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| Having crossed over the Drakensberg range into Zulu territory on their Great Trek from British dominion in the Cape Colony, Boer settlers earmarked this site as their capital-to-be, and in 1838 laid the foundation of a neat grid of streets and lanes. Rival British expansionists were a safe distance away at Port Natal-Durban...and the surrounding tribes were predominantly 'scatterlings' - the result of King Shaka's empire-building exploits - who posed no threat. |
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