Anglo-Boer War

South Africa Cape of Good Hope
South African history – The recorded history of South Africa only goes back from the time of the Explorers Vasco Da Gama and Bartholomew Diaz in the 15th century, and the eventual establishment of a trading station at the Cape of Good Hope when the Dutch East India Company sent […]

South African History

Baobab tree
The town of Musina , or often called Messina, is situated in the Northern Transvaal (Limpopo province) on the border of Zimbabwe and is the most northerly South African town. The Beitbridge Border Post into Zimbabwe and to northern Africa is located along the great North Road which is the […]

Musina

Boer war
The Boer War is also known by many other names. It has been called the Second Boer War, or the Anglo Boer War or even the South African War. The first Boer War was a somewhat short conflict that came about when the Dutch settlers of the Transvaal rebelled against […]

The Boer War

Louis Botha
The first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa, Louis Botha fought in the Boer War and in the First World War. He was born in Natal in 1862 and became Prime Minister in 1907

Louis Botha

Ladysmith South Africa today
Ladysmith is a town in the Kwazulu-Natal Province of South Africa. The town lies in the foothills of the Drakensberg Mountains on the banks of the Klip River and is an ideal stopping off point for anyone interested in the battlefields of the Anglo-Boer War. The town of Ladysmith is […]

Ladysmith

Olive Schreiner
The South African Town De Aar is situated in the Northern Cape Province on the rail line between Cape Town and Kimberley which was established in the late 19th century. It is the second most important rail junction in South Africa. The rail lines from the Eastern and Western Cape, […]

Northern Cape – De Aar