Vryheid (Zulu: eFilidi/iFilidi/Abaqulusi) is a coal mining and cattle ranching town in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Vryheid is the Afrikaans word for "freedom", while its original name of Abaqulusi reflects the abaQulusi clan based in the...
The Nieuwe Republiek ("New Republic") was a small Boer republic which existed from 1884 to 1888 in present-day South Africa. It was recognised only by Germany and the South African Republic. Its independence was proclaimed on 16 August 1884, with...
The Dutch Reformed Church in Vryheid is the mother congregation of the Dutch Reformed Church in the KwaZulu-Natal town of Vryheid. It is a rural congregation and a large part of the farming community around Vryheid is involved here.
The Battle of Hlobane (28 March 1879) took place at Hlobane, near the modern town of Vryheid in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa during the Anglo-Zulu War.
Blood River, also known as the Ncome River (Afrikaans: Bloedrivier; Zulu: Ncome), is situated between Nquthu and Vryheid in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. This river has its sources in the hills south-east of Utrecht; leaving the highlands it is...
"Afrikaners Landgenote" or "Afrikaners Landgenoten" ([afriˈkɑːnərs ˈlant.χənuətə]) is a South African Afrikaner folk song. It is set to the tune of "Deutschlandlied" and "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser". It is a translation of Deutschlandlied, It...
Abaqulusi Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wabaQulusi) is a local municipality within Zululand District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It is named after the abaQulusi, a Zulu clan whose descendants live in the vicinities...
Robert Wentworth John Holness (12 November 1928 – 6 January 2012) was a South African radio and television presenter. He presented the British version of Blockbusters.
Vryheid was a constituency in the Natal Province of South Africa, which existed from 1910 to 1994. It covered a region of northern Natal centred on its namesake town. Throughout its existence it elected one member to the House of Assembly.
Louis Botha (locally BOOR-tə, Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈlu.i ˈbuəta]; 27 September 1862 – 27 August 1919) was a South African politician who was the first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, the forerunner of the modern South African...
