fought between ... empire's influence in southern Africa between 1899 and 1902. Mr Brooking's father, who was ...

The 125th anniversary of the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 is marked on 11 October 2024. Also known as the South African War or the Second Boer War, the brutal conflict between the colonising forces ...