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## Early African Farmers - Early African farmers came from West and Central Africa. - They moved down along the eastern part of Africa. - They settled in the Eastern Cape about 2000 years ago. - They grew sorghum and millet, which needed summer rainfall. - They owned larger herds of cattle as a for...

## Early African Farmers - Early African farmers came from West and Central Africa. - They moved down along the eastern part of Africa. - They settled in the Eastern Cape about 2000 years ago. - They grew sorghum and millet, which needed summer rainfall. - They owned larger herds of cattle as a form of wealth. - European farmers arrived. - There were many clashes over land. ## Dutch Settlement - They established a trade route to the east via the southern tip of Africa. - A refreshment station was needed because voyages were long and dangerous. - Ships were damaged in storms, and sailors became sick. - The Dutch East India Company (DEIC) was founded in 1602 in the Netherlands. - In 1647, a VOC ship called the Haerlem was shipwrecked in Table Bay. - The sailors managed to survive by salvaging what they could and trading with the Khoikhoi. - The VOC sent a group of 100 men and women led by Jan van Riebeeck in April 1652 to set up a refreshment station at the Cape. - They built a fort, which no longer exists today. - A more permanent settlement was built a few years later, known as the Castle. - The Castle still stands today.