Footsteps of Our Ancestors

This book is an overview of South Africa’s past stories, using the Blouberg-Makgabeng-Senwabarwana (BMS) area as reference point. The mighty Limpopo River and its beautiful, lush valleys and the salty Soutpansberg; the majestic Blouberg Mountains; and the historic Makgabeng plateau – all these landmarks were once inhabited by representatives and forebears of almost all South Africa’s population groups: the San, the Khoikhoi, Bantu-speaking communities, European travelers, traders, explorers, missionaries, as well as the colonial settlers: the Boers and the British. The BMS area is therefore a microcosm of South Africa’s history as it was in various stages inhabited by different groups. Therefore, this work traces South Africa’s past using the BMS area as a focal point.