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White South Africans

White South Africans are WHITE SOUTH AFRICANS! Ons is mense van die land! Don't relate us to Europeans. Edit that 188.172.158.82 (talk) 15:40, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No, your invanders on another continent, 2601:8C:B80:6660:4958:DCED:9E49:35A7 (talk) 19:23, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The same way that white Americans are invaders in the USA, Zulu Africans are invaders in South Africa, and so on. Reality is, anyone born in Africa is African, just as anyone born in America is American. More centuries have passed since white South Africans settled in South Africa than has passed since white Americans settled in the United States. 192.143.8.207 (talk) 20:13, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Why is it necessary for you to divide Africans? The Khoisan, Zulu and all other black folk are Africans. Furthermore, why should the frame of reference of outsiders determine whether so-called Zulu Africans as invaders or not, when in those days the continent did not even have borders. Look, we all know that at the heart of this attempted differentiation of Africans, is the desperation to conjure up some sort of legitimacy over the lands. 102.132.165.246 (talk) 18:49, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@192.143.8.207 Zulu Africans aren't invaders. The Bantu migration was a centuries long migratory drift, not a swift military expansion like the apartheid myth suggests. For this reason it cannot be compared to Dutch and British colonisation. Take your colonial apologia elsewhere. Meneer Slim (talk) 13:36, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 1 July 2024

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The request is under the heading of Government and Politics the information is outdated. The most recent election was May 30 2024 and it needs to be updated on the new Government of National Unity which was created a week ago. CaydynLendrum1910 (talk) 10:10, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Geardona (talk to me?) 18:23, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 1 July 2024 (2)

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Hi there I would like to edit on South Africa being the second largest economy, according to IFM South Africa is now the largest economy in Africa 41.150.217.106 (talk) 22:02, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: Could you provide a link for the source?

Thanks Geardona (talk to me?) 18:25, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 2 September 2024

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Please update the current Chief Justice. The person is Mandisa Maya. 165.73.172.166 (talk) 06:47, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Jamedeus (talk) 07:35, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

^[1] GeoffreyA (talk) 09:59, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Wong, B. H. (2011). "A Most Complex and Technologically Advanced Vessel". Offshore Support Vessels. Singapore: Research Publishing Services. pp. 11–20. doi:10.3850/978-981-08-9731-4_osv2011-02. ISBN 978-981-08-9731-4. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2022.

Semi-protected edit request on 10 October 2024

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Economy section

"South Africa is the economic nucleus of Africa the country's economy is the most industrialized and technologically advanced in Africa respectively, and has the largest economy in Africa."

Firstly, there should be a semicolon or maybe a period here to separate the clauses:

"the economic nucleus of Africa[;/.] the country's economy..."

Secondly, this might me being dumb but I think the word "respectively" should be removed, I can't tell what it means or refers to here.

Finally, "and has the largest economy in Africa" doesn't seem grammatically correct in how it's added on at the end of the sentence, but I'm not smart enough to know how to remedy it. So I'll mention that in case anyone wants to fix it but otherwise go ahead and mark this as done if you just do any of the other edits I suggested.

Thank you 2A02:C7E:2F68:AC00:759D:37FC:6313:9019 (talk) 01:53, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I accidentally stole a reference from GeoffreyA above me, I don't know how to give it back, I'm sorry 2A02:C7E:2F68:AC00:759D:37FC:6313:9019 (talk) 01:55, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I added {{reflist-talk}} at the end of that section so they show up there. Anon126 (notify me of responses! / talk / contribs) 05:41, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

pre-94 SA

should have it own page... like USSR versus the current Russian Federation. Was there any debate? 98.150.89.19 (talk) 08:39, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Wong, B. H. (2011). "A Most Complex and Technologically Advanced Vessel". Offshore Support Vessels. Singapore: Research Publishing Services. pp. 11–20. doi:10.3850/978-981-08-9731-4_osv2011-02. ISBN 978-981-08-9731-4. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2022.

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