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| Article | Subject | Status | User | Date | Justification |
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| Illegal gold mining in South Africa or Illegal mining in South Africa | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 15 July 2023 | Serious problem in South Africa. Has received widespread coverage [1][2][3][4] and led to disasters like the Boksburg gas leak. | |
| Murder of Carrim Alli | Biography | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 13 July 2023 | High profile case of murder linked to police corruption that had a WP:LASTING impact. Deleted after a thinly attended AFD, there are plenty of sources in the AFD to justify a re-creation of the article Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Murder_of_Carrim_Alli. Also, see the Deletion ReviewWikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2023_June_28#Murder_of_Carrim_Alli_(closed). Points that led to the deletion should be addressed. |
| Penny Smythe | Television | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 22 October 2023 | 80's and 90's television presenter |
| Glenn Agliotti | Biography | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 2 July 2023 | Deceased high-profile convicted criminal |
| Expo 85 (Durban) | History | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 6 June 2023 | Exposition held in Durban in 1985. Significant event that helped shape the city.[5] [6][7] |
| North End, Port Elizabeth | Geography | No Article | BhamBoi (talk) | 29 November 2022 | Not original lister; moving from RA to South Africa scope. |
| Independent Media (South Africa) | Journalism | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 1 November 2021 | Publisher of South Africa's oldest newspapers including The Star, Pretoria News, (Natal) Mercury, Cape Argus, and Daily News. Formerly Argus newspapers. |
| South African decuplet hoax | Politics, Journalism | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 1 November 2021 | Although the article would arguably fail WP:NOTNEWS despite wide coverage of the hoax in WP:RS [8][9], it has taken on a much broader significance, in that it involves the credibility of South Africa's oldest newspaper group Independent Media and the Pretoria News in particular, which continues to stand by the story[10][11], and is seen as indicative of the state of traditional journalism in South Africa.[12][13][14] Park3r (talk) 03:23, 1 November 2021 (UTC) |
| Denis Beckett | Media | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 22 October 2023 | Journalist and TV presenter, best known for Beckett's Trek, which explored life in the new South Africa |
| Concerned South Africans Group or COSAG | History | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 9 September 2023 | Conservative interracial alliance during Negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa |
| Harry's House (South Africa) | Television | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 14 April 2023 | National children's Television show from the 1980s featuring a person in a large dog costune. Initially hosted by Kim Kallie and Nick Taylor, later by Gaynor Young.[15] |
| Mpho and Mphonyana Mathibela | Biography | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 10 August 2021 | A pair of famous conjoined twins born in 1986, who were separated in groundbreaking surgery. Mphonyana died as a young child (around 1990), while Mpho died in 2021. Significant and ongoing coverage of the pair in multiple WP:RS over multiple years. |
| Parliamentary constituencies in the Union of South Africa and Republic of South Africa (including Tricameral constituencies) | Politics | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 11 May 2021 | It would be interesting if we could get a similar set of articles to those that cover historical UK constituencies. |
| Indian Delights or Zuleikha Mayat | Cooking | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 29 April 2021 | Indian Delights is a well known cookbook on South African Indian cookery. There is significant coverage in WP:RS. Not sure if the book or its principal author (Mayat) should get the article. |
| Jonathan Jansen | Academic | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 28 March 2021 | Former vice chancellor of the University of the Free State, and high profile social commentator/newspaper columnist |
| Songezo Zibi | Politician | 
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LeagleZa (talk) | 17 April 2022 | Former editor of Business Day, now running as a presidential candidate for RiseMzansi |
| Ruda Landman | TV presenter | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 15 March 2021 | TV presenter [16] Best known for hosting Carte Blanche, a long-running and popular current affairs programme. |
| Devi Sankaree Govender | TV presenter | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 15 March 2021 | TV presenter and former columnist |
| Candice Moodley | Actress | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 15 March 2021 | Actress and TV presenter |
| Imraan Vagar | TV presenter | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 15 March 2021 | TV presenter and fashion designer [17][18] |
| Mike Mills (South African broadcaster) | Broadcaster | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 15 March 2021 | Radio and TV presenter |
| Aki Anastasiou | Broadcaster | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 15 March 2021 | Radio and TV presenter |
| Scot Scott | TV presenter | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 15 March 2021 | Popular TV presenter on M-Net in the 1980s. Described as "legendary" [19] |
| Kideo (South African TV show) | TV show | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 15 March 2021 | Popular children's TV show from the 90s |
| Pumpkin Patch (TV show) | TV show | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 15 March 2021 | Popular children's TV show from late 80s and 90s |
| Gaynor Young | Actress | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 15 March 2021 | Actress and TV presenter who suffered an accident on stage in 1989, and wrote a play and book about her experiences |
| Emperors Palace | Hotel | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 11 March 2021 | Large hotel and casino complex near Johannesburg |
| Joey Rasdien (Yusuf Rasdien) | Comedian | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 11 March 2021 | Comedian and movie actor |
| Tobie Cronjé | Actor | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 11 March 2021 | TV actor. [20] |
| Ursula Stapelfeldt (Chikane) | Broadcaster | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 11 March 2021 | "Brown Sugar". High profile TV and radio presenter in 1990s, 2000s. [21] |
| Sunday Tribune (South Africa) | Media | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 14 April 2023 | Sunday Paper with a long history and large circulation[22], based in Durban. Has a supplement called the Herald aimed at Indians.[1] |
| Tim Plewman | Actor | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 7 March 2021 | Popular stage actor |
| Tony Sanderson | Broadcaster | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 7 March 2021 | Popular radio DJ and media personality in the 1980s |
| David Blood (broadcaster) | Broadcaster | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 7 March 2021 | South African TV presenter, radio presenter and pioneering talk show host (1945-2019) [23][24][25] |
| Springfield College of Education and Transvaal College of Education | Education | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 6 March 2021 | Teacher training colleges were an important part of professionalising teaching in South Africa. The listed articles are for Indian institutions, but a bigger Teacher training in South Africa article could be created. [26] |
| Dan Moyane | Broadcaster | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 6 March 2021 | Prominent radio broadcaster who had a high profile in the 1990s |
| Abdulla Ismail Kajee or A. I. Kajee (1896-1948) | Politician | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 6 March 2021 | Businessman and prominent political leader in the South African Indian community during the 1930s and 1940s. Important figure in the Durban Muslim community of the time. Political moderate who believed in compromise with colonial authorities. [27] |
| Sastri College | Education | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 6 March 2021 | Educational institution in Durban with a long history that played an important part in the history of Indian education in South Africa. Started as a boys high school and teachers training college, then as an annex to the University of Natal for non-whites, then again as a school and teachers training college before being closed and merged with ML Sultan Technikon and then reopened as a school.[28] |
| ML Sultan | Philanthropist | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 6 March 2021 | Mulukmahomed Lappa Sultan, Philanthropist and businessman who founded the ML Sultan Technical College that was an important educational institution for Indians |
| Tolla van der Merwe | Entertainer | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 5 March 2021 | High profile Afrikaans entertainer who died in 2000, described by the Mail & Guardian as "favourite funnyman"[29] [30][31][32][33] |
| Chris Gibbons | Broadcaster | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 5 March 2021 | Journalist and radio presenter |
| Gary Edwards (radio presenter) | Radio presenter | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 5 March 2021 | Radio presenter/DJ |
| Tickey the Clown | Clown | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 5 March 2021 | Well known circus clown (1916-1988) |
| Melanie Walker (TV presenter) | TV host | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 5 March 2021 | Television presenter |
| Martin Bailie | Broadcaster | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 5 March 2021 | "The little Irish Devil". Television presenter and quiz show host |
| Les Franken | TV presenter | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 5 March 2021 | 80s South African television presenter |
| Freek Robinson | TV presenter | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 5 March 2021 | South African current affairs television presenter |
| Michael de Morgan | TV presenter | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 5 March 2021 | 80s South African television news anchor |
| John Bishop (broadcaster) | TV presenter | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 5 March 2021 | South African television news anchor and current affairs presenter in the 1980s and early 90s |
| Bob Mabena | Broadcaster | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 5 March 2021 | Well known broadcaster, died in October 2020 |
| Paul O'Sullivan (private investigator) | Biography | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 5 March 2021 | Private investigator |
| Glenn Hicks (broadcaster) | Broadcaster | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 5 March 2021 | South African television presenter, had a high profile in the 1980s and 1990s |
| Alex Jay | Broadcaster | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 5 March 2021 | Radio DJ with a multi-decade broadcasting career |
| Noeleen Maholwana-Sangqu | Broadcaster | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 5 March 2021 | Radio and TV presenter |
| Harry Seftel | Doctor | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 5 March 2021 | Medical doctor and media personality |
| Kate Turkington | Radio host | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 5 March 2021 | Well-known radio presenter |
| David O'Sullivan (South Africa) | Broadcaster | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 5 March 2021 | Well-known radio host. |
| Trevor Quirk | Sports commentator | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 5 March 2021 | Famous retired South African cricket commentator and ex-player. |
| Jennifer Crwys-Williams | Broadcaster | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 5 March 2021 | Well known South African radio presenter and author. |
| Adrian Steed | TV presenter | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 5 March 2021 | Well known South African TV presenter in 1980s. |
| David Hall-Green | TV presenter | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 5 March 2021 | Well known South African TV presenter in 1970s, 80s and 90s. |
| Ocean Basket | Restaurant | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 5 February 2021 | Large and popular franchised chain of seafood restaurants. 145 stores in South Africa according to their website. Also some shops in Middle East and other parts of the world. |
| Nongoloza | Biography | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 22 January 2021 | Nongoloza, Mzuzephi Mathebula (aka Jan Note) Important in the mythology of the Numbers gang. A significant figure in the history of gangs and crime in South Africa. Currently a redirect to Umkosi Wezintaba which describes the movement he created. There seems to be significant source material available about his life. |
| Lily Mine, South Africa or Lily Mine collapse | Engineering | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 29 June 2020 | Site of a mining disaster that has trapped 3 workers underground. Politically contentious, and also involves issues around illegal mining. |
| Puppetry in South Africa | Arts | No Article | Park3r (talk) | 24 February 2019 | "Die poppe gaan dans" shows involving dancing puppets/dolls are a form of folk entertainment in South Africa (see numerous YouTube videos). There is a rich tradition of puppetry in South Africa, and an article on this topic would be informative, with a section on folk puppetry. It would involve some digging for source material, which is why I haven't created the article myself. |
| Anant Singh (producer) | Public figure | No Article | 18 February 2020 | Anant Singh is one of the most famous film producers from South Africa, producing films such as Sarafina!, Cry, the Beloved Country, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Mr Bones, Yesterday, and Pulse. | |
| Koelbaai | No Article | Popular beach/surfing spot near Cape Town. I can't find a reliable third-party source. | |||
| International sanctions against apartheid | No Article | ||||
| Baywest Mall | Place | No Article | 16 May 2022 | It is the largest shopping centre in the Eastern Cape located on the western outskirts of Gqeberha and part of the Baywest City, a planned mixed-use development area that is striving to become a major development hub in the city's western suburbs. (See the article on Gqeberha for sources) | |
| Demographic history of South Africa | No Article | ||||
| Fashion in South Africa | No Article | ||||
| Folklore of South Africa | No Article | ||||
| Dance in South Africa | No Article | ||||
| South African philosophy | No Article | ||||
| South African theatre | No Article | ||||
| Transformation (racial) | No Article | ||||
| Society of South Africa | No Article | ||||
| Banking in South Africa |
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| Economy of Cape Town | No Article | ||||
| Economy of Johannesburg | No Article | ||||
| Department of Energy (South Africa) | Partial | ||||
| Department of Labour (South Africa) | Partial | ||||
| Department of Mineral Resources (South Africa) | Partial | ||||
| Department of Human Settlements (South Africa) | Partial | ||||
| Department of Public Service and Administration (South Africa) | No Article | ||||
| Department of Social Development (South Africa) |
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| Department of Sport and Recreation (South Africa) | Partial | ||||
| Department of Women, Children and People with Disabilities | No Article | ||||
| Public Service Commission (South Africa) | No Article | ||||
| Public Administration Leadership and Management Academy | No Article | ||||
| List of tourist attractions in South Africa | List | Partial | important, considering the growth of this industry in South Africa | ||
| Russell Loubser | No Article | CEO of JSE Limited | |||
| Vukile Mehana | No Article | ||||
| Elkin Sithole | No Article | ethnomusicologist | |||
| Maria Stein-Lessing | No Article | art collector[34] | |||
| SANJAMB | No Article | ||||
| 2006 Security Officers strike (South Africa) | No Article | this was a major 3 month long event and should have an article | |||
| Cecil Compton Paterson | No Article | South African aviation pioneer | |||
| Joel Carlson | No Article | South African lawyer and attorney of N. Mandela (de:Joel Carlson), deported in 1971 on the basis of apartheid laws | |||
| American International School of Johannesburg | Partial | ||||
| Freedom_Towers | No Article | ||||
| Piet Byleveld | No Article | ||||
| Sarah Lotz | No Article | Personal Website | |||
| List of towns in South Africa | List | Partial | Pages referencing large numbers of non-existent pages | ||
| List of rivers of South Africa | List | Partial | Pages referencing large numbers of non-existent pages | ||
| List of South African lakes | List | Partial | Pages referencing large numbers of non-existent pages | ||
| List of Acts of the Parliament of South Africa | List | No Article | Pages referencing large numbers of non-existent pages. These acts are grouped by decade, and most are red-linked. | ||
| Cinema of South Africa | List | Partial | Pages referencing large numbers of non-existent pages | ||
| South African literature | List | Partial | Pages referencing large numbers of non-existent pages | ||
| Music of South Africa | List | Partial | Pages referencing large numbers of non-existent pages | ||
| Ministers of the South African Government | List | Partial | Quite a few ministers and ministries are still red-linked, contributions would be appreciated. | ||
| Category:South African media | Category | Partial | I've started the Category, with an accompanying list, but I haven't even started on the newspapers and radio stations. | ||
| Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife | Partial | If someone could put more detailed information, especially on conservation in KZN in general (eg: Rhino projects) | |||
| Category:South African singers | Category | Partial | Most of the pages in this category are still stubs, any artists (especially from the 60s and 70s) do not have pages. | ||
| Lost in Time | Album | No Article | 30 March 2016 | This Khuli Chana album won best album at SAMAs 2013. | |
| Fabrics of the Heart | Album | No Article | 30 March 2016 | A platinum album and awarded Album of the Year at SAMAs 2011. | |
| Loyiso Bala | Comedian | 31 March 2016 | Well known South African personality and comedian | ||
| Undisputed | Album | 31 March 2016 | Awarded Album of the Year at SAMAs 2010. | ||
| Tshepo Mngoma | Musician | No Article | 31 March 2016 | A jazz violinst, who won best Newcomer at SAMAs 2010. | |
| Jaziel Brothers | Group | No Article | 31 March 2016 | An afro-pop duo, who won best Duo at SAMAs 2010. | |
| Soul in Mind | Album | No Article | 31 March 2016 | Awarded Album of the Year at SAMAs 2009. | |
| Isaac Mutant | Rapper | No Article | 7 April 2016 | Important rap artist from the Cape Flats. Some references: http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/cape-rappers-shrug-off-charge-of-racism-1781889, http://africasacountry.com/2013/10/cape-town-hip-hop-just-got-interesting-again/, http://www.theconmag.co.za/2014/02/18/boom-isaac-mutant-drops-boef/, http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/rap-song-full-of-hate-speech---afriforum-1765753, https://undertheculture.wordpress.com/2012/07/03/isaac-mutant-straight-vannie-cape-flats/, http://www.news24.com/Archives/City-Press/Why-is-Dookoom-so-angry-20150429, http://www.mahala.co.za/culture/who-is-isaac-mutant/ | |
| Africa Health Research Institute | Health Research | No Article | 20 October 2017 | This organisation is an amagamation of twp existing health research organisations already on Wikiepdia. https://www.santheafrica.org/about/partners/main-santhe-sites/africa-health-research-institute-ahri , http://www.hhmi.org/news/africa-health-research-institute-launches-south-africa, https://www.purcosa.co.za/category/news/k-rith-now-africa-health-research-institute | |
| Pedi Kingdom | South African kingdoms | No Article | EuKoketsolion (talk) | 20 August 2020 | The kingdom of the Pedi is a rich and illustrious that spans over 200 years of recorded history, from its founder Lellelateng to Sekhukhune who fought the Boers and the British to the scandals that have rocked the current monarchy. The Pedi kingdom is one 6 recognized kings in South Africa. |
| All Unfinished “M” Roads (Johannesburg) | South African Roads |
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TapticInfo (talk) | 22 March 2021 | A lot of missing metropolitan routes are missing and need to be added like the others. |
| Cash Paymaster Services | No Article | 17 May 2022 | See Department of Social Development (South Africa) | ||
| Dr. Thibedi Ramontja | No Article | 17 May 2022 | Director-General of the Department of Mineral Resources (South Africa) | ||
| Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 | No Article | 17 May 2022 | See the Department of Mineral Resources (South Africa) | ||
| National School of Government (South Africa) | No Article | 17 May 2022 | |||
| Public Service Commission (South Africa) | No Article | 17 May 2022 | |||
| Kgalaka people (Kgaga people?) | Ethnicity | No Article | 13 July 2022 | Bantu group of North Sotho | |
| Industrial Development Corporation (South Africa) | No Article | 14 July 2022 | |||
| International Trade Administration Commission | No Article | 14 July 2022 | |||
| Khula Enterprise Finance | No Article | 14 July 2022 | |||
| South African Micro-Finance Apex Fund | No Article | 14 July 2022 | |||
| National School of Government (South Africa) | No Article | 14 July 2022 | Department of the Government of South Africa | ||
| Public Service Commission (South Africa) | No Article | 14 July 2022 | Department of the Government of South Africa |
Disambiguation
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Expand
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Here are some more that need to be expanded:
- 2021 Transnet Cyberattack
- 2021 Zuma Protests
- Economy of the Western Cape
- Taxation in South Africa
Done in 2019 -- Wyatt Tyrone Smith (talk) 14:26, 17 May 2022 (UTC) - Science and technology in South Africa
- South African Poetry
- South African Army
- Independent Party (South Africa)
- Mandela: The Authorised Biography
- Protection of Information Bill
- 1957 Alexandra Bus Boycott
- List of World Heritage Sites in South Africa Done --User:DiscipleOfKnowledge (talk) 19:45, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
- List of heritage sites in South Africa. Add geographical co-ordinate data, add references, or expand the list with links or new entries.
- Internet censorship in South Africa. Add 'Protection of Information Bill' and expand on campaign by 'Justice Alliance of South Africa'.
- Stellenbosch University Choir: Needs more references. ✗ Not done
- Bush Telegraph
- Wikipedia:South African Collaboration of the Week
Improve
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Languages
editAll eleven official languages, and also all sorts of non-official languages. Very little is published on most of the unofficial ones (and even many of the official ones). But readers who are mother-tongue speakers/native speakers of English, Afrikaans, any of the nine official African languages, any of the Indian languages, South African Sign Language and all of the other non-standard varieties/dialects, and especially those who may have direct experience of non-standard dialects (e.g. who know about speech communities embedded within other communities): these would ALL be welcome to contribute to the SA languages pages. Their knowledge is invaluable, especially if it has no published source. Of course, all such claims would have to be verified later, but in the meantime, such first-hand experience will push forward the boundaries of linguistic knowledge in South Africa.
Merge
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References
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South African Portal
editThere is very little activity on the South Africa Portal. The following should be updated on a regular basis:
Split Proposed
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Stubs
editA large number of South African articles are still just stubs and should be expanded. Have a look through Category:Stub-Class South Africa articles, for articles to work on.
To Do Lists
editSome South African articles have To Do lists on their talk pages, these indicate work to be done:
What Else
editLook for articles that are SA-related, they can often turn up as uncategorised articles. Categorising them (even simply as Category:South Africa for now) will put them somewhere where they can be accessed for improvement.