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| Title: | Swazi Resistance to Boer Penetration and Domination, 1881-1898 |
| Author: | Simelane, Hamilton Sipho |
| Year: | 1989 |
| Periodical: | Transafrican Journal of History |
| Volume: | 18 |
| Pages: | 117-146 |
| Language: | English |
| Geographic term: | Swaziland - Eswatini |
| Subjects: | anticolonialism History and Exploration Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups) Ethnic and Race Relations |
| External link: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/24328708 |
| Abstract: | The period from 1880 to 1898 shows numerous instances of Swazi resistance to Boer threats to their independence, and the much publicized Swazi collaboration may not be as prominent as presently suggested. Throughout this period, the Swazi leadership engaged itself in strenuous diplomatic manoeuvres to frustrate Boer production. Swazi resistance was characterized by attempts to play the Boers off against the British and to neutralize the European menace through incorporation of Europeans into Swazi society. These two strategies failed to completely eliminate the Boer threat, but at the same time they postponed the loss of Swazi independence. Between 1890 and 1894 the Swazi could not hold their own against the tide of imperialism. The coexistence of British and Boer imperialism during this period nullified every attempt by the Swazi to safeguard their independence, and in 1895 the South African Republic assumed the administration of Swaziland. The Swazi, however, continued to oppose Boer domination. The reign of King Bhunu was characterized by more militant protests against Boer domination. Bhunu was in fact the symbol of Swazi resistance and he was the last militant Swazi king. Notes, ref. |
