a democratic South Africa with reference to the Voortrekker Monument as a case study. With the current political affairs of South Africa it is evident that the cultural significance associated to such monuments is constantly changing and adapting. It establishes a basis as to why and how the Voortrekker Monument is re-scripted to be incorporated in a democratic South Africa. This essay compares the discourse of the original guide of the Voortrekker Monument (1954) with the current guide (2009) available
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The Great trek The Voortrekkers comprised two groups from the eastern frontier region of the Cape Colony‚ semi-nomadic pastoralists known as Trekboers‚ and established farmers and artisans known as Grensboere‚ or Border Farmers. Together these groups were later called Voortrekkers Pioneers. While most settlers who lived in the western Cape later known as the Cape Dutch did not trek eastward‚ a small number did. The first colonists‚ who arrived in 1652 to set up a "depot for the provosion of ships"under
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Apartheid Museum The apartheid museum is often seen as a place remembering the atrocities of the past and commemorating the struggle of the black people. The emphasis on black is no coincidence‚ there is very little here that shows the struggle of others‚ or even shows the ruling ANC as anything besides the victim. In fact the creation of the museum was in response to a requirement by the then ‘new’ ANC government‚ which required casinos to provide a way to attract tourists‚ before the government
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Dutch word ‘Boer’ mean? 4. In what years did the First Boer War take place? 5. Explain how the Dutch had come to settle in South Africa. 6. Explain how the British had come to settle in South Africa. 7. What does the Dutch word ‘voortrekkers’ mean? 8. The voortrekkers established 2 states beyond the frontiers of the British empire – what were they called? 9. In the Zulu War what did Sir Bartle Frere want to do? 10. After the Zulu war‚ what did the Boers of the Transvaal demand? 11. Who was the
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and 1840’s an estimated 12‚000 Voortrekkers penetrated the future Natal‚ Orange Free State and Transvaal provinces to put themselves beyond the reach of British authority. Trekboers felt uncomfortable with British policy towards racial and slave policy. The British promulgation of Ordinance 50 in 1828‚ which guaranteed equal rights before the law to all "free persons of color"‚ was indeed a factor in Boer discontent. The various republics founded by the Voortrekkers while prohibiting slavery itself
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Shaka Zulu Shaka Zulu was the most influential leader of the Zulu Kingdom. One of the greatest in world history‚ Shaka started his accomplishments as a young boy‚ when he first entered battle. To many‚ he was considered a god and his people looked up to him. Shaka was a son of former chief‚ ruler of an insignificant small chiefdom‚ the Zulu. His mother was Nandi‚ the daughter of a Langeni chief. His career was a transforming influence in the history of southern and central Africa. Shaka’s early
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Selection and description of site APPLICATION FOR REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS‚ SUBDIVISION AND REZONING IN TERMS OF LUPO 15 OF 1985 FOR A PRPOSED SECTIONAL TITLE UNIT DEVELOPMENT ON THE SUBJECT PROPOERTY: ERF 19787‚ AVONWOOD‚ GOODWOOD Owner and acquisition strategy for the site The subject property is currently vacant and in the ownership of the City of Cape Town. There is a demand for housing within the area‚ with a 40% to be used as sectional title units and the 60% to be used for single residential
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One day we played ‘Voortrekker‚ voortrekker’ in the garden. The wheelbarrow was our ox wagon and we had to hunt for wild animals to eat. We didn’t really find any wild animals‚ just a dead lizard. We made a little fire for cooking our food. Lighting a fire is fun! But we made the
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Colonial South Africa Timeline 1652: Dutch East India Company established settlement at Cape Town 1795: First British occupation of the Cape 1806: Second British occupation of the Cape 1835: Beginning of Great Trek as Dutch farmers known as voortrekkers left eastern Cape in search of more land 1852: Britain recognised independence of the South African Republic 1899-1902: Boer War (South African War)‚ between the Dutch farmers and British Britain and the Boers: The British were major players in
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My heritage can be traced back to the British Colonial rules of South Africa‚ when Gold was discovered in the Johannesburg area in 1948‚ my ancestors came to South Africa wanting a better living‚ they worked in the mines as contracted workers‚ eventually with a having a steady payment monthly‚ they started a small business. There were many like my family‚ they came from China to South Africa ‚ working in the gold mines. I recognized a birth certificate of a Chinese man in the Apartheid museum‚ with
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