2009 MM Culture in the New South Africa

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Timeline South Africa

  • c.1000 B.C.-200 A.D.: Khoisan settle in the region
  • 300-1000 A.D.: Bantu-speaking people settle in the area
  • 1478: Portuguese Bartholemeu Dias arrives at Mossel Bay
  • 1652: Dutch East India Company establishes a refreshment station at the Cape of Good Hope
  • 1652-1795: Dutch (later called Boers or Afrikaners) conquer the Khoisan, slaves are imported from Indonesia, India, Ceylon, Madagascar and Mosambique