Rivonia, the Glossary
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23 relations: Afrikaans, Bantu peoples of South Africa, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Coloureds, Discalced, Edenburg, Gauteng, English language, First language, Gauteng, Hewlett-Packard, Indian South Africans, Johannesburg, Liliesleaf Farm, Post office box, Postal codes in South Africa, Rivonia Trial, Sandton, Sotho language, South Africa, South African Standard Time, Telephone numbers in South Africa, White South Africans, Zulu language.
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken in South Africa, Namibia and (to a lesser extent) Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Bantu peoples of South Africa
South African Bantu-speaking peoples represent the majority ethno-racial group of South Africans.
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City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (UMasipala weDolobhakazi laseGoli) is a metropolitan municipality that manages the local governance of Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa.
See Rivonia and City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
Coloureds
Coloureds (Kleurlinge) refers to members of multiracial ethnic communities in South Africa who have ancestry from African, European, and Asian people.
Discalced
A discalced religious order is one whose members go barefoot or wear sandals.
Edenburg, Gauteng
Edenburg is a suburb of Sandton, South Africa. Rivonia and Edenburg, Gauteng are Johannesburg Region E and Johannesburg stubs.
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English language
English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.
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First language
A first language (L1), native language, native tongue, or mother tongue is the first language a person has been exposed to from birth or within the critical period.
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Gauteng
Gauteng (Sotho-Tswana for 'place of gold'; eGoli or iGoli) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa.
Hewlett-Packard
The Hewlett-Packard Company, commonly shortened to Hewlett-Packard or HP, was an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
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Indian South Africans
Indian South Africans are South Africans who descend from indentured labourers and free migrants who arrived from British India during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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Johannesburg
Johannesburg (Zulu and Xhosa: eGoli) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa with 4,803,262 people, and is classified as a megacity; it is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world.
Liliesleaf Farm
Liliesleaf Farm, also spelt Lilliesleaf and also known simply as Liliesleaf, is a location in northern Johannesburg, South Africa, which is most noted for its use as a safe house for African National Congress (ANC) activists during the apartheid years in the 1960s.
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Post office box
A post office box (commonly abbreviated as P.O. box, or also known as a postal box) is a uniquely addressable lockable box located on the premises of a post office.
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Postal codes in South Africa
Postal codes were introduced in South Africa on 8 October 1973, with the introduction of automated sorting.
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Rivonia Trial
The Rivonia Trial was a trial that took place in apartheid-era South Africa between 9 October 1963 and 12 June 1964, after a group of anti-apartheid activists were arrested on Liliesleaf Farm in Rivonia.
Sandton
Sandton is a financial, commercial and residential area, located in the northern part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Rivonia and Sandton are Johannesburg Region E.
Sotho language
Sotho Sesotho, also known as Southern Sotho or Sesotho sa Borwa is a Southern Bantu language of the Sotho–Tswana ("S.30") group, spoken in Lesotho, and South Africa where it is an official language.
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South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.
South African Standard Time
South African Standard Time (SAST) is the time zone used by all of South Africa as well as Eswatini and Lesotho.
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Telephone numbers in South Africa
South Africa switched to a closed numbering system effective 16 January 2007.
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White South Africans
White South Africans are South Africans of European descent.
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Zulu language
Zulu, or IsiZulu as an endonym, is a Southern Bantu language of the Nguni branch spoken and indigenous to Southern Africa.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivonia
Also known as Rivonia, Gauteng.