South Africa By Line Lauritsen Nov 1, 1556 Sir Francis Drake rounds the Cape Nov 27, 1755 Anglo-Zulu wars start Nov 1, 1806 Cape Town became a British colony Nov 27, 1855 Anglo-Zulu wars ends May 31, 1961 The country became a republic Nov 27, 1990 End of Apartheid Nov 27, 2009 In the year ended March 2009 there were 18,148 murders
