FN FAL said:Why would the Brits give a rats ass...I thought South Africans were Dutch?
No. Going way back in history, and I mean way back, South Africa was Portugese. The Dutch came later on. Now my post really was with Zim which is another story.
In regards to South Africa, and somewhere there is a South African on this forum that can confirm this, South Africa was NOT indigenous to the black man. South Africa was settled by the Western European whites. Period.
Zim was the old Rhodesia (sp). The name came from Rhodes, like in Rhodes scholership. It will take pages and pages to cover the history of this part of the world. If anyone is really interested, as a starter I would suggest Michner's book THE Covent.
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