Nongqai Album 2/2026

Nongqai Album 2/2026 Nongqai Photo Album: February 2026 Compiled by Hennie Heymans Anglo Boer War 1899 Anglo Boer War, British Soldiers in Durban harbour (R van Wyk) Elderly Boers and Boer children in British Concentration Camp overseas. A Boer Flatbed railway car...

Natal Colony: Pionier African (Zulu) Policemen

Natal Colony: Pionier African (Zulu) Policemen Abstract (English) This photo-article examines the pioneering role of Black policemen in the Durban Borough Police, Pietermaritzburg Borough Police, and the Natal Mounted Police. Recruited largely from strong Zulu men,...

Historic photo dated 1884 taken of Officers attached to the Natal Mounted Police

Historic photo dated 1884 taken of Officers attached to the Natal Mounted Police 1884 OFFICERS NATAL MOUNTED POLICE Colouring by Jennifer Bosch Around this time, Durban became a thronging hub, and Pietermaritzburg, the terminus of the Natal railway at the time, served...

1879: NATAL MOUNTED POLICE: RORKE’S DRIFT & ISANDHLWANA

1879: NATAL MOUNTED POLICE: RORKE’S DRIFT & ISANDHLWANA Abstract: Colonial Forces at Rorke’s Drift and Isandhlwana (1879) (English Edition) The Natal Mounted Police (NMP), established in 1874 as a semi-military colonial force under Major John Dartnell, played a...