Other professional soldiers to have held the rank are Marshal Ferdinand Foch (French Army), Jan Smuts (South African Defence Force) and as previously mentioned, Australia's Sir Thomas Blamey.

Those of lesser stature, such as John X Merriman, the prime minister of the Cape before Union, and Smuts’s deputy prime minister, Jan Hofmeyr, attempted, however inadequately, to address the ...

Mlandu told News24 that Smuts, together with Cecil John Rhodes, whose statue's removal was orchestrated by students last year, created the "South African empire". "I think if you look at the genealogy ...

A new biography of Jan Smuts provides a welcome prospect. Moreover, the book is attractively presented, sitting comfortably in the reader's hand, and is very well written. Wednesday, June 25, 2025 ...

Jan Christiaan Smuts (1870-1950) and Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (1918-2013) belonged to and were shaped by two different epochs in South Africa, yet left an indelible mark on its history ...

A small group of protesting University of Cape Town students spray painted the busts of General Jan Smuts and Maria Emmeline Barnard Fuller red on Monday, saying they did not want to see the ...