Colonial South Africa and The Boere Republics
Brothers Johan and Wilhelm Pretorius, who stand accused of treason against the South African government, have admitted to playing a role in a series of 2002 terrorist bombing attacks but did so only as part of a legitimate Boer freedom struggle.
Wilhelm, a theologian, and brother Johan, a medical doctor, admitted in court that they were ranked soldiers in the civilian force of the “Suid-Afrikaanse Boererepubliek” (SABR). Part of their membership included the making of bombs that were later used in attacks on a bridge, railways, Grand Central Airport, a Buddhist temple and a Muslim mosque back in 2002. One person died as a result of these bombings.
The brothers’ admissions implicated fellow accused Tom Vorster, who they say was in command of the SABR civilian force and ordered them to make the bombs. A total of 21 people stand accused in the Boeremag trial, which has been running for the last 6 years and has cost the South African government an estimated US$18 million.
Wilhelm said he was never formally sworn in as a member of the SABR. He said Vorster commanded him to write the “blue letters“, which declared war on the South African government and independence for the Boere Republics. He handed to his commander.
Johan was formally sworn in by Vorster as a One Castle Commandant in the medics’ corps. His role was to provide medical support during the “Night of the Long Knives,” where they believed a black-versus-white race war was about to break out in South Africa. He gave a truck and ambulance to the SABR.
The ultimate goal of the SABR was to reclaim the Boere Republics, which were integrated into the Union of South Africa by the conquering British after the Second Boer War ended in 1902.
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The wrong flags are used in this map. The flag used for the Boer Republics on this map was the proposed flag of a purported short lived Boer Republic in or near Zululand. [ Aside from the more notable Vryheid Republic. ] The flag of the ZAR / Transvaal Republic was a four coloured [ Vierkleur ] flag with a green vertical band at the hoist & three horizontal bands of red [ top ] / white [middle ] / & blue [ bottom ]. The Orange Free State Republic / OVS flag was also a four colured [ Vierkleur ] flag with the red / white & blue horizontal tri colour in the canton [ which was a flag design used at the first Boer Republics of Swellendam & Graaff-Reinet in 1795. ] with seven alternating stripes of white & orange starting with the white: four horizontal white stripes & three horizontal orange stripes. The white stripes start on the top & end on the bottom. Furthermore: the Boers are not reclaiming all of the historical Boer Republics but mainly the ZAR / Transvaal Republic / the OVS / Orange Free State Republic / & the Vryheid Republic. Furthermore: there is something strange about this whole story as the Boers do not even have to declare war on the government because if they were to form an alliance with the Zulus / Tswanas & Griquas [ who ALSO want their countries back ] & petitioned the international bodies in significant numbers: the inertia towards independence would be unstoppable. There are also past agreements like the Sand River Convention / the Orange River Convention & the Boer-Zulu treaties [ most notably the land Dinizulu granted to the Boers of northern Natal where the Vryheid Republic was established ] which can be used to reclaim the major Boer Republics which were stolen from the Boers after the second Anglo-Boer War.