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Or follow the link in the episode description. On the 3rd of January, 1896, German monarch monarch Kaiser Wilhelm II sent a telegram to Paul Krueger

president of the Transval Republic.

Krueger's forces had just successfully repelled and attacked launched by 500 British colonists under the

commands of Leander Star Jamerson. Jameson.

Muse of the telegram caused alarm in England where preparations began for what seemed like an inevitable conflict with the Dutch South Africans, known as the Bause. But it also put Germany and Wilhelm on the map as potential adversaries of the powerful British Empire.

What followed was a bloody conflict that set in motion the events that would lead to the creation of the Republic of South Africa and the instigation of

apartheid.

Yesterday evening I met with Mr Mandela in Peta.

During the meeting Mr Mandela was informed of the government's decision regarding his release

further a field the conflict would have echoes in Ireland with the independence movement, the clash between

Britain and Germany and World War I, the concentration camps of World War II, and ultimately the end of colonialism in Africa.

The growth of national consciousness in Africa is a political fact that we must accept it as such.

In this episode, I examine the Second Bull War and speak with South African historian Desmond Latham whose projects include the Anglo-Bor-Wor-Wor podcast

who speak about the war, its causes and its lasting legacy. On the 25th of March, 1647, the Dutch ship, the New Harlem, crashed just off the coast of South Africa.

Half of the crew made their way back to the Netherlands on other vessels. But 62 men were left behind.

They were forced to fend for themselves in unfamiliar territory with just the provisions they were able to salvage from the stricken vessel.

Remarkably, the men thrive thanks to an abundant supply of fresh water, fertile soil,

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