a united South Africa under British authority.
             Another major catalyst to the upcoming conflict was the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand located in the South African Republic in1886. For Britain this new found wealth was to serve as a tool in maintaining their economic status in the global sphere. The result was thousands of Europeans flocking to the goldfields to make their fortunes. These newcomers known as Uitlanders (outlanders), were seen by the residents of the South African Republic as a threat to their continuing independence. To counteract the invasion of European (mainly British) immigrants, President Kruger devised a plan to restrict the political rights of these new inhabitants. Kruger set forth a policy that would deny the Uitlanders the right to vote in presidential and Volksraad elections until they met a requirement of fourteen years residence and became naturalized citizens. This stance by Kruger was taken to prevent a British take over in the government, as the Afrikaners were quickly becoming a min!
             ority. This resulted in an outraged British government, and this became the central issue between the two powers. Following that, Kruger's government introduced new policies to weaken the European strongholds in the mining industry. This was done by ushering in policies that limited British profits. The first of these policies was a taxation that was placed on rail transport, and the manufacturing of dynamite. This would eventually lead to many grievances between the Chamber of Mines and the Government. The Uitlanders believed that to overcome these problems, and to prosper a new government was an absolute necessity. This began a new era in the relations between the two governments. So in 1895 the British appointed Joseph Chamberlain to the colonial office. Chamberlain was a die-hard imperialist who wanted to place South Africa under the British flag.
             In December of 1895, Cecil Rhodes (who was the premi...