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Profits, harvests or public revenue? Divergent interests and guano fertiliser struggles in the Cape Colony; c. 1872–1910
(Historical Association of South Africa, 2015-11)During the first 50 years of its existence, the Cape guano trade was controlled by entrepreneurs who were profit and export orientated. They used their control over certain offshore islands through long-term exploitation ... -
The Helpmekaar : rescuing the “volk” through reading, writing and rithmetic, c. 1916–c 1965
(Historical Association of South Africa, 2015-11)This article looks at the establishment and shifting role of the Helpmekaar Society of the Cape Province as welfare catalyst, set up in the aftermath of the Rebellion of 1914-15. Driven by Afrikaner ethnic nationalist ...
