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  1. britannica.com

    Dec 28, 2024Southern Africa, southernmost region of the African continent, comprising the countries of Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The island nation of Madagascar is excluded because of its distinct language and cultural heritage.
  2. en.wikipedia.org

    Map of Southern Africa: Dark Green: Southern Africa (UN subregion) Green: Geographic, including above Light Green: Southern African Development Community (SADC) The history of Southern Africa has been divided into its prehistory, its ancient history, the major polities flourishing, the colonial period, and the post-colonial period, in which the current nations were formed. Southern Africa is ...
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    5 days agoSouth Africa - Apartheid, Colonization, Freedom: The prehistory and history of South Africa span nearly the entire known existence of human beings and their ancestors—some three million years or more—and include the wandering of small bands of hominins through the savanna, the inception of herding and farming as ways of life, and the construction of large urban centers. Through this ...
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    2 days agoSouth Africa is the southernmost country on the African continent, renowned for its varied topography, great natural beauty, and cultural diversity, all of which have made the country a favored destination for travelers since the legal ending of apartheid (Afrikaans: 'apartness,' or racial segregation) in 1994.
  6. en.wikipedia.org

    The country became a fully sovereign nation state within the British Empire in 1934 following enactment of the Status of the Union Act. The monarchy came to an end on 31 May 1961, replaced by a republic as the consequence of a 1960 referendum. From 1948-1994, South African politics was dominated by Afrikaner nationalism.
  7. en.wikipedia.org

    The most restrictive definition considers the region of Southern Africa to consist of Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa, [1] while other definitions also include several other countries from the area. Defined by physical geography, Southern Africa is home to a number of river systems; the Zambezi River is the most prominent.
  8. sahistory.org.za

    The controversies in Southern African history begin with the discovery of a fossilized hominin skull in a limestone cave at Taung near the Harts River north of Kimberley in 1924, followed in 1936 by discoveries in similar caves in the Transvaal (now Limpopo and Gauteng provinces) and Northern Cape province, in South Africa.
  9. ourhistory.org.uk

    South Africa's history is a rich tapestry woven with threads of diverse cultures, conflict, and resilience. From the arrival of European colonisers to the country's hard-won independence, South Africa's journey is marked by significant events that have shaped its present and future. Early colonisation The arrival of the Dutch In 1652, the Dutch East India Company, under the leadership of ...
  10. nationsonline.org

    In short, many of the discriminatory features so typical of twentieth-century South Africa--pass laws, urban ghettos, impoverished rural homelands, African migrant labor--were first established in the course of South Africa's industrial revolution. The South African War [The Second Boer War 1899-1902].
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    History of Southern Africa

    The history of Southern Africa has been divided into its prehistory, its ancient history, the major polities flourishing, the colonial period, and the post-colonial period, in which the current nations were formed. Southern Africa is bordered by Central Africa, East Africa, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Sahara Desert. Colonial boundaries are reflected in the modern boundaries between contemporary Southern African states, cutting across ethnic and cultural lines, often dividing single ethnic groups between two or more states. Wikipedia

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