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Built between 1666 and 1679, the castle is the oldest surviving building in South Africa. But this was not the first military structure built by the Dutch here. In 1652, Jan van Riebeeck, commander of ...

Delve into the legacy of apartheid's pass laws and their implications for contemporary South Africa, highlighting key historical events and figures.

We’ll discuss the city’s indigenous history by talking about the Khoisan, we’ll delve into the impact of the Dutch arriving in 1652 and the more turbulent years of slavery in the Cape. We’ll touch on ...

The town was opened to Western settlement in 1661, when an expedition sent from Cape Town by Jan van Riebeeck, ... The name Riebeek’s Castle (Kasteel) was in honour of their commander.

1. Abraham van Riebeeck. The name “Van Helsing” may have been taken by Stoker from the Dutch governor of Cape Town, Abraham van Riebeeck. Although it is uncertain whether this specific character ...

When Zacharias Wagenaer replaced Van Riebeeck as the Dutch governor in 1663, he built a rectangular masonry reservoir, about one-third the size of an Olympic swimming pool, between The Castle and the ...

Pietie matriculated from Jan van Riebeeck high school in 2006. He then attended The University of Stellenbosch, where he graduated with an Honours degree in Drama in 2012. ... (The Castle). In 2019, ...

In primary school, I learnt that Jan van Riebeeck set foot here on 6 April 1652. For a very long time, it has been regarded as the beginning of our history. But no textbook ever uttered a word ...

Instead, Jan van Riebeeck ... Visitors who want to delve into VOC rule at the Cape can explore the Castle of Good Hope, which was built between 1666 and 1679.

There's a remnant of the thorny wild almond hedge (a member of the protea family) that Dutch East India Company administrator Jan van Riebeeck planted in 1660. Van Riebeeck set up a Cape ...