Somerset West Mourns a Devoted Minister
From our Correspondent — Somerset West, April 1883 A feeling of sincere sorrow has spread throughout the village and surrounding districts upon the announcement of the death of the Rev.…
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THE TRANSVAAL IN FLAMES: BOERS DECLARE INDEPENDENCE AND STRIKE FIRST BLOOD AGAINST BRITISH FORCES
By our correspondent in the field. I write these lines from the dusty veldt under a scorching African sun, with the crack of rifles still echoing in my ears and…
Pretoria Answers: The Republic’s Reply to Shepstone’s Proclamation
If Sir Theophilus Shepstone’s proclamation of April 1877 was intended to quiet the Zuid Afrikaanse Republiek, it has instead awakened a deeper and more enduring resistance among its leaders. The…
Shepstone’s Charge and the Cost to London
Sir Theophilus Shepstone’s arrival in the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek was no ordinary diplomatic errand. In 1876, Lord Carnarvon gave him a special commission to discuss federation with the Transvaal government,…
“Power to the Cape: Molteno Takes the Helm as First Prime Minister in Historic Shift from Imperial Rule”
CAPE TOWN — In a moment that may redefine the future of governance at the southern tip of Africa, John Charles Molteno has today assumed office as the first Prime…
The Cape Has Lost One of Its Greatest Sons
John Fairbairn Passes Away Cape Chronicle – 6 October 1864 Cape Town awoke yesterday to sorrowful news. On the 5th of October, 1864, Mr. John Fairbairn, one of the Colony’s…
Appointment of Sir Robert Wynyard as Governor of the Cape
Cape Town—It has been officially announced that Major-General Sir Robert Henry Wynyard has been appointed to assume the office of Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. His appointment, confirmed…
Sir George gets the boot!
Cape Town, 1861 — Sir George Grey currently stands at a pivotal moment in his distinguished colonial career. Once the admired Governor of the Cape Colony, the energetic administrator now…