The latter part of the 18th century and the early part of the 19th century was a period of church survival in Britain and Europe. It was the age of…
The concept of the frontier in the history of South Africa was borne out of the insatiable desire of the Boers for various reasons - to trek from the Cape…
The Dutch landed at the Cape of South Africa in 1652 under the sponsorship of the Dutch East India Company. The Dutch, having observed that the Cape was suitable for…
White settlement at the Cape Colony of South Africa as we have discussed earlier was a product of necessity. The white settlement was originally scheduled to be merely a refreshment…
The Dutch East India Company was formed in Holland and it was granted a charter in 1602 from the States-General. (The States-General was the government of the United Provinces –…