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Black population moved into the area as early as 300 A.D. A lot of different groups who spoke the Bantu languages lived in eastern South Africa. By 1500, the Khoikhol-who were basically farmers and hunters, lived in the western part of South Africa.
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Jan van Riebeeck, representing Dutch East India, founds the Cape Colony at Table Bay.
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The British seized the Dutch Cape Colony in 1795, then returned it to the Dutch in 1803 and seized the Cape Colony again in 1806.
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After losing control of the Cape Colony to the Dutch in 1803, the British gain back control on January 8th, 1806.
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Shaka Zulu founds the Zulu empire in 1816 and continues to expand the empire until around 1826. With this empire, a new fighting force is created.
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The Boers leave Cape Colony and eventually found Transvaal.
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The Transvaal Colony, was granted self-government status by Britain, following the terms of the Vereeniging Peace Treaty, signed by representatives of the two Boer Republics and Britain on May 31, 1902.
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Gold was found in the Witwatersrand in the Transvaal.This triggered the gold rush, and thousands of people were employed to work in the mines.
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Boers rebel against the British, starting the first Anglo-Boer War. War ends in 1881 with negotiated peace.
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Factors that lead to this war were political ideas of imperialism and republicanism, the discovery of gold, tension between political leaders, etc. This war ended in 1902.
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Treaty of Vereeniging ends the second Anglo-Boer War. The Transvaal and Orange Free State are made self-governing colonies of the British Empire.
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The Land Act is introduced to prevent blacks, except those living in Cape Province, from buying land.
