Paarl Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army. It formed part of the South African Army Infantry Formation as well as the South...

The Commando System was a mostly voluntary, part-time force of the South African Army, but in their role as local militia the units were often deployed...

Beaufort Commando Part of Natal Command in late 1970s. Originally named Empangeni/Richards Bay Commando. The unit was renamed Insele Commando on March 2...

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"Society of True Afrikaners") was formed on 14 August 1875 in the town of Paarl by a group of Afrikaans speakers from the current Western Cape region. From...

and was editor of "Di Patriot". As a representative of the Patriots of Paarl, he was in Pretoria to conduct a meeting with her father. They were married...

was born in 1861 the fourth son of Adriaan Smuts (Paardenberg, Agter-Paarl, Paarl, Cape Colony, 6 October 1822 – Klipbank, Ermelo, Transvaal, 7 June 1911)...

Templeton Ntantala as his deputy. Members of Poqo targeted the town of Paarl in the Western Cape on 22 November 1962, when a crowd of over 200 people...

of the best vineyards lying in valleys around Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Paarl and Barrydale. South Africa's most popular sports are association football...

reiterated British control of the Transvaal. In October 1880, a newspaper from Paarl in the Cape Colony reported: "Passive resistance is now becoming futile"...

prominent role in the forging of the South African Republic, leading its commandos and resolving disputes between the rival Boer leaders and factions. In...

politician. 2 May – Jan Stephanus de Villiers, composer and organist, dies in Paarl. 1 May – Free State – Bloemfontein to Sannaspos, 21 miles 41 chains (34...

the two deacons of the first church council elected in the commissioned commandos. Renowned for his ability of boosting the morale of members of the Great...

Mandela was released on 11 February 1990 from Victor Verster Prison in Paarl near Cape Town. On 21 March 1990 South West Africa became independent as...

Town environs Cape Town CBD Clanwilliam George Knysna Montagu Mossel Bay Paarl Robertson Simonstown Stellenbosch Swellendam Table Mountain Tulbagh Worcester...

Dirk Hendrik Dietz Roux (Paarl, 1821 - Paarl, 1895) and Francina Johanna Roux (from the Danish Wiid family, Hopetown, 1841 - Paarl, 1921). He studied at...

South African Tank Corps in the North Africa Campaign (1941–42). Moved to Paarl in 1948, and converted to armour in 1949. Reverted to infantry in 1960....

Overberg Garden Route Little Karoo Great Karoo Cities and major towns Cape Town George Mossel Bay Oudtshoorn Paarl Stellenbosch Wellington Worcester...

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as the inauguration of the Taalmonument (Afrikaans language monument) in Paarl on 10 October 1975. The first “President's Verkenners” received their badges...

Town environs Cape Town CBD Clanwilliam George Knysna Montagu Mossel Bay Paarl Robertson Simonstown Stellenbosch Swellendam Table Mountain Tulbagh Worcester...

CATA and CODETA for control over the B97 taxi route between Bellville and Paarl resulting in the 2021 Cape Town taxi conflict. At least seven taxi drivers...

German father. Wilhelm Friedrich Ratte was born on 14 February 1948 in Paarl, a town located 60 kilometers east of Cape Town, to a South African mother...

Town environs Cape Town CBD Clanwilliam George Knysna Montagu Mossel Bay Paarl Robertson Simonstown Stellenbosch Swellendam Table Mountain Tulbagh Worcester...

college at Burgersdorp before becoming a military chaplain with the Boer Commandos during the Second Boer War. After the war, he studied at the Free University...

consisted only of present-day Cape Town with its surrounding areas such as Paarl, Stellenbosch and Franschhoek. However, from the 18th century until the...

the flourishing vineyards compared favourably with the Stellenbosch and Paarl valleys. Much of the crop was dried for raisins, and this continued to be...

Jan's main ideological opponent was the eloquent but erratic predicant at Paarl, the Rev Stephanus Jacobus du Toit, who in 1875 had founded a political...

his wife of French Huguenot descent had 11 children.[citation needed] Commando during First, Second and Third Xhosa wars.[citation needed] When the British...

Jeppestown South Johannesburg Johannesburg South Joubert Park Judith's Paarl Kenilworth Kensington Kibler Park Klipriviersberg Klipriviersberg Estate...