African voices Roosa, Nellie and Emma W

By Nellieroosa
  • 400

    4th century

    Migrants from the north settle, joining the home country called San and the Khoikhoi people.

  • Territory is back

    British forces seize Cape Colony from the Netherlands. In 1803 territory returned.

  • Diamonds at Kimberleys

    Diamonds discovered at Kimberley.

  • Gold discovered

    Gold is discovered in the Transvaal and then started a gold rush.

  • National party

    National party founded in South Africa.

  • Under South Africa

    South West Africa comes under South African administration.

  • Jan van Riebeeck

    Jan van Riebeeck respresented the Dutch East India Company and found the Cape Colony at the Table Bay, Robben Island.

  • ANC banned

    70 black demonstrators were killed and ANC was banned.

  • People forced to settle in black homelands

    More than 3 million people forcibly resettled in black homelands.

  • Thabo Mbeki

    Thabo Mbeki was elected to be South Africa's new president

  • Aids drugs

    In December a pregnant woman had to take drugs to help prevent transmission of the virus to their babies.

  • The first of African countries

    South Africa becomes the first country of African countries to allow same-sex unions.

  • Blind eyed president

    President Mbeki was often accused of being blind eyed to crime.

  • Economy goes into recession

    Economy goes into recession for the first time in 17 years.

  • Nelson Mandela

    The previous president of South Africa died. He was 95 years old.