Archived Daytime Events (Global Eyes)

A timeline on key events in South African history

Fast facts on Africa's southernmost nation

The CIA World Factbook provides a general description of South Africa from its political parties to its transnational issues.

This page covers South Africa's history from its earliest inhabitants to its current day issues.

A historical description of the apartheid.

The NYT opinion piece outlines the current political and social conflicts of South Africa.

Two decades after South Africa’s transition to non-racial democracy, its institutions are being sorely tested by President Jacob Zuma. Can they hold?

This US News article touches upon South Africa's youth unemployment and economic inequality.

This article describes one of South Africa's townships and how its future is looking brighter.

The post-apartheid country has made enormous strides, but its progress won’t be complete until it deepens its democracy.

A look at South Africa since the abolishment of apartheid

After apartheid, segregation remains.

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Zolani takes us through her personal journey of growing up in New Brighton, and takes us back to a protest in 1989, the year of South Africa's last 'Whites Only' election. The protest sound begins as a roar, and turns into a song. A song with an answer.

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Might South Africans build the future they want? Jakkie Cilliers’ deep probes into the future give us a priceless glimpse into what lies ahead for country and continent. His TEDxJohannesburg 2014 presentation forecasts three possible futures for South Africa: Mandela Magic, Nation Divided, and Bafana Bafana. The prospects of each are self-evident. Either way, he says, it‘s the choices that South Africans make today that will determine where in the future the country ends up.

Thousands of South African's are marching in the eastern city of Durban to protest against recent violence against foreigners. At least five people have been killed since last week in attacks on migrants, who've been accused of taking local jobs. Fears of violence spreading has forced many foreign shopkeepers to close their businesses in Johannesburg.

Tour operators are offering foreign tourists guided tours in black townships on the outskirts of Cape Town.

The high walls, electric fences, and private security guards surrounding South Africa's residences and businesses are as inherent to the country's landscape as Table Mountain is to Cape Town. And with good reason — South Africa's 2012-2013 crime statistics were the worst in a decade, with increases in murder, attempted murder, violent armed robbery, and carjackings. Fear of crime has led to a boom in South Africa's private security industry since apartheid ended 20 years ago. The field's quick expansion is largely a result of continued social and economic inequality, increased violence, and inept police forces. VICE News traveled to South Africa's mother city Cape Town to look at the lifestyle gap between those who can and cannot afford the luxury of safety.

South Africa's successful struggle for freedom and democracy is one of the most dramatic stories of our time. The racial tyranny of apartheid ended with a negotiated transition to a non-racial democracy, but not without considerable personal cost to thousands of men, women, and young people who were involved.