This paper presents three scenarios for South Africa up to 2030: 'Bafana Bafana', 'A Nation Divided' and 'Mandela Magic'. The nation's current development pathway, called 'Bafana Bafana' is the well-known story of a perennial underachiever, always playing in the second league when the...
The original name of South Africa was "Transvaal" and "Orange Free State" during the colonial era. These territories were later merged to form the Union of South Africa in 1910. The country gained full independence in 1961, and the name was changed to the current "Republic of South Africa...
In 2015, the United Nations Member States developed a collective blueprint for sustainability and development. The 2030 Plan includes the 17 UN-SDGs, which
South Africa's HIV epidemic is the most widespread in the world, with an estimated 5.6 million people infected as of 2011, note Michael D. April, MD, from the Medical Practice Evaluation Center at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues in an articlepublished onlineDecember 3 i...
Johannesburg, South Africa “Is the Rainbow Nation at a turning point?” This was the question posed as the topic for a seminar hosted by the Institute of Security Studies (ISS), in partnership with the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office in Cape Town recently. ...
Midrand, South Africa, on June 2, 2024. South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has secured 159 out of 400 seats in the National Assembly in the country's 2024 general elections, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) officially announced on Sunday evening. (Xinhua/Zhang ...
Youth Day is a national holiday in South Africa celebrated on June 16th. If Youth Day falls on a Sunday, a public holiday will be observed on the following Monday. Previously known as Soweto Day, Youth Day marks the start of the Soweto riots on this day in 1976. History of Youth Day ...
South Africa holidays in 2024 South Africa holidays in 2026 Upcoming popular Black History MonthFebruary 01, 2025 Groundhog DayFebruary 02, 2025 National Pizza DayFebruary 09, 2025 Valentine’s DayFebruary 14, 2025 National Margarita DayFebruary 22, 2025 ...
The course of the war can be divided into three periods. During the first phase, the British in Southern Africa were unprepared and militarily weak. Boer armies attacked on two fronts: into the British colony ofNatalfrom the SAR and into the northernCape Colonyfrom the Orange Free State. Th...
South Africa - Postapartheid South Africa: Mandela was elected president of the ANC in 1991, succeeding Tambo, who was in poor health and died two years later. Mandela and de Klerk, who both wanted to reach a peaceful solution to South Africa’s problems