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1899–1910. v. t. e. The history of the Cape Colony from 1806 to 1870 spans the period of the history of the Cape Colony during the Cape Frontier Wars, which lasted from 1779 to 1879. The wars were fought between the European colonists and the native Xhosa who, defending their land, fought against European rule. Map of the Cape Colony in 1809.
The following map depicts the provinces and districts of South Africa. The district municipalities are labelled with numbers that correspond to their district code, while the metropolitan municipalities are labelled with letters that correspond to their names. Further details of the districts are listed in the table that follows the image.
Provinces. Since 1994, South Africa has been divided into nine provinces: the Eastern Cape, the Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, the Northern Cape and the Western Cape. The boundaries of the provinces, which are specified in the national constitution, have been altered twice by constitutional amendment.
History of South Africa. Shaka Zulu in traditional Zulu military garb. During the Napoleonic Wars, the Cape Colony was annexed [citation needed] by the British and officially became their colony in 1815. Britain encouraged [citation needed] settlers to the Cape, and in particular, sponsored the 1820 Settlers to farm in the disputed area between ...
Pages in category "Subdivisions of South Africa". The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Administrative divisions of South Africa.
Vol. The Oxford History of South Africa is a two volume history of South Africa published by Clarendon Press in 1969 (Vol. I) and 1971 (Vol. II). The publication of the work marked a watershed in the historiography of South Africa by for the first time giving indigenous Africans a central role in the history of the country.
t. e. The year 1870 in the history of the Cape Colony marks the dawn of a new era in South Africa, and it can be said that the development of modern South Africa began on that date. Despite political complications that arose from time to time, progress in Cape Colony continued at a steady pace until the outbreak of the Anglo-Boer Wars in 1899.
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