South Africa
South Africa’s Soweto Uprising, sign of youth architects of history: Op-Ed
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The turning point in the history of both Türkiye and South Africa was due to the revolutions driven by young people.
Türkiye's founding father, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, was part of the revolutionary movement of intellectuals, Young Turks, which inspired the founding values of the Turkish Republic.
Seminary student dies in Jesus crucifixion reenactment
The incident happened in Africa
$6 million gifted to train diplomats on conflict resolution
"Mandela and De Klerk" is a 1997 drama on the negotiations between F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela to end the South African apartheid. Those curious about learning how the two leaders succeeded in ending apartheid can watch this movie in addition to reading a pile of books about it.
In a South African Neighbourhood, ‘All Hell Broke Loose’
Xenophobic violence is a common phenomenon in predominantly poor, black areas of post-apartheid South Africa, where jobs are scarce and locals blame entrepreneurial foreign communities - their numbers swelled via the country's porous and corrupt borders - for the prevalence of drugs, crime and unemployment.
About 1.7 million People Have Been Infected with the HIV Virus in 2018
This represents a drop of 16% compared to 2010. The decrease is due to effective measures in Eastern and South Africa, according to a UN report.
Marking Nelson Mandela's 100th Birthday, A Message from the South African Embassy in Bulgaria
SOFIA - South African Embassy requests all members of the public to honor the Nelson Mandela International Day on 18 July 2018. We call upon members of the society from all walks of life to spend 67 minutes of their time, on Nelson Mandela's birthday - 18 July to perform duties or activities in service to our communities.
Nelson Mandela and the gift of caring
The centennial of Nelson Mandela's birthday finds his country free, independent and democratic but still struggling to reach his goal of social justice. Mandela's reputation is firm as one of the greatest world leaders of the 20th century, but his legacy also faces criticism for many of South Africa's current problems.
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Mandela Day Volunteer Drive | Athens | July 18
"We can change the world and make it a better place. It is in your hands to make a difference," said Nelson Mandela, the human rights activist, visionary and statesman who spearheaded the end of Apartheid in South Africa.
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Winnie Mandela, South African Anti-apartheid Crusader, Dies at 81
(CNN) - Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the South African anti-apartheid campaigner and former wife of the late President Nelson Mandela, has died at age 81.
South African police raid home as part of Zuma probe
Heavily armed South African police raided the luxury home of the Gupta family on Feb. 14 as part of a probe into allegations the three brothers had corrupt links with President Jacob Zuma, who has been ordered by the ruling ANC to quit as head of state.