engelsk south Africa By facebooker_1023539374829369 1647 1647 The Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama sailed past the Cape of Good Hope 1652 1652 the first colony was founded in 1652 Jan 2, 1899 1899 The second Boer War 1902 1902 The Second Boer War ended 1934 1934 South Africa Gained its independence from Great Britain