The Dutch East India Company landed the first European settlers on the Cape of Good Hope in 1652, launching a colony that by the end of the 18th century numbered only about 15,000. Known as Boers or Afrikaners, and speaking a Dutch dialect known as Afrikaans, the settlers as early as ...
Three of the orcas living at SeaWorld today were abducted from their families in nature. For example, Corky was taken from her ocean home when she was only about 4 years old. Can you imagine being taken away from your family at that young age? People took her because they knew they cou...
About half the country today is ethnic Tswana. The term for the country's people, Batswana, refers to national rather than ethnic origin. Encroachment by the Zulu in the 1820s and by Boers from Transvaal in the 1870s and 1880s threatened the peace of the region. In 1885, Britain ...
Although diamonds can be found in about 35 countries around the world, South Africa ranks #7 among the top diamond producers, responsible for about 8.4 million carats worth of diamonds every year.This is a great bookif you’re keen on learning more about the country’s conflicted history arou...
They chose the white-haired Boers because their black skin and white hair were perfectly suited for living on the African savanna in intense sun and heat. Besides these external attributes attractive in the Boer line, the breeders also wanted to capitalize on the goats’ high price for quick ...
first European settlers on the Cape of Good Hope in 1652, launching a colony that by the end of the 18th century numbered only about 15,000. Known as Boers or Afrikaners, and speaking a Dutch dialect known as Afrikaans, the settlers as early as 1795 tried to establish an independent ...
About half the country today is ethnic Tswana. The term for the country's people, Batswana, refers to national rather than ethnic origin. Encroachment by the Zulu in the 1820s and by Boers from Transvaal in the 1870s and 1880s threatened the peace of the region. In 1885, Britain ...
Have you ever thoughts about what it might be like to visit the faraway lands of Africa? Even if you live in sayEuropeor the Middle East, it probably still feels like a faraway place, especially because it is so big and is really a continent with so many countries!
First phase: The Boer offensive. In September 1899, when war with the Boer republics seemed imminent, a Field Force known as the Army Corps (often the 1st Army Corps) was mobilized and dispatched to Cape Town. The Boers struck first on October 12 at the Battle of Kraaipan, which heralded...
Despite his British connections, Wilhelm was very anti-British in his geo-political positions. He saw the British as an obstacle to Germany imperialism. He supported the Boers/Afrikaners against British rule in South Africa by supporting rebellions through the German colony of Southwest Africa (prese...