The earliest known people in South Africa are the San and Khoekhoe people who lived near the southern tip.

In 1625, Jan van Ribeeck and 90 men landed at the Cape of Good Hope. They started slavery in South Africa.

Following their invasion, other foreigners began to move there and settle on the land. The British and Dutch fought over the land, eventually ending with British rule.

The tensions between natives and foreign settlers grew as more and more foreigners moved there to exploit their diamond mines and use the natives as slaves.

In 1948, the National Party (all-white government) gained power and create racial segregation called apartheid.

This did not end until 1994 when Nelson Mandela and the ANC took power and officially made segregation illegal.

History

Apartheid 1948 - 1995

Afrikaners - South Africans of Dutch descent