The colonial history of South Africa began with 9 employees of the VOC establishing themselves below the slopes of Table Mountain in 1657. It all started on 6 April 1652, when the Dutch seafarer Jan van Riebeeck arrived in Table Bay with his three ships.

With colonialism, which began in South Africa in 1652, came the Slavery and Forced Labour Model. This was the original model of colonialism brought by the Dutch in 1652, and subsequently exported from the Western Cape to the Afrikaner Republics of the Orange Free State and the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek. Many South Africans are the descendents of slaves brought to the …

Sep 18, 2019 · Although South Africa became a Union with its own white people government in 1910, the country was still regarded as a colony of Britain till 1961. Which European empire colonized South Africa? The British occupied the Cape in 1795, ending the Dutch East India Company’s role in the region.

Apr 13, 2020 · South Africa was colonized by two different powers, the Dutch and the English. The Dutch East India Company established the first colony in 1652. The British took over the colony in 1795, returned it during the Peace of Amiens in 1802, and then re-occupied it in 1809. Before the Dutch and the English arrived, Portugal had a major presence in the southern part of Africa.

Cape Colony, British colony established in 1806 in what is now South Africa. With the formation of the Union of South Africa (1910), the colony became the province of the Cape of Good Hope (also called Cape Province). For more detail, see Cape Province. This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy McKenna.