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Founder and first commander of Cape Town, South Africa. van Riebeeck was an Administrator of the Dutch East India Compan
Before the arrival of Europeans, the area was inhabited by San and Khoikhoi peoples. In 1652, Jan van Riebeeck establish
Vissershok is one of the oldest farms in South Africa and was home to the country's first wheat farm. Tucked along the b
Elandsberg is a mountain and is located in the Swartland District, near Riebeeck Kasteel, in the Western Cape. The estim
Name applied from 1657 to the Liesbeek River, in Cape Town. Named after a small River in the Netherlands. The first 'fre
Abstract: The digitisation of African materials has made it easier than ever for students to engage with primary source
