Friday, October 27, 2017

The Mfecane War and the rise of the Zulu Kingdom ; History of South Africa

THE RISE OF THE ZULU KINGDOM AND THE MFECANE Historical evidence suggest that the major feature of South African history from the earliest times was constant and continuous conflicts. – For example:• The coming of the Bantu resulted to conflict between the Hottentots and the Bantu and the Bushmen. In this early conflict the Hottentots and the Bushmen were conquered and destroyed.• Then came the conflict between the Hottentots, Bantu and the Boers.• Then came the conflict between the Boers and the British• Then the conflict...

The Boer Trek Meaning and Its consequences; History of South Africa

THE BOER TREK / THE GREAT TREK• This was the northward and eastward migration away from British control in the Cape colony during the 1830s and 1840s by the Boers. – The move is viewed as a rebellion against the policies of the British government and in search of fresh pasturelands. The migrating Boers, called themselves Voortrekkers (Afrikaans: “Early Migrants”)– Having crossed the Limpopo, the Boers were divided, some wanted an outlet to the sea and therefore settled in Natal. Some decided to settle in the Highveld (an inland plateau)area.–...

British control of the Cape and Boer Trek; History of South Africa

British control of the Cape• In 1795 the British troops invaded the Cape colony, and after some minor resistance, the British captured the Cape. British invasion of the Cape aimed at controlling the Cape so as to have a strong foothold over the sea route to India via the Cape.• A number of factors combined to weaken the Dutch, the Dutch East Indian company and the Cape colony Dutch administration, thus, causing the Dutch to finally lose the Cape colony to the British:– The Dutch were faced with severe competition from the French and the British,...

Thursday, October 26, 2017

White colonization at the Cape and its Consequences; History of South Africa part iii

WHITE COLONIZATION OF THE CAPE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES The history of South African colonization goes back to the journeys of discoveries organized by the Portuguese. The climax of these dangerous and tiresome sea journeys came in 1497 when the famous Portuguese Vasco da Gama sailed around the Cape of Good Hope as far as the present day Natal. Since then, the route around the Cape of Good Hope became very important in European commercial relation with Asia. These commercial relation between Europe and Asia were dominated by British...

Monday, October 23, 2017

Top legit ways to make money with your android phone, iphone, tablet or computer

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