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Chocolate bar given to troops during the Boer War is found untouched

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Chocolate bar given to troops during the Boer War is found untouched in a helmet case 121 years later A 121-year-old tin of uneaten chocolate was found in a Boer War helmet case The helmet case had belonged to Sir Henry Edward Paston-Bedingfeld  The three-year Second Boer War, or South African War, began in 1899  By Daily … Read more

‘Boer Lives Matter’ farmers storm South African court holding two men accused of murdering farmer

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Farmers with ‘Boer Lives Matter’ banners have stormed a South African court and fired shots as they tried to force their way into cells holding two murder suspects. Thousands of protesters thronged outside the Senekal Magistrate’s Court in the Free State today as Sekwetje Isaiah Mahlamba, 32, and Sekola Piet Matlaletsa, 44, appeared before a judge. The … Read more