SOUTH AFRICA — SOUTH AFRICA, republic comprising nine provinces – Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, North West, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Free State, and KwaZulu Natal. Prior to 1994, when multiracial democracy was introduced, there were four… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
South Africa Act — (1910) An act of Parliament creating the Union of South Africa, a federal dominion within the British Empire, consisting of four provinces, the Cape Colony, Natal, the Transvaal, and the Orange Free State. The latter two were Afrikaner… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
South Africa Act — ▪ South Africa [1909] (1909), act that unified the British colonies of Cape Colony, Natal, Transvaal, and Orange River and thereby established the nation of South Africa. It was the work of white delegates to a national convention at Durban … Universalium
1909 in South Africa — See also: 1908 in South Africa, other events of 1909, 1910 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. Events* South Africa becomes the first non European country to join FIFA * 25 February Mahatma Gandhi is arrested at Volksrust… … Wikipedia
1911 in South Africa — See also: 1910 in South Africa, other events of 1911, 1912 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. Events* 18 April Lusitania, a Portuguese 5,557 ton passenger liner struck Bellows Rock just off Cape Point onroute from… … Wikipedia
South Africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 42,327,458; 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town. Formerly, Union of South Africa. * * * South Africa Introduction South Africa… … Universalium
South Africa — This article is about the modern country. For other uses, see South Africa (disambiguation). Republic of South Africa … Wikipedia
South Africa national rugby union team — Rugby team country = Springboks union = South African Rugby Union nickname = Springboks, Springbokke, Bokke, Amabokoboko emblem = the Springbok and the Protea captain =John Smit coach =flagicon|South Africa Peter de Villiers date= 2008 present… … Wikipedia
South Africa — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::South Africa <p></p> Background: <p></p> Dutch traders landed at the southern tip of modern day South Africa in 1652 and established a stopover point on the spice… … The World Factbook
South Africa under apartheid — Apartheid (meaning separateness in Afrikaans, cognate to English apart and ) was a system of legal racial segregation enforced by the National Party government of South Africa between 1948 and 1990. Apartheid had its roots in the history of… … Wikipedia