Events
Jan Van Riebeeck arrives at the Cape for the Dutch East India Company (VOC) to set up a settlementEmancipation of slaves in Cape Colony after Britain abolishes slavery in its possessionsThe Great TrekBritish grant limited self-government to the Transvaal.Natal separates from the Cape Colony.Boers proclaim the Transvaal a republic.Diamonds discovered at Kimberley.Britain annexed the TransvaalBoers rebel against the British, sparking the first Anglo-Boer War. Conflict ends with a negotiated peace. Transvaal is restored as a republic.Paul Kruger president of South African Republic.Rhodes prime minister of Cape ColonyRhodes prime minister of Cape ColonyUnsuccessful Jameson Raid against Afrikaner dominance in TransvaalBritish troops gather on the Transvaal border and ignore an ultimatum to disperse. The second Anglo-Boer War begins.Treaty of Vereeniging ends the second Anglo-Boer War. The Transvaal and Orange Free State are made self-governing colonies of the British EmpireFormation of Union of South Africa by former British colonies of the Cape and Natal, and the Boer republics of Transvaal, and Orange Free State.Legislation reserves skilled jobs for whites.Native National Congress founded, later renamed the African National Congress (ANC).Land Act introduced to prevent blacks, except those living in Cape Province, from buying land outside reserves.National Party establishedFounding of Afrikaner Broederbond.Communist Party of South Africa establishedNatives Urban Areas Act authorizes segregation in urban areas.Black voting rights revoked in Cape; black land ownership expanded, but still restricted to 13 percent of land.The Union of South Africa parliament enacts the Status of the Union Act, which declares the country to be "a sovereign independent state". The move followed on from Britain's passing of the Statute of Westminster in 1931, which removed the last vestiges of British legal authority over South Africa.National Party wins national elections
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