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The pencil test involved sliding a pencil or pen in the hair of a person whose racial group was uncertain. [2] If the pencil fell to the floor, the person "passed" and was considered "white". If it stuck, the person's hair was considered too kinky to be white and the person was classified as "coloured" (of mixed racial heritage). [1]
Zulaikha Patel (born 2003) [1] is a South African anti-racism activist. She became a symbol of the fight against Pretoria Girls High School's policy regarding black girls' hair in 2016, at the age of 13.
The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban) is a posthumous live album by Whitney Houston, released by RCA Records on November 8, 2024, to commemorate the historic 30th anniversary of both Houston's first concert in South Africa as well as the first concert by a Western pop artist in South Africa. [1]
Box braids are a type of hair-braiding style that is predominantly popular among African people and the African diaspora. This type of hairstyle is a "protective style" (a style which can be worn for a long period of time to let natural hair grow and protect the ends of the hair) and is "boxy", consisting of square-shaped hair divisions.
This is a list of newspapers in South Africa. In 2017, there were 22 daily and 25 weekly major urban newspapers in South Africa, mostly published in English or Afrikaans. [ 1 ] According to a survey of the South African Audience Research Foundation , about 50% of the South African adult population are newspaper readers and 48% are magazine ...
Andrew Barret Anglin (born July 27, 1984) [1] is an American neo-Nazi, conspiracy theorist, and editor of the website The Daily Stormer. [2] Through this website, Anglin uses elements of Nazism combined with Internet memes originating from 4chan to promote white supremacy, fascism, and antisemitic conspiracy theories such as Holocaust denial to a young audience.
Hair threading remains a prevalent and cherished traditional hairstyle within many sub-Saharan African societies, particularly prevalent in the cultures of Western and Central Africa. This age-old practice of African hair threading has deep roots in the cultural heritage of diverse African communities, tracing its origins back centuries. Its ...
This list of mines in South Africa is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines in the country and is organised by the primary mineral output. For practical purposes stone, marble and other quarries may be included in this list.