History, 17th CenturyHistory, 19th CenturyHistory, 20th CenturyA brief history of the close association of the founding of colonial South Africa with scorbutic dental disease and its prevention is outlined. The impact of civilian dental disease upon British army recruits at the end of the 19th ...
Hannah has also worked for four years as a science tutor and interned at Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History in 2018. Cite this lesson Study the Boers, Dutch colonists of South Africa's eastern frontier. Learn about the history of the Boers and read about the Boer republics and the...
Religions:Christian 86%, ancestral, tribal, animist, or other traditional African religions 5.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other 1.5%, nothing in particular 5.2% (2015 est.) Literacy rate:95% (2019 est.) Economic summary:GDP/PPP(2020 est.): $680.04 billion; per capita $11,500.Real growth rate:.06...
(Placename)Republic of South Africaa republic occupying the southernmost part of the African continent: the Dutch Cape Colony (1652) was acquired by Britain in 1806 and British victory in the Boer War resulted in the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910, which became a republic in...
South Africa is the southernmost country on theAfrican continent. It has a long history of conflict and human rights issues, but it has always been one of the most economically prosperous nations in southern Africa due to its coastal location and the presence of gold, diamonds, and natural res...
The Afrikaners resisted British encroachments but were defeated in the Second South African War (1899-1902); however, the British and the Afrikaners ruled together beginning in 1910 under the Union of South Africa, which became a republic in 1961 after a whites-only referendum. In 1948, the ...
Afrikaners around the world have a distinct culture. They deeply respect their history and traditions. Sports such as rugby, cricket, and golf are popular. Traditional clothing, music, and dance are celebrated. Barbecued meats and vegetables, as well as porridges influenced by Indigenous African tr...
The African Union was created as an intergovernmental organization of all of the states that reside in the continent of Africa in order to centrally address issues such as security and economic development. Learn more about the African Union's history, purpose, and structure, and explore the diff...
South African Farm Murders is a highly political issue with some claiming genocide or ethnic cleansing. According to the government, the murders are "just the result of ordinary crime", but the Agricultural Unions believe it forms part of genocide committed against the Boers of South Africa.[7]...
The underlying cultural pressures have been assessed by Miller in greater detail: Miller, S. ‘In Support of the “Imperial Mission”? Volunteering for the South African War, 1899−1902.’The Journal of Military History, Vol. 69, No. 3, 2005, pp. 691−711. ...