Ernst Roets
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Yes, they were less nomadic than the Bushmen. The Bushmen were more nomadic. They moved around much more. And the Bantu groups were also, in a sense, nomadic. But they settled in, like the Zulus built the Zulu kingdom in KwaZulu-Natal in the eastern part of the country. And they had more degrees of settlements.
Yes, they were less nomadic than the Bushmen. The Bushmen were more nomadic. They moved around much more. And the Bantu groups were also, in a sense, nomadic. But they settled in, like the Zulus built the Zulu kingdom in KwaZulu-Natal in the eastern part of the country. And they had more degrees of settlements.
Yes, they were less nomadic than the Bushmen. The Bushmen were more nomadic. They moved around much more. And the Bantu groups were also, in a sense, nomadic. But they settled in, like the Zulus built the Zulu kingdom in KwaZulu-Natal in the eastern part of the country. And they had more degrees of settlements.
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1810.
1810.
And that's when the British came to colonize the Cape, partly as a result of the wars in Europe. And so we had some battles with the British, the Battle of Bloberg, the Battle of Meissenburg, and eventually the Cape was colonized.
And that's when the British came to colonize the Cape, partly as a result of the wars in Europe. And so we had some battles with the British, the Battle of Bloberg, the Battle of Meissenburg, and eventually the Cape was colonized.
And that's when the British came to colonize the Cape, partly as a result of the wars in Europe. And so we had some battles with the British, the Battle of Bloberg, the Battle of Meissenburg, and eventually the Cape was colonized.
I think it's all of that. It was part of the British expanding the British Empire, the strategic importance of the southern point of the African continent, especially for the trade that was before theβ Well, the richness of the land.
I think it's all of that. It was part of the British expanding the British Empire, the strategic importance of the southern point of the African continent, especially for the trade that was before theβ Well, the richness of the land.
I think it's all of that. It was part of the British expanding the British Empire, the strategic importance of the southern point of the African continent, especially for the trade that was before theβ Well, the richness of the land.
Not yet, okay. And so they settled. which led to the great event in our history that many people say is the event that during which we became a people, which was the Great Trek. So some of the Afrikaner people or the Dutch speaking peoples in the Cape at the time felt that they cannot be governed by another nation.
Not yet, okay. And so they settled. which led to the great event in our history that many people say is the event that during which we became a people, which was the Great Trek. So some of the Afrikaner people or the Dutch speaking peoples in the Cape at the time felt that they cannot be governed by another nation.
Not yet, okay. And so they settled. which led to the great event in our history that many people say is the event that during which we became a people, which was the Great Trek. So some of the Afrikaner people or the Dutch speaking peoples in the Cape at the time felt that they cannot be governed by another nation.
They were very, very aggrieved by the idea that someone came in from another continent and- And took over. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And they wanted to be free.
They were very, very aggrieved by the idea that someone came in from another continent and- And took over. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And they wanted to be free.
They were very, very aggrieved by the idea that someone came in from another continent and- And took over. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And they wanted to be free.
and so they eventually opted to move into the interior of south africa which was a very dangerous thing to do because people didn't know what they would find in the interior they sent in some what they call the commission track they sent in some scouts and and actually the scouts came back and said that there was there was they found some people in certain areas but largely speaking there were vast open tracks of land because what's also important in you this is again why the history of land ownership is so complex that was shortly after
and so they eventually opted to move into the interior of south africa which was a very dangerous thing to do because people didn't know what they would find in the interior they sent in some what they call the commission track they sent in some scouts and and actually the scouts came back and said that there was there was they found some people in certain areas but largely speaking there were vast open tracks of land because what's also important in you this is again why the history of land ownership is so complex that was shortly after