Umlando waseNingizimu Afrika uyindaba eyinkimbinkimbi futhi enezinhlangothi eziningi ethatha izinkulungwane zeminyaka. Izwe liye lalolongwa amathonya anhlobonhlobo, kubandakanya namasiko omdabu, Ikoloni yaseYurophu, kanye nomzabalazo wokulwa nobandlululo.
Sekuyizinkulungwane zeminyaka amasiko endabuko ekhona eNingizimu Afrika, futhi isifunda sasiyikhaya lemibuso eminingi enamandla nemibuso ngaphambi kokufika kwabaseYurophu ngekhulu le-15.. La masiko endabuko ashiye umlando wezwe ngobuciko bawo, ulimi, namasiko, ezilokhu ziqhubeka kuze kube namuhla.
Ukufika kwamakoloni aseYurophu ekhulwini le-15 kwaletha izinguquko ezinkulu eNingizimu Afrika, okuhlanganisa ukwethulwa kobugqila kanye nokuxoshwa kwemiphakathi yendabuko. Ngekhulu le-19, ukutholakala kwamadayimane negolide esifundeni kwaholela enkathini yokukhula ngokushesha komnotho kodwa futhi nasekuxhashazweni kwemithombo yemvelo yezwe kanye nabantu..
Ikhulunyaka lama-20 labona ukukhula noma ukuvela kwenhlangano emelene nobandlululo, eyayifuna ukuhlakaza uhlelo lwezwe lokucwasa ngokwebala nengcindezelo. Lo mzabalazo ubuholwa yinqwaba yabantu abamqoka, kubalwa noNelson Mandela, owayeboshelwe 27 iminyaka ngaphambi kokuba akhululwe futhi akhethwe njengeNingizimu Afrika (OkwaSA) umongameli wokuqala omnyama 1994.
Kusukela ekupheleni kobandlululo, INingizimu Afrika iqhubekile nokubhekana nefa lesikhathi esidlule kanye nezinselelo eziqhubekayo zobubha, ukungalingani, kanye nobugebengu. Naphezu kwalezi zinselelo zendawo, izwe lenze intuthuko enkulu emikhakheni efana nezemfundo, ukunakekela impilo, kanye nokuthuthukiswa komnotho futhi sihlala siyisizwe esiphilayo nesinamandla esinamagugu amasiko anothile.