Nieuwe Republiek Museum
113 Landdrost Straat, Vryheid, 3100

The Nieuwe Republiek (1884 – 1888) was one of 16 independent republics that came into being in South Africa before … Read More

Vryheid

Vryheid is a coal mining and cattle ranching town in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Vryheid is the Afrikaans word for … Read More

RE Stevenson Museum
Stevenson Museum, Colenso, KwaZulu Natal

The building housing the museum is the Toll House which was erected in 1879 in the town of Colenso. The … Read More

Hlobane Battlefield
Hlobane Battlefield, Vryheid Area, KwaZulu-Natal

409 | 28 March 1879 In the early hours of 28 March 1879 two British columns mounted an attack on … Read More

Khambula Battlefield
Kambula Battlefield, Vryheid Area, KwaZulu Natal

410 | 29 March 1879 On the29 March 1879 some 22 000 Zulu warriors attacked the fortified British position at … Read More

Petrus Lafras Uys Memorial
Petrus Lafras Uys Memorial, Kerk Straat, Utrecht, KwaZulu-Natal

415 | Petrus Lafras Uys was one of the original settlers in this area in 1847. He was the first … Read More

Fort Amiel Museum
Fort Amiel, 4 Fort Street, Amiel Park, Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal

506 | Fort Amiel was opened as the Cultural History Museum of Newcastle in 1990 at the restored British military … Read More

Ladysmith Siege Museum
151 Murchison Street, Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal

703 | Acclaimed as one of the best Anglo Boer War museums in South Africa, its displays on the famous … Read More

Platrand
Platrand, Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal

705 | “The Platrand is a long hill on the south side of the town. It was a critical section … Read More

Armoured Train Incident
Armoured Train Incident - Churchill Capture Site, Frere Area, KwaZulu-Natal

706 | On the 15th November 1899 Winston Churchill, a war correspondent for the Morning Post persuaded his friend Capt … Read More