Complex sentence: During the 1890s Bain worked as a spy for the Kruger government in the Transvaal and Natal, and became editor of the Johanneburg Witness in 1899.
Split into simpler sentences: During the 1890s Bain was politically active in a range of ways, including spying for the Kruger government in the Transvaal and Natal. He became editor of the Johanneburg Witness in 1899.