MacKenzie

The Kaffrarian Rifles were formed in 1860 as an independent Scottish company, possibly for the Duke of Edinburgh's visit and then were disbanded in 1879. They were reformed in 1883 and were temporarily amalgamated with the First City Regiment from 1954 to 1956.

In order to keep pace with the changing political climate in South Africa, the regiment was renamed the Buffalo Volunteer Rifles in 1999, a revised form of the regiment's name when it was raised.