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Boer War

The shimmering innards – writer Antjie Krog’s ‘last’ genre-busting masterpiece

South Africa

The shimmering innards – writer Antjie Krog’s ‘last’ genre-busting masterpiece

By Marianne Thamm

Much ado about McAdoo — David Kramer brings forgotten theatrical hero back to life

South Africa

Much ado about McAdoo — David Kramer brings forgotten theatrical hero back to life

By Keith Bain

The duchess and the Afrikaner tramps

South Africa

The duchess and the Afrikaner tramps

By Thérèse Fensham

Letter from KZN – Churchill, the Boers and my quick-thinking maternal ancestor

South Africa

Letter from KZN – Churchill, the Boers and my quick-thinking maternal ancestor

By Glen Retief

The curious case of the absent dead Englishman

Magazine

The curious case of the absent dead Englishman

By Peter Slingsby and Don Pinnock

Rock of ages: Wartime graffiti reveals the tragic story of outlaw Boer women and children

South Africa

Rock of ages: Wartime graffiti reveals the tragic story of outlaw Boer women and children

By Shaun Smillie