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WE have not long passed the birthday of John Buchan and are approaching that brisk but barren season of the year where he loved to test the heroes…

Perhaps, one day, we will realise that, instead of a rainbow, our country is a quilt and instead of following one big hero, we will have a lot of small people working together, striving together to make Mzansi work, writes Joe Kitchen.

Two Indians engaged in the Second Boer War (1899-1902) in South Africa, which is known in history books as the dirty war, were to leave behind their imprint on their mother countrys history.Their paths may not have crossed in the course of ...

The other was young Pingali Venkayya, a British Indian Army soldier despatched to South Africa to fight in the war. It was in South Africa that the young man was struck by the sense of nationhood the Union Jack inspired among British soldiers. He may have been young, but he recognised the ceremonial importance and binding power of a national flag.

Training trenches dug by Lovat Scouts preparing to head to the First World War battlefield have been given special heritage protection.

Six British troopers and a veteran have been arrested on suspicion of money-lending, money-laundering and conspiracy to produce medication, the Ministry of

Six serving soldiers in the Irish Guards and a veteran Coldstream Guardsman were detained in the "planned operation" by the Royal Military Police.

Orania has its own calendar for public holidays, independent from the rest of SA. This week, they've got DOUBLE cause for celebration.

The Mauser C96 wowed the people during its time. While no longer impressive by today's standards, it is still worthy of admiration.

Commandos are prevalent in every major special operations force today, but the term “commando” traces back to South Africa’s Boer Wars.