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    alternatively known as Mafeking (/ˈmæfəkɪŋ/, US also /ˈmɑːf-/), is the capital city of the North West province of South Africa. Close to South Africa's border with...
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    The siege of Mafeking was a 217-day siege battle for the town of Mafeking (now called Mahikeng) in South Africa during the Second Boer War from October...
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    civilians in the cities of Mafeking, Ladysmith, and Kimberley as food began to grow scarce after a few weeks. In Mafeking, Sol Plaatje wrote, "I saw horseflesh...
    199 KB (23,800 words) - 01:08, 28 August 2024
  • Mafeking or Mahikeng is the capital of the North West province of South Africa. Mafeking may also refer to: Mafeking, Victoria, a locality near Willaura...
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    Natal and the Cape Colony, besieging the British garrisons of Ladysmith, Mafeking and Kimberley. The Boers then won a series of tactical victories against...
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    The Union of South Africa (Dutch: Unie van Zuid-Afrika; Afrikaans: Unie van Suid-Afrika; pronunciation) was the historical predecessor to the present-day...
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  • In South Africa, vehicle registration plates, known as number plates, are issued by the Department of Transport in each of its provinces. Each province...
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    Wepener, Orange Free State. DEFENCE OF MAFEKING (13 October 1899 – 17 May 1900). Awarded to the garrison of Mafeking, Cape of Good Hope, during the siege...
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  • Coligny Delareyville Ganyesa Groot Marico Itsoseng Lichtenburg Mareetsane Mafeking (Mahikeng) Mmabatho Ottosdal Ottoshoop Sannieshof Welbedacht (Lehurutshe)...
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  • Silas Molema (category 20th-century South African physicians)
    1965) was a South African doctor, politician, activist, and historian. Silas Modiri Molema was born around 1891 in Mafeking, South Africa. His father...
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    The Mafeking Cadet Corps was a group of boy cadets formed by Lord Edward Cecil shortly before the 217 day Siege of Mafeking in South Africa during the...
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    transport in South Africa is an important element of the country's transport infrastructure. All major cities are connected by rail, and South Africa's railway...
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    visitor spot set to be popular this summer". Chronicle Live. "Park Mafeking South Africa 1899-1902 Station Bank: Memorial Details". North East War Memorials...
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    awarded the VC had they survived. In a partial reversal of policy for the South African War 1899–1902, the next of kin of three of the soldiers were sent medals...
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    India and Africa. In 1899, during the Second Boer War in South Africa, Baden-Powell successfully defended the town in the Siege of Mafeking. Several of...
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    In 1899 he volunteered to serve as a Special Service Officer at Mafeking, South Africa and was given the duty of training a squadron of the Protectorate...
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  • The military history of South Africa chronicles a vast time period and complex events from the dawn of history until the present time. It covers civil...
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  • Montshiwa advises his people not to assist the British during the siege of Mafeking. 19–24 – Boer forces under the command of Louis Botha defeat the British...
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    including the installation of off and on road cycle routes. "Park Mafeking South Africa 1899-1902 Station Bank: Memorial Details". newmp.org.uk. Retrieved...
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    opened in 1905. From 1907 Assistant Engineer Rhodesia Railways, Mafeking, South Africa. Mauseth also worked as a surveyor for George Pauling, the main...
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