Kunyange zvazvo Britain yakatenga koloni iyi, uye vanhu vayo vazhinji veAfrikaner (kana Boer) muna 1806, mushure mekunge vaitora muna 1795 kudzivirira kuwira mumaoko eFrance panguva yeFlanders Campaign. Kutama kweBritain kwakatanga kusimuka mushure ma1820, uye kwakasundira zviuru zveBoers, vakatsamwira kutonga kweBritish, kuchamhembe kuti vawane nyika dzavo dzakazvimiririra, panguva yeGreat Trek yekupedzisira kwema1830 uye kutanga kwema1840. Muchiitiko ichi maVoortrekkers vakarwisana kakawanda neBritish, avo vaive nehutongi hwavo hwekutonga muSouth Africa nekutonga kumatunhu akasiyana siyana muEast Indies. Hurumende yeBritain yakatanga kuzivikanwa zviri pamutemo neBritish muna 1882 (1885-1885) uye yakavhura hurongwa hwezvematongerwo enyika pasi pemamiriyoni maviri emamiriyoni emadhoraundi (1884-1897); asi zvakakurumidza kuzivikanwa pasi pechirongwa cheBritish muna 1882 (1879-1888); Mutongi weFrance akavhura chibvumirano neBritish pamusoro penzira yeSouth Africa ye
1880s uye 1890s