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This article explains how the Ferreira Raid in November 1906 reflected tensions between the British, Boers and Germans after the South African War. It describes the raid, the Cape Mounted Police response, the trial, and the claim that the episode was a quixotic rehearsal for the 1914 Afrikaner rebellion.
From typist to Deputy National Commissioner
The ZARPs, turned mounted infantry, held the exposed koppie at Bergendal with exceptional discipline under hours of British shelling. Their stand, praised even by Arthur Conan Doyle, broke Botha’s line and marked the end of conventional warfare in the Anglo‑Boer War.
This article describes the South West Africa Territorial Force’s 1 SWA Specialist Unit (1 SWASpes), a unique counter-insurgency unit during the Border War. It says the unit combined horse-mounted infantry, motorcycles, trackers and specialized dogs, and was formed in 1977 at Oshivelo.
Hierdie artikel bied 'n besinnende weergawe van 'n leeftyd gewy aan die versameling, bewaring en dokumentering van polisie-, militêre en kulturele memorabilia. Die outeur beskryf sy versamelings, sy argiefwerk en praktiese leiding vir die wegdoen van historiese items sodat dit vir toekomstige geslagte bewaar kan word.
This foreword introduces a comprehensive eBook by Dr Willem Steenkamp on South Africa’s negotiated transition to a non-racial democracy. It argues that the outcome was shaped less by individual weakness than by systemic dysfunction in national security decision-making, the conflict between military and political strategies, and the eventual necessity of negotiation.
Photo of Frederick Charles Parkes - South African Constabulary
This article examines the political tension and population movements that followed the failed Jameson…
