Prior to 300AD
Prior to 300AD, the first black Africans arrive across the Limpopo River and establish themselves.
1200AD - 1270AD
Between about 1200AD and 1270AD, the Kingdom of Mapungubwe flourishes close to Zimbabwe border.
1830s and1840s
In the 1830s and 1840s, ox-wagon wheels of Voortrekkers fleeing British colonial oppression carve out the Great North Road from present day Gauteng towards Zimbabwe. © Ryk Neethling
Mid-1800s
The mid-1800s are characterised by battles between Boers and the local Ndebele and Venda peoples.
1970
In 1970, the Bantu Homelands Citizenship Act states that all black Africans are henceforth citizens of ‘homelands’ – the country's least desirable places. Limpopo’s ‘homelands’ were Gazankulu, Lebowa and Venda.
2003
After South Africa's democratic transition in 1994, Limpopo was named the Northern Province. It was renamed Limpopo in 2003.
Big Five game reserves can be found in Limpopo
