Black Power And The Fall Of The Kaiserreich

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While the guns famously went silent along the Western Front on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, ending the First World War in Europe, the war in Africa continued.

It was only two weeks later, on November 24, 1918 that the last German army in the field, the undefeated East African forces of General Lettow-Vorbeck finally surrendered to the British at Mbala in modern-day Zambia.

On Wednesday, the University of Botswana (UB) and the Botswana Society will mark the centenary of the end of the conflict by hosting an illustrated power-point presentation by Dr Jeff Ramsay on ‘Black Power and the fall of the Kaiserreich’.

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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