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Archaeology: A Way of Rediscovering the Past
… history of this country before the arrival of the European settlers. The full story begins millions of years ago. … that were chipped off, were used for…
ArticleXhosa
… ancestors of the Nguni migrated down from East Africa as early as the eleventh century. Language, culture and beliefs: … of the first Xhosa newspapers,…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Source-Based Questions and Answers
… much land was owned by Africans in comparison with white settlers. Using your own knowledge and the source explain the … in South Africa, while the remaining…
ArticleThe Empty Land Myth
… Land Theory is a theory that was propagated by European settlers in nineteenth-century South Africa to support their … of the Kaffir Races (1866), W. C…
The Dutch and the Khoisan
… journey to East Asia. The VOC brought soldiers, slaves and settlers to the Cape from the Netherlands and the East and … of the VOC and on van Riebeeck’s…
ArticleEastern Cape Wars of Dispossession 1779-1878
… they felt doing so would advance their own interests. Early History of the Eastern Cape During the early years before Dutch occupation of the region, the…
ArticleCommunity histories in Port Elizabeth
… history of segregation within the province. Settlement and early Xhosa life in the Eastern Cape Although they speak a … Nine Frontier Wars followed between…
The Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… is organised mainly by leaders of the Colonial Born and Settlers Indian Association (CBSIA). July 29, Recruitment of … the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) and…
Indian Community
… Chamber of Commerce noted a growing fear from White settlers and their demand for all Indian traders to be … lines caused great unhappiness amongst the…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Essay Questions and Answers
… the remaining 93% of the land were allocated to white settlers. [3] The impact of this new law was far-reaching … were also not allowed to rent land…
Griqua
… quickly crossed the Orange River and defeated the settlers at Zwartkoppies. Maitland, who was Governor at the … Government, faced with the objections of both…
Griqua community
… quickly crossed the Orange River and defeated the settlers at Zwartkoppies. Maitland, who was Governor at the … Government, faced with the objections of both…
ArticleOrigins of the Battle of Blood River 1838
… of the first trading post in Port Natal in 1824, but the early English traders and hunters found themselves unable to … but not yet granted, as a…
Term 1:THE HUNTER GATHERERS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
… by hunting and gathering. DID YOU KNOW! The European settlers had many names for the hunter gatherers: Bosjesman, … most challenging environments, and to…
Bibliography: Missionary settlement in southern Africa
… New York: Fleming H Revell Co DOWER, William. 1902. The Early Annals of Kokstad and Griqualand East. Port Elizabeth: … in the Southern African Region During…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1930s
… with the formation of the Colonial Born and Indian Settlers Association. 4 February, The Second Round-table … S.L. Singh and P.R. Pather form the Colonial…
Durban an Overview
… under British control. At this point many of the Dutch settlers chose to leave the province, resettling in the OFS …
ArticleAfrica and the Atlantic slave trade - sixteenth to nineteenth centuries
… together with animal bones and stone tools. The Dutch settlers referred to the Khoikhoi as Hottentots, because of …
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1930 - 1939
… breakaway and establishes The Colonial Born and Indian Settlers Association (CBISA). The Colonial Born and Settlers' Indian Association (CBSIA) holds its…
ArticleTimeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1800-1899
The nineteenth century was a period of several events whose socio-political and economic impact profoundly changed South Africa and the African continent…
ArticleCustomary Law in South Africa: Historical Development as a Legal System and its Relation to Women’s Rights by Devon Wall
… law can be seen with the 1652 arrival of colonial settlers and their administrations, during the era of … tolerated and provisionally acknowledged by…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1700s
… Bay. 1717 The VOC decides that future grants of land to settlers at the Cape should no longer be done on a freehold … Khoi-Khoi are killed by gunshot in this…
ArticleA Land Dispossession History 1600s-1990s
… of land dispossession and the manner in which European settlers accumulated capital and laid the foundations for …
ArticlePrehistory of the Port Elizabeth area
… era, it was a common myth that Black farmers met White settlers at the Fish River in the 17th century as one group …
Control: 1910 - 1948
… independent African existence in the interest of White settlers. The Act set out to facilitate the formal … The prosperous African commercial agriculture of…
ArticleThe Bambatha Rebellion begins
… other instances of protest and resistance, and the white settlers demanded that the colonial government take action to …
ArticleAmericas by the 1500s
… a trading post at the Cape. For a broad overview of early trading systems, see our Grade 7 Classroom Lesson. … was no trade across the Atlantic Ocean at this…
ArticleDebating Stellenbosch University’s Language Policy
… the first free burghers, who became known as the Dutch settlers, were allowed by the DEIC to start farming at the … [6] At this time of the importation of…
Sierra Leone’s Pre-colonial and Colonial era military and security forces
… force as they were the most experienced soldiers among the settlers, although there were some Europeans who served in … however, a few aspects are worth…
ArticleCato Manor timeline 1650-2007
… in dire need of rehabilitation. 1990's Waves of informal settlers start setting up homes in Cato Manor as the lure of …