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1487 The Portuguese explorer Batholemeu Dias sails down the coast to reach southern Angola. He later lands at present-day Walvis Bay and soon after at Lüderitz Bay.

1488 Dias succeeds in circumnavigating the Cape, naming it "Cabo de Bõa Esperança" or the Cape of Good Hope. This is a major breakthrough in the search for discovering a sea-route to India.

1495 With the ascension of Manuel I to the Portuguese throne, the Royal House of Portugal strengthens its support of the scientific maritime investigation into finding a sea trade route to India.

1497 Vasco da Gama is mandated to expand on Dias' discoveries. Da Gama departs from Targus on 8 July 1497, heading an expedition consisting of two ships, São Rafael and São Gabriel . They sail along the southern African coast on the way to India.

They put foot on South African soil for the first time on 8 November at present-day St. Helena Bay on the west coast and encounter the first Khoi-Khoi. Da Gama gives the following description of them in his diary: ' The inhabitants of this country are tawny-coloured. Their food is confined to the flesh of seals, whales and gazelles, and the roots of herbs. They are dressed in skins, and wear sheaths over their virile members. They are armed with poles of olive wood to which a horn, browned in the fire, is attached ... '

Further east Da Gama and his crew sight the Natal coast on Christmas Day and name it "Terra do Natal", which is Portuguese for "Land of Birth" (Christmas). (Bron: Bron: SA history online -www.sahistory.org.za)

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[yves5513]

Het is een heel mooie taal. Veel woorden zijn zo als het nederlands geweest is.

Dankie vir die movie.

[sapper1984]

Afrikaans is een mooie taal aangezien het van het Nederlands, een mooie taal geboren was.

[sneyder69]

Zuid afrika is een mooi land, Nederland is tots op jullie land

[sapper1984]

Dankie sneyder.

[Hansie0Slim]

Eva, natuurlik is jou mense nie barbare nie.

Maar net soos alle rasse, was hulle ook maar op 'n tyd barbare, hoor. Die witmense van Europe was barbare vir die Romeine, en die Khoi-San was barbare vir die Europese settelaars. Dis niks om oor skaam te wees nie, dis maar die verloop van die natuur.

[Rico8458]

blacks evolved from whites. in the beginning was the white man. as the white man marched south he became black thru evolution. whites did not come from negros, it is the other way around.

[Hendrik44987]

I see - some nostalgica for retarted Racists who do still live in the 17th century - congartulations for openly admitting your backwardness to the world you son of a whore/boer!

[Hendrik44987]

I see - some nostalgica for retarted Racists who do still live in the 17th century - congartulations for openly admitting your backwardness to the world you son of a whore/boer!

[jonhestananet]

cool video, even if i cant understand nothing. for sure those where interesting times

[hamsinder]

Die Afrikaanse taak is baie mooi. Ek geniet om die taal te skryf en om in die Afrikaanse taal te gesels. Maar ek dink dat die pragtige taal in die toekoms gaan verdwyn. Dit kom door die regering van Jacob Zuma.

[rickiej88]

haha grappig hoe zuid-akrikanen nederlands spreken! moeilijk te verstaan maar echt leuk!