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…
The Dutch East India Company tried to stop the movement of the European settlers into the interior, but this attempt proved to be an uphill task. Throughout its period of…
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 –…
The Dutch settlement at the Cape was a product of circumstances. From available historical records, a voyage from Europe to the Indies by the sea in the seventeenth century took…
The Geography The southernmost part of Africa under discussion is bordered in the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south from Cape Town up to the east by the…
Introduction A clear understanding of the geography of South Africa throws much light on its historical development. For instance, the attraction of the Europeans to the Cape as well as…
Who Are the Bantu People The Bantu were similar groups of inhabitants who had settled in South Africa thousands of years ago. The Bantus included the Sotho, Ovambo, and the…