• The following lists events that happened during 1989 in South Africa. State President: P.W. Botha (until 15 August). F.W. de Klerk (acting from 15 August...
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    General elections were held in South Africa on 6 September 1989, the last under apartheid. Snap elections had been called early (no election was required...
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    system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s. Apartheid was...
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    The flag of South Africa was designed in March 1994 and adopted on 27 April 1994, during South Africa's 1994 general election, to replace the previous...
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    South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. Its nine provinces are bounded to the south by 2,798...
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    The Union of South Africa (Dutch: Unie van Zuid-Afrika; Afrikaans: Unie van Suid-Afrika; pronunciation) was the historical predecessor to the present-day...
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    South West Africa, de jure renamed to Namibia from 12 June 1968 by the United Nations, was an occupied part of the Union of South Africa and later the...
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    White South Africans are South Africans of European descent. In linguistic, cultural, and historical terms, they are generally divided into the Afrikaans-speaking...
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    Crime in South Africa includes all violent and non-violent crimes that take place in the country of South Africa, or otherwise within its jurisdiction...
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    Andrew Miller (born 10 June 1989) is a South African professional cricketer. He currently plays for South African national team in limited overs cricket. He...
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    economy of South Africa is a mixed economy, emerging market, and upper-middle-income economy, one of only eight such countries in Africa. The economy...
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    The president of South Africa is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of South Africa. The president directs the executive branch of...
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    South Africa is divided into nine provinces. On the eve of the 1994 general election, South Africa's former homelands, known as Bantustans, were reintegrated...
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    Parliament of the Republic of South Africa is South Africa's legislature; under the present Constitution of South Africa, the bicameral Parliament comprises...
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  • Corporation of South Africa is the arms procurement agency of the South African Department of Defence. It was originally established in 1968 as an arms...
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    This is a list of municipalities of South Africa. The largest metropolitan areas are governed by metropolitan municipalities, while the rest of the country...
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    A list of current public holidays in South Africa: In gold, the National Day The Public Holidays Act (Act No 36 of 1994) states that whenever a public...
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    The South Africa men's national soccer team represents South Africa in men's international soccer and it is run by the South African Football Association...
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  • The Republic of South Africa is a unitary parliamentary democratic republic. The President of South Africa serves both as head of state and as head of...
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    Prisons in South Africa are run by the Department of Correctional Services. The department is divided into six administrative regions, each with its own...
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    Television in South Africa was introduced in 1976. The country is notable for the late introduction of widespread television broadcasting. Opposition...
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    Sport has a significant role in South African culture. The three most popular mainstream sports in the country — cricket, football and rugby — reflect...
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  • discrimination and even violence in South Africa due to competition for scarce economic opportunities. After majority rule in 1994, contrary to expectations...
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    National Party administration of South Africa set aside for black inhabitants of South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia), as a part of its policy...
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  • The South African rand, or simply the rand, (sign: R; code: ZAR) is the official currency of South Africa. It is subdivided into 100 cents (sign: "c")...
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    Israel–South Africa relations refer to the current and historic relationship between the Republic of South Africa and the State of Israel. As of January...
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    of South Africa from 1928 to 1994 was the flag of the Union of South Africa from 1928 to 1961 and later the flag of the Republic of South Africa until...
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    South Africa is the southernmost country in Africa. It is the 25th-largest country in the world by land area, and with close to 60 million people, is...
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  • The Cabinet of South Africa is the most senior level of the executive branch of the Government of South Africa. It is made up of the president, the deputy...
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    The South African Police (SAP) was the national police force and law enforcement agency in South Africa from 1913 to 1994; it was the de facto police...
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