This is Part 3 of our visit to Pilanesberg Game reserve. This last post is just photos of the wonderful animals that we have here
Day 14: Why I love South Africa: Pilanesberg Part 2
Welcome to part 2. In my previous post I related how we arrived at Pilanesberg and about a close encounter with an elephant. So after
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Day 13: Why I love South Africa: So many places to visit: Pilanesberg
In 2014 my sister, Karin, brother, Hawie, sister in law, Lindsay and I went to Pilanesberg Game Reserve. It is close to Sun City in
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The Martini-Henry rifle
The Martini-Henry rifle Mk.II has a single shot hinged-block action.The stock is of a two-piece design with the secured by means of a threaded longitudinal
People of the siege of Mafikeng (2)
Baden Powell got his fame from two totally differently accomplishments. While he were serving in the British Army during the Boer War (1899-1902), he led
Money and stamps during the Siege of Mafikeng
Surely the normal monetary and postal system of the time existed during these time. But to understand why it was changed is closely knit with
Major battles during the siege of Mafikeng.
Apart from the daily skirmishes of which can be read in the day to day reports from the diaries there were a few major battles.
Mafikeng in 1999.
Pictures of Mafikeng as it looked in 1999
Siege of Mafikeng
Baden-Powell‘s leave here or starve here policy. The month of January were a bad month for the Garrison, the food were running low. At the
People of the Siege of Mafikeng (3)
Abaham Stafleu was born on 26 November 1870 an Leiden, Holland. Trained as a teacher and marries Christina Noest on 24 November 1894.Comes to ZAR