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.
Endzhaku ka the Great Trek, ma-British va amukerile vanga swilavi kutiyimela ka mabunu eka republic, kambe vavuye va tisola swinene eka xiboho xavona loko swihumele erivaleni leswaku Afrika Dzonga rifuwile hi swicelwa.