Special Report Transcript Episode 16, Section 2, Time 01:15

2000 Years ago the southern part of the African continent was inhabited by hunter-gatherer peoples, the Khoi and the Bushmen. Slowly moving down from further Northern Africa into these parts were several groups of farmers called the Bantu. To the people of other continents Africa was unknown until the first European seafarers rounded the Cape in the sixteenth century and were met by very assertive Khoi people. In 1652 Jan van Riebeeck arrived. Africa south of the equator changed forever. Van Riebeeck established a refreshment station on the ideal halfway mark between Europe and the rich Eastern trade routes. The halfway station soon became a colony, and French and German settlers joined the Dutch at the Cape.

Notes: Map of Southern Africa illustrating dispersion of inhabitants.; Illustration: Early Bantu farmers; Reenactment of initial encounter; Illustration: Cape castle

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