This is a timeline of the history of the area in present-day South Africa.
| Pre-colonial era | → | The Dutch Cape Colony | → | The British Cape Colony | → | The Great Trek | → | The Boer Republics | → | Union of South Africa | → | Apartheid | → | The Rainbow Nation |
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This is a timeline of the history of the area in present-day South Africa.
| Pre-colonial era | → | The Dutch Cape Colony | → | The British Cape Colony | → | The Great Trek | → | The Boer Republics | → | Union of South Africa | → | Apartheid | → | The Rainbow Nation |
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