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Colonial Era

In the Colonial Era the Dutch and British Imperial Authorities respectively,
ensured that the Dutch and British Nationals were predominant actors in
Politics and in the Economy of the Country.

In time, particularly after the British take over in 1806 and the freeing of slaves

in 1834, the Dutch, Germans, and French Settlers coalesced to form a new
block,
the Afrikaner Volk.

The former Slaves, surviving remnants of the Khoi Khoi Nation and a
sprinkling of San/Zan who were not killed or exiled in the Genocide also came

together to forge an identity that is encapsulated in the term Coloured People.

Colonialism also led to other reconfigurations within the indigenous sector
including emergence and or consolidation of powerful language groupings eg

• Xhosa
• Zulu

• Sotho
• Tswana
• Ndebele

• Pedi
• Swazi
• Venda
• Tsonga

B. Sources

As is standard in works of this nature Primary as well as Secondary sources
were, as far as possible, consulted in preparation and presentation of this
work.

Primary sources

We include in this category:

Mortal remains, products, tools, and other manifestations of civlization and
culture

eg. Writings, Sculptures, Pictorials, Records left behind for posterity by the
ancestors of indigenous communities, as well as Colonial Records.