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The first Europeans to reach the Cape were the Portuguese. Bartholomeu Dias arrived in 1488 after journeying south along the west coast of Africa. The next recorded European sighting of the Cape was by Vasco da Gama in 1497 while he was searching for a route that would lead directly from Europe to Asia.
Islam is the city's second largest religion with a long history in Cape Town, [131] resulting in a number of mosques and other Muslim religious sites spread across the city, [132] such as the Auwal Mosque, South Africa's first mosque. Cape Town's significant Jewish population supports a number of synagogues most notably the historic Gardens ...
Koch reportedly holds a master's degree in social anthropology from the University of Cape Town. [ 7 ] Conrad Koch (bottom right) and his puppet, Chester Missing (top left) who is being interviewed by an eNCA reporter at the State of the Nation (SONA) 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa .
Cape Town becomes part of the new Western Cape province. 1995 MFM 92.6 and Voice of the Cape radio begin broadcasting. Two Oceans Aquarium opens. 1995 Rugby World Cup held. 1996 Cape Town/Central, Tygerberg, South Peninsula, Blaauwberg, Oostenberg, and Helderberg municipalities created. Gallery Mau Mau active. Flag of Cape Town redesign adopted.
The Migrant Farmer in the History of the Cape Colony. P.J. Van Der Merwe, Roger B. Beck. Ohio University Press. 1 January 1995. 333 pages. ISBN 0-8214-1090-3. History of the Boers in South Africa; Or, the Wanderings and Wars of the Emigrant Farmers from Their Leaving the Cape Colony to the Acknowledgment of Their Independence by Great Britain ...
Military history of Cape Town (2 C, 15 P) R. Robben Island (1 C, 4 P) Pages in category "History of Cape Town" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 ...
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After several years of negotiations, the South Africa Act 1909 brought the colonies and republics – Cape Colony, Natal, Transvaal, and Orange Free State – together as the Union of South Africa. Under the provisions of the act, the Union remained British territory, but with home-rule for Afrikaners.