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South Africa is known for its ethnic and cultural diversity. Almost all South Africans speak English to some degree of proficiency, in addition to their native language, with English acting as a lingua franca in commerce, education, and government. [1] [2] South Africa has eleven official languages, but other indigenous languages are spoken by ...
Events. 24 – State President F.W. de Klerk informs Parliament that South Africa constructed six nuclear fission devices that had been dismantled by the end of 1989. 8 – South Africa and India sign a memorandum of understanding on bilateral air services. 10 – Chris Hani is assassinated by Polish immigrant Janusz Waluś.
Glenister v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others. 14 June 2013. The Court. [2013] ZACC 21. Matladi obo Matladi Family v Greater Tubatse Local Municipality and Others. 14 June 2013. The Court. [2013] ZACC 22. Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe v Fick and Others.
Racism in South Africa. Racism in South Africa can be traced back to the earliest historical accounts of interactions between African, Asian, and European peoples along the coast of Southern Africa. [1] [2] It has existed throughout several centuries of the history of South Africa, [1] [2] dating back to the Dutch colonization of Southern ...
The history of gangs in South Africa goes back to the Apartheid era. Many South African gangs began, and still exist, in urban areas. This includes cities like Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg. Cape Town has between 90 and 130 gangs [1] with the South African Police Service stating a total estimated membership of 100,000.
Homelessness in South Africa dates back to the apartheid period. [1] Increasing unemployment, lack of affordable housing, social disintegration, and social and economic policies have all been identified as contributing factors to the issue. [2] Some scholars argue that solutions to homelessness in South Africa lie more within the private sphere ...
White Zimbabweans, White Namibians, Afrikaners, French Huguenots, Germans, Coloureds, British diaspora in Africa, South African diaspora, other White Africans. White South Africans are South Africans of European descent. In linguistic, cultural, and historical terms, they are generally divided into the Afrikaans -speaking descendants of the ...
1 – African National Congress president Nelson Mandela and Inkatha Freedom Party leader Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi meet in Durban. 5 – Weapons are stolen from the South African Air Force 's 10 Air Depot at Voortrekkerhoogte. 7 – President Lucas Mangope of Bophuthatswana declares that the homelands will not be registering for the April ...