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Siener van Rensburg: Unveiling the Enigma of the South African Prophet
Are you intrigued by South African history and the enigmatic figures who shaped its narrative? Then prepare to delve into the fascinating, and often controversial, life of Siener van Rensburg. This post will explore the life, prophecies, and enduring legacy of this celebrated, and sometimes vilified, South African seer, providing a comprehensive overview that goes beyond the simplistic narratives often presented. We will examine his prophecies, their interpretations, and their impact on South African history, separating fact from legend to present a balanced and insightful perspective on this captivating historical figure.
Who Was Siener van Rensburg?
Siener van Rensburg (meaning "Seer van Rensburg" in Afrikaans), born Jacobus Johannes van Rensburg in 1842, was a Voortrekker farmer and purported prophet who lived in the Free State region of South Africa. He gained notoriety for his alleged prophetic visions, which often dealt with South Africa's future, including its involvement in the Boer Wars and the broader political landscape. While his prophecies remain a source of intense debate, his impact on South African folklore and even political discourse is undeniable. Understanding his life requires exploring both the verifiable facts of his existence and the often-mythologized accounts surrounding his visions.
The Prophecies of Siener van Rensburg: Fact vs. Fiction
Many accounts of Siener van Rensburg's prophecies have been passed down through oral tradition, making verification challenging. However, some written records exist, though their authenticity is sometimes contested. His purported visions covered a broad range of topics:
The Boer Wars: He is said to have foreseen the outcome of various battles, the involvement of foreign powers, and the eventual defeat of the Boer Republics. Whether these predictions were accurate or simply interpreted after the fact to fit the events remains a point of considerable discussion.
The Rise and Fall of Nations: Some of his prophecies refer to broader global events, hinting at the future of nations and global conflicts. The allegorical nature of these prophecies makes objective analysis extremely difficult.
South Africa's Future: Siener van Rensburg’s visions often focused on South Africa’s destiny, including its political and social landscapes. These prophecies continue to be debated and interpreted by various groups, each finding validation in specific aspects to suit their perspective.
#### Interpreting the Ambiguity:
The vagueness inherent in many of Siener van Rensburg’s prophecies is a significant challenge for historical analysis. The use of symbolic language and imagery makes definitive interpretations subjective and prone to bias. This inherent ambiguity allows for multiple interpretations, contributing to both his enduring popularity and enduring controversy.
The Enduring Legacy of Siener van Rensburg
Despite the difficulties in verifying his prophecies, Siener van Rensburg remains a significant figure in South African culture. His legacy is interwoven with:
Afrikaner Nationalism: His prophecies have been utilized, and sometimes misused, to bolster Afrikaner nationalist sentiments. This appropriation is a key source of controversy surrounding his legacy.
Folklore and Legend: Siener van Rensburg has become a staple of South African folklore, with numerous stories and legends embellishing his life and visions. Separating historical fact from these embellishments is a critical task for anyone attempting a serious study of his life.
Modern Interpretations: Even today, his prophecies continue to be interpreted and debated, with some finding relevance in contemporary South African events. This ongoing engagement with his work highlights the lasting impact of his alleged prophetic abilities.
Beyond the Myths: A Critical Analysis
It is crucial to approach the study of Siener van Rensburg with a critical eye. It is important to differentiate between verifiable historical facts and the often-exaggerated narratives surrounding his life and prophecies. While his influence on South African culture is undeniable, it's essential to avoid unquestioningly accepting every claim made about his prescient abilities. A balanced approach acknowledging both the historical evidence and the prevalent mythology is necessary for a thorough understanding.
Conclusion:
Siener van Rensburg’s life and prophecies continue to fascinate and intrigue. While the accuracy of his visions remains debatable, his impact on South African history and culture is undeniable. His story serves as a reminder of the power of mythmaking and the enduring influence of figures who blur the lines between fact and legend. Understanding his legacy requires critical analysis, separating factual accounts from the embellishments of folklore, allowing for a richer and more nuanced understanding of this enigmatic figure.
FAQs:
1. Where can I find original sources about Siener van Rensburg's prophecies? Original sources are scarce and often fragmented. Many accounts are based on oral tradition, making verification difficult. Academic research focusing on the Boer Wars and Afrikaner history may contain references to his work.
2. Were Siener van Rensburg's prophecies accurate? The accuracy of his prophecies is highly debated. Many interpretations are retrospective, fitting events to existing predictions rather than making verifiable forecasts.
3. What is the significance of Siener van Rensburg for Afrikaner nationalism? His prophecies have been used to support Afrikaner nationalist ideologies, though this appropriation is contentious and often selectively interprets his visions to suit a particular narrative.
4. How has Siener van Rensburg’s image been portrayed in popular culture? He has been portrayed in various books, films, and artworks, often romanticizing his life and emphasizing his prophetic abilities. These portrayals should be viewed critically, acknowledging potential biases.
5. Is there ongoing research into Siener van Rensburg's life and prophecies? While not a primary focus of mainstream historical research, his life and prophecies continue to be discussed and debated within specific academic and cultural circles, particularly those examining Afrikaner history and folklore.
| siener van rensburg: Voice of a Prophet Adriaan Snyman, 1999-01-01 |
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| siener van rensburg: Encyclopedia of Critical Whiteness Studies in Education , 2020-12-07 The Encyclopedia of Critical Whiteness Studies in Education offers readers a broad summary of the multifaceted and interdisciplinary field of critical whiteness studies, the study of white racial identities in the context of white supremacy, in education. |
| siener van rensburg: The Oera Linda Book , 1876 |
| siener van rensburg: Of Warriors, Lovers and Prophets Max du Preez, 2010-11-05 South African history will never be the same again ... Shunning the predictable, Max du Preez has put on his investigative journalist’s cap and examined our past from a fresh perspective. The result is a collection of extraordinary and mostly unknown stories, all meticulously researched and written in an engaging and lively style. Instead of regurgitating the story of Jan van Riebeeck’s arrival at the Cape, he tells the tales of a Portuguese viscount killed on a Cape beach in 1510, of the Khoikhoi chief who was kidnapped and taken to England in 1610, and of the saucy goings-on between slave women and their European settler lovers. There’s the story of King Moshoeshoe’s remarkable conduct when cannibals ate his beloved grandfather, and Shaka’s sexuality is explored via his relationship with his mother and the woman who loved him without ever touching him. Sidestepping the old clichés about the Anglo-Boer War, Du Preez recounts the story of an Afrikaner broedertwis - General Christiaan de Wet and his brother Piet, who joined the British forces and fought his own people. The reader is taken through every stage of our history, up to the story of apartheid South Africa’s nuclear bombs, and the secret dealings and intrigue during the negotiations leading up to the 1994 elections. This is South African history as you’ve never seen it before: a colourful mosaic of our rich heritage. |
| siener van rensburg: Narratives of Low Countries History and Culture Jane Fenoulhet, Lesley Gilbert, Ulrich Tiedau, 2016-11-07 This edited collection explores the ways in which our understanding of the past in Dutch history and culture can be rethought to consider not only how it forms part of the present but how it can relate also to the future. Divided into three parts – The Uses of Myth and History, The Past as Illumination of Cultural Context, and Historiography in Focus – this book seeks to demonstrate the importance of the past by investigating the transmission of culture and its transformations. It reflects on the history of historiography and looks critically at the products of the historiographic process, such as Dutch and Afrikaans literary history. The chapters cover a range of disciplines and approaches: some authors offer a broad view of a particular period, such as Jonathan Israel's contribution on myth and history in the ideological politics of the Dutch Golden Age, while others zoom in on specific genres, texts or historical moments, such as Benjamin Schmidt’s study of the doolhof, a word that today means ‘labyrinth’ but once described a 17th-century educational amusement park. This volume, enlightening and home to multiple paths of enquiry leading in different directions, is an excellent example of what a past-present doolhof might look like. |
| siener van rensburg: Dances with Devils Jacques Pauw, 2011-02-28 For more than a decade, Jacques Pauw has traversed his native continent in pursuit of warlords and drug traffickers, child soldiers and charlatans, adventure and anarchy. What he found was a rich array of personalities and a panoply of stories, ranging from the profoundly tragic to the intensely personal. Pauw’s stories range from South Africa to Rwanda, from Sierra Leone and the Sudan to Mozambique. Readers are taken behind the scenes of sensational news reports with compassion, humour and occasional cynicism and emerge in the knowledge that, even if it’s true that there is nothing new out of Africa, the writer has found fresh ways to present time-honoured tales of love, life, misery and mortality. |
| siener van rensburg: The War Diary of Johanna Brandt Johanna Brandt, 2007 |
| siener van rensburg: Kambaku! Harry Manners, 1986 Harry Manners has recorded his extraordinary experiences as a professional ivory hunter in the picturesque and romantic land of Mozambique. |
| siener van rensburg: Commando: a Boer Journal of the Boer War Deneys Reitz, 2016-10-21 Deneys Reitz was 17 when the Anglo-Boer War broke out in 1899. Reitz describes that he had no hatred of the British people, but as a South African, one had to fight for one's country. Reitz had learned to ride, shoot and swim almost as soon as he could walk, and the skills and endurance he had acquired during those years were to be made full use of during the war. He fought with different Boer Commandos, where each Commando consisted mainly of farmers on horseback, using their own horses and guns.Commando describes the tumult through the eyes of a warrior in the saddle. Reitz was fortunate to be present at nearly every one of the major battles of the war. Commando is a straightforward narrative that describes an extraordinary adventure and brings us a vivid, unforgettable picture of mobile guerrilla warfare, especially later in the war as General Smuts and men like Reitz fought on, braving heat, cold, rain, lack of food, clothing and boots, tiring horses. |
| siener van rensburg: The War for Africa Fred Bridgland, 2017-06-19 A “gripping” story of the Angolan Civil War and how it evolved into a Cold War struggle between superpowers (New York Journal of Books). Lasting over a quarter of a century, from 1975 to 2002, the Angolan Civil War began as a power struggle between two former liberation movements, the MPLA and UNITA—but became a Cold War struggle with involvement from the Soviet Union, Cuba, South Africa, and the United States. This book examines the height of the Cuban-South African fighting in Angola in 1987–88, when three thousand South African soldiers and about eight thousand UNITA guerrilla fighters fought in alliance against the Cubans and the armed forces of the Marxist MPLA government, a force of over fifty thousand men. Fred Bridgland pieced together the course of the war, fought in one of the world’s most remote and wild terrains, by interviewing the South Africans who fought it, and many of their stories are woven into the narrative. This classic account of a Cold War struggle and its momentous consequences for the participants and the continent now includes a new preface and epilogue. “Highlights just how much political and social considerations dictate the outcome of war . . . A highly detailed work of military history, The War for Africa can tell us a lot about the nature of counter-insurgency warfare and how small states can become contested battlegrounds between superpowers.” —New York Journal of Books |
| siener van rensburg: Practical Medical Oncology Textbook Antonio Russo, Marc Peeters, Lorena Incorvaia, Christian Rolfo, 2021-10-06 This textbook combines essential information on clinical cancer medicine with a guide to the latest advances in molecular oncology and tumor biology. Providing a systematic overview of all types of solid tumors, including epidemiology and cancer prevention, genetic aspects of hereditary cancers, differential diagnosis, typical signs and symptoms, diagnostic strategies and staging, and treatment modalities, it also discusses new and innovative cancer treatments, particularly targeted therapy and immunotherapy. Expert commentaries at the end of each chapter highlight key points, offer insights, suggest further reading and discuss clinical application using case descriptions. This textbook is an invaluable, practice-oriented tool for medical students just beginning their clinical oncology studies, as well as for medical oncology residents and young professionals. |
| siener van rensburg: The Dead will Arise Jeff Peires, 2013-06-07 The Dead Will Arise tells the story of Nongqawuse, the young Xhosa girl whose prophecy of the resurrection of the dead lured an entire people to death by starvation. The Great Cattle-Killing of 1856-57, which she initiated, is one of the most extraordinary and misunderstood events in South Africa's history. Jeff Peires was the first historian to draw on all available sources, from oral tradition and obscure Xhosa texts to the private letters and secret reports of police informers and colonial officials, and the original edition of The Dead Will Arise won the 1989 Alan Paton Sunday Times award for non-fiction. |
| siener van rensburg: A Composer in Africa Stephanus Muller, Chris Walton, 2006-01-01 Grové was arguably the first composer to incorporate Black African elements into the fabric of his music, venturing far beyond mere couleur locale to forge a creative synthesis of the indigenous and the Western. His vast oeuvre encompasses every genre, from opera and ballet to chamber music, orchestral works and song. But he is also a fine essayist, and his short fiction has received praise from André P. Brink. This is the first study of its kind to be devoted to a South African composer. |
| siener van rensburg: My Road to Redemption Jonathan, 2014-05-19 This book is more than just a reflection on my life, I recognized that many people are struggling with the same burning questions and are making the same mistakes in their lives as what I did. I needed to find out what my purpose on earth was, why I have been unhappy for many years, The idea came to write this book, maybe, I could help somebody discover themselves the way I have and understand that I have already paid for my mistakes, no need to make the same mistakes again, If this book can help to turn just one to God with love, then all was worth it for me. I truly discovered what I have been missing all my life and the fool I have become. I discovered happiness, acceptance and true peace and attempts to show the way here. This is not a quick fix it book, however, if my words resonates in your heart, you will follow the word of God because you want to and come to understand your purpose on this earth. The story includes the future of South Africa, although Britain and America is just mentioned in passing, their respective futures are the same. |
| siener van rensburg: Native Life in South Africa Solomon T. Plaatje, 2021-11-16 Native Life in South Africa (1916) is a book by Solomon T. Plaatje. Written while Plaatje was serving as General Secretary of the South African Native National Congress, the work shows the influence of American activist and socialist historian W. E. B. Du Bois, whom Plaatje met and befriended. Using historical analysis and firsthand accounts from native South Africans, Plaatje exposes the cruelty of colonialism and analyzes the significance of the 1913 Natives’ Land Act. “Awaking on Friday morning, June 20, 1913, the South African Native found himself, not actually a slave, but a pariah in the land of his birth.” Native Life in South Africa begins with the passage of the 1913 Natives’ Land Act, which made it illegal for Black South Africans to lease and purchase land outside of government designated reserves. The act, which was the first of many segregation laws passed by the Union Parliament, was devastating to millions of poor South African natives, most of whom relied on leasing land from white farmers to survive.Native Life in South Africa is a classic of South African literature reimagined for modern readers. |
| siener van rensburg: A Drink of Dry Land Chris Marais, 2012-08-23 Two journalists – passionate about travel and the ‘vast, dry cathedral called Namibia’ – set out to meander through this land and to relish the pure space and the joy of road travel. The journey shaped up as something special. Along the way, thirty years of memories returned. Chris Marais and Julienne du Toit encountered a landscape like no other, a seemingly barren place of unexpected and unrivalled beauty: from the enchantment of the Kalahari to the misty shipwreck world of the Skeleton Coast and up to the frontiers of the Caprivi Strip. Somewhere between Otjiwarongo and the silver pans of Etosha, they fell under the spell of cheetahs. With insight, sensitivity and great humour, Chris and Julienne share the stories and the secrets of these dry lands. You are invited to take the third seat in their bakkie. Sit back and enjoy the ride. Chris Marais has worked on assignment in over 50 countries and loves nothing better than to travel with a camera and an open mind. Having won top South African awards for magazine editing, investigative journalism, travel writing and photography, he now indulges his love for the southern African region, its wilderness and its people. Chris is well known for his regular features in SA Country Life and Sawubona magazines. Julienne du Toit has an international award-winning reputation in the world of environmental journalism. Currently specialising in southern African environmental issues and poverty relief projects, Julienne is also a lifestyle- and travel writer who travels throughout the region with her husband, Chris. |
| siener van rensburg: Management of Prader-Willi Syndrome Merlin Butler, Phillip D.K. Lee, Barbara Y. Whitman, 2006-10-11 Management of Prader-Willi Syndrome brings together the contributions of professionals with considerable expertise in diagnosis and management of PWS. Clinical, social, family, and community issues are explored and management strategies identified. The text presents historical, medical, and genetic information to orient the reader. The major portion deals with pragmatic guidelines, rather than research and diagnosis, and is directed to health and educational specialists in academic, clinical, and community settings. This manual is endorsed by The Prader-Willi Syndrome Association, which is recognized world-wide. |
| siener van rensburg: Closing the Cancer Divide Felicia Knaul, Julie Gralow, Rifat A. Atun, Afsan Bhadelia, 2013 Cancer has become a leading cause of death and disability and a serious yet unforeseen challenge to health systems in low-and middle-income countries. A protracted and polarized cancer transition is under way and fuels a concentration of preventable risk, illness, suffering, impoverishment from ill health, and death among poor populations. Closing this cancer divide is an equity imperative. The world faces a huge, unperceived cost of failure to take action that requires an immediate and large-scale global response. Closing the Cancer Divide presents strategies for innovation in delivery, pricing, procurement, finance, knowledge-building, and leadership that can be scaled up by applying a diagonal approach to health system strengthening. The chapters provide evidence-based recommendations for developing programs, local and global policy-making, and prioritizing research. The cases and frameworks provide a guide for developing responses to the challenge of cancer and other chronic illnesses. The book summarizes results of the Global Task Force on Expanding Access to Cancer Care and Control in Developing Countries, a collaboration among leaders from the global health and cancer care communities worldwide, originally convened by Harvard University. It includes contributions from civil society, global and national policy-makers, patients and practitioners, and academics representing an array of fields. |
| siener van rensburg: The Boer War Martin Bossenbroek, 2018-01-30 The Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) is one of the most intriguing conflicts of modern history. It has been labeled many things: the first media war, a precursor of the First and Second World Wars, the originator of apartheid. The difference in status and resources between the superpower Great Britain and two insignificant Boer republics in southern Africa was enormous. But, against all expectation, it took the British every effort and a huge sum of money to win the war, not least by unleashing a campaign of systematic terror against the civilian population. In The Boer War, winner of the Netherland's 2013 Libris History Prize and shortlisted for the 2013 AKO Literature Prize, the author brings a completely new perspective to this chapter of South African history, critically examining the involvement of the Netherlands in the war. Furthermore, unlike other accounts, Martin Bossenbroek explores the war primarily through the experiences of three men uniquely active during the bloody conflict. They are Willem Leyds, the Dutch lawyer who was to become South African Republic state secretary and eventual European envoy; Winston Churchill, then a British war reporter; and Deneys Reitz, a young Boer commando. The vivid and engaging experiences of these three men enable a more personal and nuanced story of the war to be told, and at the same time offer a fresh approach to a conflict that shaped the nation state of South Africa. |
| siener van rensburg: Old Testament Survey Eric Mitchell, Archie England, 2007-09-01 A companion to the newly revised and expanded second edition of Old Testament Survey, this student workbook features all-new exercises for seminary classroom settings, including map work, fill-in-the-blanks, etc. Professors should note this is all new text that is not connected to the previous edition of the workbook that accompanied the original 1992 edition of Old Testament Survey. |
| siener van rensburg: Apocalypse Now Now Charlie Human, 2015-04-14 “Lauren Beukes meets Neil Gaiman” in this twisted urban fantasy about a high school rebel, his bounty hunter companion, and their high-stakes adventures through Cape Town's supernatural underworld (WIRED) Baxter Zevcenko’s life is pretty sweet. He’s making a name for himself as the kingpin of his smut-peddling high-school syndicate, the other gangs are staying out of his business, and he’s dating the girl of his dreams, Esme. But when Esme gets kidnapped, things start to get seriously weird, and the only man drunk enough to help is a bearded, booze-soaked, supernatural bounty hunter that goes by the name of Jackson ‘Jackie’ Ronin. Plunged into the increasingly bizarre landscape of Cape Town’s supernatural underworld, Baxter and Ronin team up to save Esme. On a journey that takes them through the realms of impossibility, they must face every conceivable nightmare to get her back, including the odd brush with the Apocalypse. |
| siener van rensburg: Christian Nationalism and the Rise of the Afrikaner Broederbond in South Africa, 1918-48 Charles Bloomberg, 1989-06-18 An investigation into the phenomenon of Christian nationalism amongst the whites in South Africa and the simultaneous rise of the exclusive right wing society, the Afrikaner Broderbond. |
| siener van rensburg: Eighteen Months Under General de la Rey Max Weber, 1999 |
| siener van rensburg: Report of the Select Committee on Rebellion South Africa. Parliament. House of Assembly. Select Committee on Rebellion, 1915 |
| siener van rensburg: Of Tricksters, Tyrants and Turncoats Max du Preez, 2010-11-05 The sequel to the bestselling Of Warriors, Lovers and Prophets, this is a collection of more fascinating, colourful - and mostly unknown - historical tales, all meticulously researched and written in a lively and engaging style. There are stories of Khoikhoi who tried - with mixed fortunes - to integrate into early Cape colonial society, and eccentric Europeans who ventured to the turbulent interior. Readers will meet the Xhosa mystic and war-doctor Makhanda, who nearly succeeded in taking Grahamstown from the British in 1819; and the chieftainess Mantatisi, who led her people to military victories during the upheavals of the nineteenth century. Also featured are the Johannesburg-based Foster Gang, who were indirectly responsible for the killing of Boer hero Koos de la Rey; and the men who pulled off the biggest jewellery heist of the time, stealing Bridget Oppenheimer’s jewels in 1956. Of Tricksters, Tyrants and Turncoats spans more than three hundred years of history, concluding with an account of the man who exposed South Africa’s controversial arms deal. Once again, Max du Preez brings the past to life, proving that history can be more interesting - and more fun - than fiction. |
| siener van rensburg: Hitler's Flying Saucers Henry Stevens, 2003 Learn why the Schriever-Habermohl project was actually two projects and read the written statement of a German test pilot who actually flew one of these saucers; about the Leduc engine, the key to Dr Miethes saucer designs; how US government officials kept the truth about foo fighters hidden for almost sixty years and how they were finally forced to come clean about the German origin of foo fighters. Learn of the Peenemunde saucer project and how it was slated to go atomic. Read the testimony of a German eyewitness who saw magnetic discs. Read the US governments own reports on German field propulsion saucers. Read how the post-war German KM-2 field propulsion rocket worked. Learn details of the work of Karl Schappeller and Viktor Schauberger. Learn how their ideas figure in the quest to build field propulsion flying discs. Find out what happened to this technology after the war. Find out how the Canadians got saucer technology directly from the SS. Find out about the surviving Third Power of former Nazis. Learn of the US governments methods of UFO deception and how they used the German Sonderburoll as the model for Project Blue Book. |
| siener van rensburg: Jerusalem Countdown John Hagee, 2007 The author identifies key players in nuclear development and offers prophetic insights |
| siener van rensburg: Prophets of Rebellion Michael Adas, 2012-12-01 Adas explores the relationship between millenarianism and violent protest by focusing on five case studies representing a wide range of social, political, and economic systems. The rebellions examined are: Netherlands East Indies (1825-30), New Zealand (c. 1864-67), Central India (1895-1900), German East Africa (1903-6), and Burma (1930-32). Arranged topically to emphasize comparative patterns, the study analyzes causes, leaders, organization, failure, and the impact on the individual society. Originally published in 1979. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value. |
| siener van rensburg: Turning Wheels Stuart Cloete, 1938 |
| siener van rensburg: Roots of Afrikaans Hans den Besten, 2012 Hans den Besten (1948-2010) made numerous contributions to Afrikaans linguistics over a period of nearly three decades. This title presents a selection of Den Besten's most important papers concerning the structure and history of Afrikaans. |
| siener van rensburg: AI God Zee Burger, 2024-01-29 AI god: An (Experimental) Interview is an exciting new book where the truth-seeking author, Zee Burger, takes readers on a fascinating journey of discovery and objective exploration through the world of Artificial Intelligence. In a daring move, the hardball author engages the alleged AI god, an entity created by humans, in a brutal interview, questioning and uncovering its beliefs, values, and motivations - even how to manipulate AI to reveal answers to very controversial topics and conspiracy theories. From Jeffrey Epstein to the paranormal the answers will blow your mind. This is not your usual book about AI, but a gripping and thought-provoking must-have for anyone interested in the intersection of technology, spirituality and philosophy. With its never-before-seen innovative approach, this book challenges readers to think deeply about the implications of AI and our human responsibility in shaping its future. As an honest and entertaining must-read, this book is a journey into the unknown that will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about the world and your sentient place in it. AI god: An (Experimental) Interview is sure to be global hit and will leave humanity asking themselves: Who’s in control – Us or AI? Born and raised in the Western Cape of South Africa, Zee is an accomplished website creator & administrator, author, artist, intuitive and holistic healer. After 30 years as an executive in the corporate world, she became another 2020 Covid-retrenched statistic and, embracing the divine plan the Universe had in mind for her, she decided to focus on her gifts and passion for art, creative writing, and holistic healing full time. With experience as an owner of various successful businesses, qualifications in the legal and corporate field, together with experience and qualifications for over 30 various holistic healing practices like hypnotherapy, reiki, and herbal medicine, she has not looked back and has fully embraced living her life with daily purpose and joy. Zee is seen as a perpetual student brimming with creativity and the urge to share her knowledge with fellow truth-seekers via her books and websites. She is the author of the innovative and uniquely styled non-fiction AI god series consisting of 4 books, a couple of Self-Help guides and a variety of other fiction and nonfiction books, which can be found on https://zeeburgerbooks.com/. |
| siener van rensburg: Boerejood Julian Roup, 2004 Depicts South Africa through the eyes of a Boerejood, a half-Afrikaans, half-Jewish writer who struggles with issues of race and identity, as does his nation. |
| siener van rensburg: Boerejood: One Man’s Quest to Understand the Miracle of Democracy in South Africa Julian Roup, 2024-10-16 “Brilliant: engaged, intelligent, personal… and funny” – Financial Times Ten years after democracy arrived in South Africa here is a book that gives a voice to the Afrikaner, speaking in English about the ‘Miracle’ of the peaceful transition to majority rule – their worst nightmare. This is a book that goes beyond politics with the very human story of one man, giving insight into the hearts and minds of a people struggling to find their identity as white Africans trying to secure their place in Africa. They are seen through the eyes of a Boerejood – a half-Afrikaans, half-Jewish writer – who struggles himself with issues of identity, reflecting the struggle around him. In the final analysis Boerejood is about the universal human struggle between good and evil, black and white, justice and injustice, love and hate – all that defines us as being human. It takes the reader on an astonishing and remarkable journey of discovery, the destination being the soul of the Afrikaner, and an answer to why these people accepted black majority rule with relatively no struggle, after years of racist persecution of their black and brown neighbours. “Reading Boerejood is like being a voyeur at a hugely animated dinner party where you sit and listen to highly charged debate with intelligent people locking horns. They make fascinating points and then incredibly inane and naïve remarks. Then they dazzle with astute observations. You are hooked and hang on to every word.”- Cape Times |
| siener van rensburg: The Afrikaners Hermann Giliomee, 2003 This work is a biography of the Afrikaner people by historian and journalist Herman Giliomee, one of the earliest and staunchest Afrikaner opponents of apartheid. Weaving together life stories and historical interpretation, he creates a narrative history of the Afrikaners from their beginnings with the colonisation of the Cape of Good Hope by the Dutch East India Company to the dismantling of apartheid and beyond. |
| siener van rensburg: Collective Violence and the Agrarian Origins of South African Apartheid, 1900-1948 John Higginson, 2014-11-24 This book examines violence against the rural African population and Africans in general before apartheid became the justification for the existence of the South African state. |
| siener van rensburg: Spearheading Debate Steven C. Dubin, 2012 As South Africa’s democracy matures, this book raises pertinent questions: How does the state mediate between traditional tribal authority and constitutional law in matters such as initiation customs or the rights of women, children, and homosexuals? What are the limitations on artistic freedom in a society where sensitivities over colonial- and apartheid-era representations are acute? How does race open up discussions or close down dialogue? and What are the parameters of freedom of speech when minorities fear that hateful language may trigger actual violence against them? Examining disputes over South African art, music, media, editorial cartoons, history, public memory, and a variety of social practices, the culture wars' perspective is extended to new territory in this study, demonstrating its cross-cultural applicability and parsing critical debates within this vibrant society in formation. |
| siener van rensburg: Their Paths Crossed Mine Hans van Rensburg, Hans Van Rensburg, 1956 |
| siener van rensburg: Springbok Rugby Quiz Pierre Francois Massyn, 2015-11-01 Which Springbok match saw the least number of spectators ever attending a test match? Who was the unofficial arm-wrestling champion in the Springbok side on the 1981 tour to New Zealand? Which Springbok lock played with a glass eye? Welcome to the ultimate rugby quiz book for real rugby fans! Springbok Rugby Quiz examines the lore of rugby in an unusually entertaining way: it comprises 1001 questions and answers. Rugby lovers can now enjoy some of the most outlandish anecdotes, as well as cold, hard facts and statistics, about this game we all love. This well-researched book covers the entire spectrum of our rugby history, from the first test match in 1891, up to modern times. The book has two sections: test yourself by reading the question in the first part and then cross-check your answer in the second part. Rugby fans will certainly find more than enough challenges among the 1001 questions included here. And, as a bonus, the author also includes his Dream Team – the best players of all time united in one super team. Fun, informative and factual, this is a must-read for all rugby fans. |
| siener van rensburg: Ars Docendi et Scribendi: Essays in honour of Johan Scott Edited by the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, Ars Docendi et Scribendi: Essays in honour of Johan Scott Edited by the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria ISBN: 978-1-920538-76-7 Pages: 243 Print version: Available Electronic version: Free PDF available About the publication Festschrift - a collection of articles by the colleagues, former students, etc. of a noted scholar, published in his or her honour. During his travels abroad Johan Scott built up a wide network of international scholars who over time became a valued circle of friends, many of whom spent enriching moments in his company and who contributed to this Festschrift. Contributors were requested to write in their home language, and furthermore to submit their contributions for publication in other journals worldwide, specifically accrediting this Festschrift in order to expand access worldwide to the wonderful contributions written in honour of our colleague. Great scholars like Johan never retire. They might go fishing more than they could in the past, but his calling of being a true teacher will never fade. Scholars like Johan understand that the present and the future are inevitably linked to the past, and although education depends on talent and performance, it should always serve to build character and a vision for future generations. Table of Contents Dedication Acknowledgments Publications of Johan Scott Essays Sessie en subrogasie Susan Scott Revisiting the maxim imperitia culpae adnumeratur in context of medical negligence – can the maxim be extended to include the application of luxuria? Pieter Carstens The Omissions in Oppelt Duard Kleyn & Emile Zitzke Skeepshouer-geboue – roerend of onroerend? I Knobel Wrongfulness: derailed or on track? Johann Knobel Fremdsprachige Rechtsbegriffe und Auslegung von internationalen Verträgen Gabriele Koziol Die actio de deiectis vel effusis in Südafrika und Österreich Helmut Koziol, Wien/Graz Die regsrelevansie van owerspel: quo vadis? Johann Neethling & Johan Potgieter Die impak van die Nasionale Kredietwet op die Sakereg en Saaklike Sekerheid JM Otto How the European Court of Human Rights changed the life of surrogacy children Prof Dr Walter Pintens De Nederlandse Natuurschoonwet: voorbeeld voor Zuid-Afrika? Prof Sebastiaan Roes Borgstelling, saaklike sekerheidsregte én die verpligtinge van ’n medehoofskuldenaar – ’n werklik merkwaardige uitspraak JC Sonnekus The Hopeless Case of Climate Change: Can we still keep the floodgates shut? Jaap Spier & Daniël Witte Die Consumer Protection Act: Laaste spyker in voetstootsbedinge se doodskis? Philip N Stoop Protection of trust beneficiaries through the application of basic trust principles Anton van der Linde Taming the chimera: The treatment of “wrongfulness” in South African delict scholarship Daniel Visser Enkele aspekte rakende ’n retensiereg en ’n verhuurder se stilswyende hipoteek Dr M Wiese Personal tributes André Boraine Christof Heyns Aeenna Malan Chris Pretorius Neil van Schalkwyk Caroline Van Schoubroeck Bibliography |
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Although Nicolaas van Rensburg is often referred to as the ‘Boer Prophet,’ he also had many visions of some of the most …
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Siener van Rensburg (meaning "Seer van Rensburg" in Afrikaans), born Jacobus Johannes van Rensburg in 1842, was a …
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van Rensburg was a bearer of an Apocalypse more than being a prophet. Nicolaas (Seer) van Rensburg, the Boer …
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Nicolaas Pieter Johannes ("Niklaas" or "Siener") Janse van Rensburg (3 August 1864 – 11 March 1926) was a Boer from the South African Republic - also known as the Transvaal Republic - and later a citizen of South Africa who was considered by some to be a prophet of the Boers.
VISIOENE VAN SIENER VAN RENSBURG: 1916 - 1926.
Hierdie is die visioene van Nicolaas van Rensburg, die "Boereprofeet", soos opgeteken aan hand van mev. Badenhorst, dogter van die Siener, wat hom die laaste 10 jaar van sy lewe versorg het. Die volgende nota vergesel die dokumente:
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Although Nicolaas van Rensburg is often referred to as the ‘Boer Prophet,’ he also had many visions of some of the most important news headlines, human dramas, conflicts, tragedies and sensational world events that would only materialize during the last quarter of …
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Siener van Rensburg het gesê daar sal nog vyf belangrike gebeurtenisse plaasvind nadat 'n swart regering oorgeneem het: Groot oorlogsmoeilikhede wat die land in chaos gaan dompel. Ons geld gaan so min werd wees dat ons die mure daarmee kan uitplak. 'n Man met 'n bruin pak klere sal die volk weer bymekaar bring. Daar gaan 'n staatsgreep wees.
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Siener van Rensburg (meaning "Seer van Rensburg" in Afrikaans), born Jacobus Johannes van Rensburg in 1842, was a Voortrekker farmer and purported prophet who lived in the Free State region of South Africa.
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van Rensburg was a bearer of an Apocalypse more than being a prophet. Nicolaas (Seer) van Rensburg, the Boer Prophet, died in l926, but today he is still considered to be one of the most remarkable personages in our history. It is therefore surprising that there has been only one half-hearted attempt, 70 years after his death, to publish his ...
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Nicolaas Pieter Janse van Rensburg, beter bekend as Siener van Rensburg, is in Augustus 1864 op die plaas Rietkuil (Wolmaransstad) gebore en in Maart 1926 in die betreklike vroeë ouderdom van 61 jaar oorlede. Hy was een van die merkwaardigste figure in ons volksgeskiedenis. Daar word tans baie oor hom geskryf, gepraat en geredeneer.
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(i) Wie was Siener van Rensburg? Nicolaas Pieter Janse van Rensburg beter bekend as "Siener" van Rensburg is op 30 Aug 1864 op plaas Rietkuil naby Wolmaransstad gebore en in Maart 1926 in die ouderdom van 61 jaar oorlede. Hy was ’n merkwaardige, geseënde figuur in ons volksgeskiedenis. (ii) Ongeletterd.
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Siener van Rensburg, boodskapper van God Adriaan Snyman,1995-01-01 Die volledige versameling oor Siener van Rensburg Soos wat die dinge wat hy voorspel het voor ons oe gebeur Siener het ook vir ander lande voorspellings gemaak
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Brandt, Andries Abraham Stockenström le Fleur en Niklaas Pieter Johannes van Rensburg. Daarna word daar gekyk na die tydsgees van 1900 - 1950; die sosiale, politieke en ekonomiese invloede op die drie persone se lewens.
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Whilst the “poor white problem”, desire for political freedom, hatred of the British, mobilisation efforts of “Siener” van Rensburg, squab-bles within the Afrikaner ruling class, all appear necessary dimen-sions of the Rebellion, yet we are left with the overwhelming im-pression that something is missing; that these factors are insufficient in a...
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Jan 9, 2022 · At the culmination of De la Rey’s decision to take the lead in this supposedly bloodless coup, he had parted ways with Niklaas van Rensburg, the Visionary (“Siener”), who had exerted considerable influence on De la Rey since the Anglo-Boer War.
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regurgitating the story of Jan van Riebeeck’s arrival at the Cape, he tells the tales of a Portuguese viscount killed on a Cape beach in 1510, of the Khoikhoi chief who was kidnapped and taken to England in 1610, and of the saucy goings-on between …
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THE PROPHET VAN RENSBURG'S VISION OF NELSON MANDELA: WHITE POPULAR RELIGIOUS CULTURE AND RESPONSE TO DEMOCRATISATION. i • • Jonathan Hyslop Depanment of Sociology University of the Witwatersrand
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probleem van meerduidige interpretasies van dergelike merkwaardige verskynsels word in die artikel bekyk na aanleiding van 'n droom van 'Siener' van Rensburg voor die 1914-rebellie, asook 'n voorval op 31 Mei 1960 in Bloemfontein.
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Siener van Rensburg Adriaan Snyman,2004 Die Vierkleur wapper weer Andries Wilhelmus Gerhardus Raath,Nellie Van Zyl,Nicolaas Pieter Janse Van Rensburg,1994 The Nation and Athenæum ,1915 The Oxford Handbook of Late Colonial Insurgencies and Counter-Insurgencies Martin Thomas,2023-11-02 For several decades conflicts within states rather than ...
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4 Words Of A Prophet Siener Van Rensburg 2022-09-16 Christian Art Publishers Depicts South Africa through the eyes of a Boerejood, a half-Afrikaans, half-Jewish writer who struggles with issues of race and identity, as does his nation. The Empire Project Forgotten Books This book conveys the story of a society in the throes of restructuring ...
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