| African National Congress |
South African political party founded in 1912, whose struggle to establish majority rule and eliminate apartheid led to the establishment in 1994 of South Africa's first multi-racial, democratically-elected government. |
| Afrikaans |
a South African language developed from seventeenth-century Dutch. |
| Afrikaner |
a native South African of European descent, esp. one of Dutch ancestry. |
| Albertina Sisulu |
South African anti-apartheid activist, who is a founding member of the Federation of South African Women and a member of the African National Congress (b.1919). |
| ANC |
abbreviation of "African National Congress," South African political party founded in 1912, whose struggle to establish majority rule and eliminate apartheid led to the establishment in 1994 of South Africa's first multi-racial, democratically-elected government. |
| apartheid |
a policy of racial segregation, esp. the official segregation of blacks and whites as it existed in the Republic of South Africa from 1948 until 1994. |
| Bloemfontein |
the judicial capital of South Africa. (Cf. Cape Town, Pretoria.) |
| Boer |
a South African of Dutch ancestry. [2 definitions] |
| Botswana |
an African country bordered by Namibia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. |
| Cape Town |
the legislative capital of South Africa. (Cf. Bloemfontein, Pretoria.) |
| Desmond Tutu |
South African cleric and leader in the struggle against apartheid, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 (b.1931). |
| Eswatini |
a country in southeastern Africa between South Africa and Mozambique, formerly known as Swaziland. |
| florin |
any of several gold or silver coins formerly in circulation in Europe and South Africa. [1/3 definitions] |
| jade plant |
a popular thick-leaved houseplant that is native to South Africa and Asia. |
| Jean Middleton |
South African author and anti-apartheid activist. |
| Johannesburg |
a city in the country of South Africa, and one of the largest cities on the continent of Africa. |
| kaffir |
(derogatory) in South Africa, a black person. |
| Kalahari |
a desert of southern Africa occupying a large area of Botswana as well as parts of Namibia and South Africa (prec. by "the"). |
| Kalahari Desert |
an arid and sandy region of southern Africa occupying a large area of Botswana as well as parts of Namibia and South Africa. |
| kimberlite |
a type of igneous rock that sometimes contains diamonds, named after the town of Kimberley, South Africa. |
| kraal |
in South Africa, a native village enclosed by a fence or stockade. [1/3 definitions] |