At the turn of the 20 th century, the Boer War held all the promise of noble and heroic adventure for thousands of young Canadian men. And for the nation it was an opportunity to show the world ...

There are key spots for Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson and his Nobel prize, for Canadian peacekeeping and for Canada’s push ...

It also represents an important moment in South African history and its history is well documented ... They had been seized by British troops, who were about to open hostilities in the Empire’s second ...

The question of who would dominate South Africa was disputed throughout the nineteenth century. Black African fought each other to establish powerful kingdoms. They were pushed aside or hemmed in by ...

On 24th January 1900 during the Second Boer War, in an area about the size of London’s Trafalgar Square ... English-born Richard Rhys Jones is a veteran South African journalist specialising in ...

The Spion Kop anniversary underlines the potential of heritage sites to create jobs and foster cultural and economic growth ...

For more than a century The Honoured Dead Memorial stood strong reminding the people of Kimberley—and visitors from all over—of the hardships their city once endured. At the heart of Kimberley, where ...

A commemoration was held in Drakensberg on Friday to mark the 125th anniversary of the Battle of SpionKop and honour the soldiers who fought in the war. The historic event drew local and international ...

Portrait of Major Hay Gosse MC, who served in the Boer War and later in the First World War with the British Army. His son George served with the Royal Australian Navy in the Second World War and was ...

Cemetery, Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Northern Cape (Republic of South Africa), elevation 1350 m Press to show information about this location It looks like you're using an old browser. To ...

During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting ...

Neglect, fire, and financial mismanagement destroyed Lichtenburg’s key historical and sports facilities, erasing its cultural and recreational heritage.