Anonymous

“The majority of South Africans are unemployed because they’re unemployable, they’re unemployable because they don’t have the necessary skills to drive a modern economy. We boast about having so many people on the SASSA social welfare program as if it’s an achievement whereas it’s a failure.” - President Thabo Mbeki 🇿🇦

Know your Settler History! 🧵 Southern Africa: who is indigenous, who arrived, and when 🏹 1. San — first peoples of the land San communities have lived in southern Africa for 20,000–30,000+ years. They are among the oldest continuous human populations on Earth. 🐄 2. Khoekhoe — pastoral societies Khoekhoe-speaking communities arrive around 2000–1500 BCE. ➡️ That is about 4,000 years ago They bring cattle, sheep, and pastoral economies into a land already inhabited. 🌾 3. Abantu — farming and iron-working societies Bantu-speaking communities begin moving into southern Africa around 300 CE. ➡️ That is about 1,700 years ago This movement unfolds over time. It is: gradual generational shaped by settlement, exchange, and adaptation It is not an invasion. 🚢 4. Europeans — colonial settlers Europeans arrive with the in 1652. ➡️ That is about 370 years ago They come from outside Africa and establish a colonial foothold. 📌 The timeline in plain terms 30,000+ years ago → San ~4,000 years ago → Khoekhoe ~1,700 years ago → Abantu ~370 years ago → Europeans ⚠️ What this exposes All African societies in this timeline form part of pre-colonial history. Movement between African societies took place over thousands of years. Europeans arrive very late, through colonial expansion. 🧭 The point No African people arrived through colonial conquest of this land. European settlement introduced dispossession, forced removal, and racial hierarchy. 📍 Keep it clear This is not a debate about dates. It is a question of history, land, and truth.