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Consumer price index (South Africa) The consumer price index (CPI) is the official measure of inflation in South Africa. One variant, the consumer price index excluding mortgage costs (CPIX), is officially targeted by the South African Reserve Bank [1] and a primary measure that determines national interest rates.
e. Prior to the arrival of the European settlers in the 17th century the economy of what was to become South Africa was dominated by subsistence agriculture and hunting. [1] In the north, central and east of the country tribes of Bantu peoples occupied land on a communal basis under tribal chiefdoms. It was an overwhelmingly pastoral economy ...
Vol. The Oxford History of South Africa is a two volume history of South Africa published by Clarendon Press in 1969 (Vol. I) and 1971 (Vol. II). The publication of the work marked a watershed in the historiography of South Africa by for the first time giving indigenous Africans a central role in the history of the country.
Volume 1 of The Cambridge History of South Africa. The Cambridge History of South Africa is a two volume history of South Africa published by Cambridge University Press in 2009 (Vol. 1) and 2011 (Vol. 2). Volumes. Volume 1: From Early Times to 1885. 2009. Edited by Carolyn Hamilton, Bernard K. Mbenga, and Robert Ross. ISBN 9780521517942
The following is a list of notable works of fiction which are set in South Africa : Age of Iron by J.M. Coetzee. Karoo Boy by Troy Blacklaws. Burger's Daughter by Nadine Gordimer. The Conservationist by Nadine Gordimer. Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful by Alan Paton.
Eric Rosenthal (historian) Eric Rosenthal, (10 July 1905 – 1983) [1] was a South African historian and writer. He was born in Newlands, Cape Town, Cape Colony. He studied as an attorney, later becoming a journalist and writer of many corporate histories. He was a member of the Three Wise Men on Springbok Radio's long-running quiz show, Test ...
The South African History Archive Trust, better known as SAHA, is an independent archive dedicated to documenting, supporting and promoting greater awareness of past and contemporary struggles for justice through archival practice, outreach, and the utilisation of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (PAIA). [1]
The Standard Encyclopædia of Southern Africa ( SESA) is a 12-volume encyclopaedia that is principally about the Republic of South Africa and nearby countries. About 1,400 people contributed to the encyclopaedia. [1] The first two volumes were published in August 1970; the 12th and final volume was published in September 1976.