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8 hours ago · The South African census of 1960 was the final census undertaken in the Union of South Africa. The ethno-linguistic status of some 15,994,181 South African citizens was projected by various sources through sampling language, religion, and race. At least 1.6 million South Africans were white Afrikaans speakers, or 10% of the total population.
1 day ago · Thousands returned to South Africa after independence in Zimbabwe in 1980; however, as many as 15,000 remained four years later in 1984. They were sometimes disparaged by their Anglo-Saxon counterparts in the country, who referred to them as "Japies". [107]
12 hours ago · Dr. Zirl Palmer, an activist in many ways, opened Lexington’s first African American-owned pharmacy at 400 East Fifth in 1961. Now, it’s officially a United Way WayPoint Center. The aim is to provide services to people living in underserved neighborhoods and communities of color. Logan Marksbury, president of the Marksbury Family Foundation ...
1 day ago · Gold Coastians – Ghanaians ( Ghana) v. t. e. The Gold Coast was a British Crown colony on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa from 1821 until its independence in 1957 as Ghana. [3] The term Gold Coast is also often used to describe all of the four separate jurisdictions that were under the administration of the Governor of the Gold Coast.
1 day ago · The South African apartheid regime and Pinochet's military dictatorship in Chile were gradually dismantled during the 1990s as the West withdrew their funding and diplomatic support. Ghana , Indonesia , Nicaragua , South Korea , Suriname , Republic of China and North - South Yemen , among many others, elected democratic governments.
1 day ago · BRICS is an intergovernmental organization comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates.Originally identified to highlight investment opportunities, the grouping evolved into a cohesive geopolitical bloc, with their governments meeting annually at formal summits and coordinating multilateral policies since 2009.
1 day ago · It said Russia reportedly purchased 2,100 Chinese off-road vehicles named Desertcross 1000-3, some of which were personally inspected by Vladimir Putin in November.
