After the Great Trek, the British reluctantly acknowledged the independence of the boer republics, but they soon regretted the decision when it became clear that the South African interior might contain mineral wealth.
Nga murahu mupfuluwo muhulwane, vha british vho mbo ḓi ṱanganedza u ḓiimisa ha mavhuru, fhedzi nga murahu vha ḓisola musi zwo no tou vha khagala uri Afrika Tshipembe ḽi nga kha ḓi wana lupfumo lwa mineral.