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	Encyclopedia: South African Republic
		The South African Republic (Dutch: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, or ZAR), often informally known as the Transvaal Republic, was an independent country in southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century.
		It is not to be confused with the present-day Republic of South Africa; rather, it occupied the area later known as the South African province of Transvaal.
		South Africa is a middle-income, developing country with an abundant supply of resources, well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors, a stock exchange that ranks among the 10 largest in the world, and a modern infrastructure supporting an efficient distribution of goods to major urban centers throughout the region.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/South-African-Republic (804 words)

	South Africa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		South Africa is often referred to as The Rainbow Nation - a term coined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and later elaborated upon by then-President Nelson Mandela as a metaphor to describe the country's newly-developing multicultural diversity in the wake of separatist Apartheidist ideology.
		South Africa's most prevalent biome is grassland, particularly on the Highveld, where the plant cover is dominated by different grasses, low shrubs, and acacia trees, mainly camel-thorn and whitethorn.
		South Africa is a middle-income country with an abundant supply of resources, well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors, a stock exchange (the JSE Securities Exchange), that ranks among the 10 largest in the world, and a modern infrastructure supporting an efficient distribution of goods to major urban centres throughout the region.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Africa (6019 words)

	South African Republic -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		South Africa is bordered by Namibia to the northwest, by Botswana and Zimbabwe to the north, and by Mozambique and Swaziland to the northeast and east.
		It is bordered on the north by Algeria and Libya, on the east by Chad, on the south by Nigeria, on the southwest by Benin and Burkina Faso, and on the west by Mali.
		It bordered the Indian Ocean on the southeast and the Republic of South Africa on the southwest, northwest, and northeast.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9068831 (874 words)

	South Africa - British Imperialism and the Afrikaners
		British pressures on the Dutch-speaking population of the South African Republic became intense in the aftermath of industrialization.
		In 1877, fearing a collapse of the South African Republic in the face of defeat by a Pedi army, the British had formally annexed the Boer state, as the Transvaal.
		The South African War (1899-1902), fought by the British to establish their hegemony in South Africa and by the Afrikaners to defend their autonomy, lasted three years and caused enormous suffering.
	countrystudies.us /south-africa/16.htm (1818 words)

	Armoria - Union/Republic of South Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		South Africans, like other subjects of the British Crown, were recipients of royal honours in the form of knighthoods, baronetcies and lesser awards, and in a single instance a barony.
		South Africa was thanked for its wartime contribution with an official visit in 1947 by the Head of State, King George VI, together with the Queen and their daughters the Princess Elizabeth (who was to become Queen in 1952) and the Princess Margaret.
		Black South Africans were not brought into this reckoning, because in terms of apartheid policy they exercised their democracy through the the “independent” homeland states of Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Ciskei and Venda, as well as the six non-independent homeland states.
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	A short history of South Africa
		South Africa becomes a parliamentary state, but the suffrage is limited to whites.
		Since 1948 South Africa is ruled by the NP and Apartheid, the complete segregation between whites and fls, becomes the official policy of the state.
		In In 1976/1988 South Africa establishes the so-called independent republics of Transkei, Ciskei, Bophutatswana and Venda.
	www.electionworld.org /history/southafrica.htm (759 words)

	SOUTH AFRICA
		To the south, are the hilly, gracious and large suburbs of Waterkloof Ridge and Waterkloof Glen.
		To the south of the city, and heading towards Johannesburg is Centurion, of note primarily for the Voortrekker Monument and its attractive parks.
		The republic, which was to be known as the Transvaal State, was given its independence subject to British suzerainty; that is, its foreign relations and its policy concerning fl people in the state had to be approved by the British authorities.
	mandyfehr8.tripod.com /southafrica (5679 words)

	South African Historical Events
		African ex-miners and farm laborers were also concentrated in camps, and drawn into labor tasks by the British Army.
		South African Yearbook, University of the Western Cape Institute for Historical Research, Bellville Senior Associate Researcher: Dr Timothy Keegan, Project leader: Professor Henry C Jatti Bredekamp .
		South Africa was a very attractive place in the late 1800s, due to the findings of diamonds in the Transvaal and gold in the Witswatersrand fields ("Boer" 949).
	www.eou.edu /~nknowles/fall2000/sahe.html (1959 words)

	AllRefer.com - Transvaal : History (South African Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		In 1857 the South African Republic was inaugurated in the SW Transvaal but claimed sovereignty over the whole territory.
		The Transvaal, led by Jan Christiaan Smuts and Louis Botha, was granted self-government in 1907 and in 1910 became a founding province of the Union of South Africa.
		In 1961, the Transvaal became a province of the Republic of South Africa.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/T/Transvaa-history.html (523 words)

	South African War. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In 1895 the Jameson raid (see Jameson, Sir Leander Starr), which Transvaalers considered an officially sponsored plot to seize their country, aggravated the situation, and in 1896 the Transvaal and the Orange Free State (see Free State) formed a military alliance to protect their independence.
		The British, after the appointment (1897) of Sir Alfred Milner as high commissioner for their South African territories, determined upon a showdown in defense of what they considered their commercial rights.
		Roberts, believing the war to be over, left South Africa and delegated the mopping up to Kitchener.
	www.bartleby.com /65/st/SthAfrW.html (771 words)

	Transvaal (South Africa)
		This flag was registered with the South African Bureau of Heraldry as the flag of the South African Republic for the Office of the Prime Minister together with the flag of the Republic of Orange Free State on 30 April 1983 (application 8 January 1982, amendment 5 March 1982).
		It might be because the independent Boer republics were trying to capitalise on their Dutch connections in the hope of getting support from there and elsewhere in Europe against the British.
		This is the war flag of the former South African Republic (Transvaal), used during the Boer War.
	www.fotw.net /flags/za-trans.html (710 words)

	The Constitutional Development of the South African republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		However, with the republic being achieved, many recognized that this division was now defunct, as the republic would not easily be reversed.
		They rejected the newly formed republic as it did not include all the people of South Africa, and also because the majority of the people had had no say in the formation of the republic.
		Thus, while the formation of the republic brought about greater unity between English and Afrikaans speakers, it caused a greater divide between those that supported apartheid and those that were against it.
	www.sahistory.org.za /pages/classroom/pages/projects/grade12/lesson5/unit4-reactions.htm (1061 words)

	South African Military History Society - Journal- ZULULAND AND THE ANGLO-BOER WAR (1899-1902)
		Further south the prominent Zulu Chief Zibhebhu, fearing that Cmdt Ferreira intended to attack him as well, sent a large number of his cattle east to Chief Mavuso at St Lucia for safekeeping.(9) Throughout December 1899 there was a good deal of intimidation along the border between the South African Republic and Zululand.
		Van den Berg announced that the districts had been annexed by the South African Republic; that the chiefs were to exercise the same authority as before; that the Zulu policemen should return to perform their normal duties and all claims should be presented to him.
		The inhabitants and the Zululand administration became involved to a greater and lesser degree according to the ebb and flow of events in the border districts of the South African Republic and Natal and Zululand.
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	Anglo Boer War Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The existence of the two Boer republics namely the South African Republic (Transvaal) and the Orange Free State therefor was a stumbling block.
		His diplomatic strategy from 1896 therefore was directed at the strengthening of the loyalty and political cohesion of the English-speaking South Africans and channelling Uitlander discontent and opposition to Kruger's government.
		The government of the South African Republic, wishing to seize the military initiative, issued an ultimatum to Britain on 9 October 1899 calling for the removal of all imperial troops from the republic's borders within forty-eight hours with the alternative of formal war.
	www.anglo-boer.co.za /causes.html (726 words)

	MSN Encarta - Boer War
		This resulted in the Afrikaner migration called the Great Trek (1835-1843?) and the consequent establishment of the Afrikaner republics: Natal, Orange Free State, and the South African Republic.
		Direct negotiations to solve the South African problem proved unfruitful, and hostility between the Afrikaners and the Uitlanders continued unabated.
		The president of the South African Republic, Paul Kruger, was unyielding in his opposition to the Uitlanders.
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	South African War on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		SOUTH AFRICAN WAR [South African War] or Boer War, 1899-1902, war of the South African Republic (Transvaal) and the Orange Free State against Great Britain.
		The African Union mediator in the Darfur conflictby residents upon arriving in Nyala in South Darfur region, 01 September 2005.
		The geopolitical role of the South African Navy in the South African sphere of influence after the Second World War *.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/SthAfrW_Background.asp (1640 words)

	High Commissioner for South Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The High Commissioner was usually Governor of the Cape, but during the South African War Lord Milner resigned as Governor in Cape Town and was instead Governor of the Orange River Colony and Transvaal Colony, while still retaining the office of High Commissioner.
		During and after the South African War, the High Commissionership was separated from the Governorship of the Cape when High Commissioner Sir Alfred Milner resigned as Cape Governor in 1901 while retaining the Governorship of the Orange River and Transvaal Colonies.
		Following South Africa’s readmission to the Commonwealth in 1994, the ambassadorship was raised to High Commission level, and South Africa’s ambassadors in Commonwealth countries likewise became High Commissioners.
	fotw.vexillum.com /flags/za-hcomm.html (1442 words)

	South African War
		South African War: Background - Background Beginning with the acquisition in 1814 of the Cape of Good Hope, Great Britain gradually...
		South African War: The War - The War The British, after the appointment (1897) of Sir Alfred Milner as high commissioner for...
		South African War: The War's Aftermath - The War's Aftermath The Boers accepted British sovereignty in exchange for a promise of responsible...
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	South African Coins
		South Africa's apartheid policy became notorious, but by 1994, Nelson Mandela became president following the first free election for all people of all colours, and South Africa was re-admitted shortly afterwards to the Commonwealth of Nations.
		South Africa's first coinage was issued in 1892 as the Zuid Afrikaansche Republik or South African Republic.
		On the formation of the Republic in 1961, a new decimal coinage was adopted with 100 cents equal to 1 rand.
	www.24carat.co.uk /southafrica.html (419 words)

	African Studies Center \| South Africa Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		To serve the South African forestry industry by undertaking relevant, timeous research that has the objective of supplying the commercial timer producers with the information required to optimise the beneficial use of forestry resources in South Africa.
		The aim of this site is to provide South African citizens with the information they require to enable them to participate in the law-making and other processes of Parliament.
		The Southern African Migration Project is a three-year, multi-faceted research programme designed to facilitate the formulation and implementation of new policy initiatives on cross-border population migration in the region and to promote public awareness on the role, status and contribution of foreign immigrants of African origin in South Africa.
	www.africa.upenn.edu /Country_Specific/S_Africa.html (777 words)

	South Africa's official gateway - investment, travel, country information - SouthAfrica.info
		"South Africa has entered its Age of Hope," President Thabo Mbeki said in his State of the Nation address to Parliament, pointing to a number of opinion polls that show South Africans are increasingly optimistic about the country's future.
		Two-thirds of South Africans believe that the country is going in the right direction, and 80% are satisfied with the job that President Thabo Mbeki is doing, according to market research firm Markinor's Government Performance Barometer survey.
		Fixed investment activity in South Africa has accelerated sharply over the past three years, and there is growing optimism that the current investment boom will be sustained over the longer term, according to Nedbank's latest report on capital expenditure in the country.
	www.safrica.info (463 words)

	South African Time Line (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Boer republics north of Vaal unite as South African Republic with Pretoria as the capital.
		South African Forces capture Monte Sole and Monte Caprara, which were barring entering into Bologna.
		Announcement made that as from the beginning of the war until 05 March 1945, more than 1500 South African soldiers were decorated, 2386 were mentioned in despatches and 330 were commended.
	www.rupert.net /~lkool/TimeLine.html (2716 words)

	Socialist congress of youth \| XXVIth IUSY Congress (South-African Republic)
		All IUSY full members were invited to Africa (6 deligates, 4 consultative & observer members, & 2 deligates from invited organizations, among these the SCY).
		At the moment this committees devided into 5 parts: african, azian, american, european & midleterrium; besides this there were 4 working groups: of the feministic movement, of the sexual minorities problems, of the students problems & of the protecting human rights & rights of workers.
		As a result of Congress reformaton, last group was renamed to working group of the globalization problems.
	www.skm.kiev.ua /eng/international/3e2530be3e53e (271 words)

	Welcome to South Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		South Africa ranks among the top 10 travel destinations in the world.
		To pre-register for the domestic Fundi course that is being developed for the South African trade selling domestic travel please click here.
		Renowned as one of the world’s most important water events it is difficult to imagine that it started as an alternative event that came as a result of petrol restrictions in South Africa in 1973.
	www.southafrica.net (609 words)

	South Africa, South African Republic, South Australia, South-West Africa, Space & Spain Stamps, Philately & ...
		December 22 1978 South Africa 9-c protea definitive in cylinder block of 6 MNH.
		Circa 1976 printing of South West Africa 4-c definitive in 2 cylinder blocks (A and B) panes of 6 MNH.
		Circa 1/1978 printing of South West Africa 5-c definitive in 2 cylinder blocks (A and B panes) of 6 MNH.
	www.lotsofcards.com /LotsOfStamps/SouthAfrica-StainedGlass.htm (1482 words)

	South African High Commission :: Home Page ::
		The South African High Commission accepts no responsibility whatsoever for the accuracy of such information, data or materials and therefore makes no representation concerning its completeness, truth, accuracy or its suitability for any particular purpose.
		South African High Commissioner, Her Excellency Ms Lindiwe Mabuza welcomes you to our web site which gives information on services from South Africa House and links to the latest news and events on South Africa from the UK.
		The South African Police Service is the principal Law Enforcement Agency in South Africa.
	www.southafricahouse.com (364 words)

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