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Refilwe Madumo's talent, resilience, and courage propelled her to on-screen stardom and real-life heroism, This is all we know about her now.

We look back on this day in world and South African history, remembering the people and events that shaped the world we live in today.

Discover strategies to enhance voter participation and youth engagement in South Africa's upcoming general elections. Learn from past elections and Zambia's successful campaign, address concerns such as voter apathy and mistrust, and explore demographic factors influencing voter turnout. Prioritize social media campaigns, create a safe environment, encourage open dialogue, and recognize unique community concerns. Mobilize citizens through campaign rallies, address corruption awareness, and emphasise democratic values. Enhance voter engagement beyond party affiliation and address soci...

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Bantustans were rooted in Land Actspromulgated in 1913 and 1936, which defined a number of scattered areas as “native reserves” for Blacks. Some expansion, consolidation, and relocation of these areas occurred in the following decades. By the 1950s the combined areas of the reserves amounted to 13 percent of the total land area of South Africa, while Blacks made up at least 75 percent of the total population. The 1959 Promotion of Bantu Self-Government Act relabeled the reserves as “homelands,” or Bantustans, in which only specific ethnic groups were to ...

JOHANNESBURG You spoke and we listened. PlusNews has updated its popular report, "Mind your language" – a glossary of HIV and AIDS slang from across Africa – with your contributions. Namibia (Oshiwambo, spoken mainly in the north) Okakiya - "Thorn" (Contracting HIV is like being pricked with a thorn, sure to cause discomfort; HIV-positive people are said to have been "pricked by a thorn") Omukithi gwo paive - "The disease of the present" (HIV and AIDS are new problems) Namibia and parts of Angola (Oshindonga) Omukithi gwo goni - "A disease of shame" (refers to AIDS) South Africa (SePu...