South Africa Statistics

National Party (1948 election)

Won 38% of the votes.

Sophiatown

Area that required 2000 policemen and tanks to clear out, took 6 years, and was renamed 'Triumph'.

Bantustans

Only 13% of land reserved for Africans despite them being 70% of the population.

Migrant labour

70% of the economically active population forced into migrant labour due to Bantustan policies.

Bantu Education

System designed in apartheid to limit educational opportunities for Africans.

Pre-apartheid education statistics

In 1954, 24% of Africans were recorded as literate; 90% attended mission schools.

Treason Trial (1956)

Trial involving 156 figures, including all of ANC leadership, arrested after the Freedom Charter.

Sharpeville Massacre (1960)

Involved 500-20,000 peaceful protestors with 69 killed and 1300 rounds of bullets fired by police.

Rivonia Trial (1964)

Trial that revealed MK operatives and included Mandela’s famous 4-hour speech.

Durban Strikes (1973)

Strikes that involved 60,000 workers and marked a rise in trade union activism.

Soweto Uprising (1976)

Protests resulting in over 600 dead, including Hector Peterson, who was shot at age 13.

1994 Election

Marked 86% voter turnout with the ANC winning 63% of the vote.

Post-1994 Electoral Stats - DA

In 2009, won Western Cape province, and had 22% of the vote in 2014.

Post-1994 Electoral Stats - EEF

Achieved 6.4% of the vote in 2014.

AIDs/HIV under Thabo Mbeki

Policies resulted in 35,000 babies born with HIV and only 23% ARV coverage in South Africa by 2005.

Mandela's Legacy

Elected president in 1994 in the first inclusive democratic vote after being imprisoned for 27 years.

Mandela Day

Celebrated on July 18th to commemorate Nelson Mandela's contributions and legacy.

Mandela's death (2013)

His death resulted in global mourning, attended by over 90 world leaders.

Mandela’s 70th birthday concert

Viewed by 600 million people in 67 countries.