Prehistory: Pre colonial farmers in Gauteng
… region until the Late Iron Age. Then, beginning in the 15th century, BaFokeng dominated the landscape. A few … Sotho-Tswana people, most notably BaKwena, also lived in the region. Large stonewalled settlements of both BaKwena … 18th century. Mzilikazi , however, depopulated the region in 1823; and so, the land appeared empty when Voortrekkers …
