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Why was South Africa an important country to the British empire?
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South Africa, more specifically Cape Town was considered very valuable because it was a stopping station on the way to India. People would barter for fresh food and livestock. This is why the Dutch and British fought to gain control over Cape Town. (hence the prevalence of both Afrikaans and English in South Africa) As gold and other valuable minerals were found further North, near Johannesburg, colonizers became more interested in the rest of, what is now, South Africa.
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