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- African nationalism and working-class & popular protests, 1910-1924General Louis Botha headed the first government of the new Union of South Africa, with…
- Treks & Land conflicts 1600s-1800s Land is a very important commodity. It is used for farming, which provides food,…
- First Anglo Boer WarCauses of the War The First Anglo-Boer is also known as the First Transvaal War of…
- Second Anglo-Boer War - 1899 - 1902'South African War ( a.k.a. the Anglo-Boer War) remains the most terrible and destructive…
- General South African History Timeline: 1700s1700 The first "placaat" (ordinance or statute) restricting the importation of Asian…
- AfrikanerFrom European to "Africaander” The modern Afrikaner is descended mainly from Western…
- National Party (NP) The first leader of the National Party (NP) became Prime Minister as part of the PACT…
- Dutch Reformed Church (DRC)When the Dutch settled in South Africa in the 16th and 17th centuries they transplanted…
- Afrikaner Broederbond On 5 June 1918 disaffected Afrikaners were brought together in a new organisation called…
- Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB)The Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) was an ultra-right wing organisation led by Eugene…
- Dutch East India Company (DEIC)/VOCMarch 20, 1602 marked the beginning of the inexorable end for many a state in the then…
- Colonial conquest and resistance, Pre 1900Several factors seemed to pave the way to apartheid, among them a colonial conquest, land…
- General South African History Timeline: 1500sThe Portuguese begin mapping and exploring the South African coastline and basic trading…
- Prehistory of the Rustenburg areaPrehistory of the Region Pre-history of Southern Africa Africans who worked with copper…
- Prehistory of the Nelspruit areaPrehistory of the Nelspruit area Prehistory of Southern Africa Lying just below…
- Prehistory of the Pretoria areaThe Pretoria region was initially occupied by the southern Ndebele people, led by Chief…
- Prehistory of the Bloemfontein areaThe origin of South Africa’s judicial capital goes back to the mid 19th century when…
- Prehistory of the Durban areaPrehistory of Southern Africa The Durban area is probably best known for the historic…
- Prehistory of the Port Elizabeth area The coastline of the Eastern Cape is treacherous, and several ships ran aground or sunk…
- Prehistory of the Polokwane/Pietersburg areaPrehistory of Southern Africa Two places are of particular heritage interest in the…
- Cape Town the Segregated cityContents Early settlement patterns of exclusion Towards racial segregation …
- The Freedom struggle in Cape TownCape Town has a long history of the struggle against racial discrimination and social…