 In 1903, after British victory in the Anglo-Boer war, Swaziland became a British protectorate.Much of its early administration (for example, postal services) being carried out from South Africa until 1906 when the Transvaal colony was granted self-government.Following this, Swaziland was partitioned into European and non-European (or "native reserves") areas with the former being two-thirds of the total land.