South Africa in the news:
- South Africa’s minimum wage ‘legitimises poverty’: A South African trade union has accused the government of “legitimising poverty” after the country set its first-ever minimum wage. South Africa Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) said it is outraged and disgusted – but not surprised – by the passing of …: “South Africa” – BingNews
- Mandela: the name that will live on: But how did the name come about? On 18 July 1918, Rolihlahla Mandela was born in Transkei, South Africa, into the Madiba clan. “He attended primary school where his teacher gave him the name Nelson, in accordance with the custom to give all school children …: “South Africa” – BingNews
- ‘I represent all of SA, not one group,’ says Bok skipper: “I’m a rugby player and all I want to do is to do well and play well, and inspire not only black people, but all of South Africa. I’m not only representing one group, it is everybody.” Kolisi was addressing the media for the first time since his …: “South Africa” – BingNews
- The actors who would be Mandela: Towards the end of the 1992 Spike Lee biopic Malcolm X, about the American human rights activist, Mandela has a brief cameo as a school teacher in Soweto, South Africa. In the scene, a series of schoolchildren shout “I am Malcolm X” as the viewer is taken …: “South Africa” – BingNews
- US expert in city planning on visit to SA: AN American expert in urban transformation is on a working visit to South Africa and today speaks at the Nelson Mandela Foundation on the topic “My just city is black and white: Race, space and design”. Professor Toni Griffin, a Harvard professor in …: “South Africa” – BingNews