Wikipedia:WikiProject South Africa
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Welcome to WikiProject South Africa, a collaborative effort to improve coverage of South Africa and enhance the organisation of related information and articles. If you know of active editors contributing to South African-related topics or WikiProjects, please invite them to join–everyone is welcome!
As part of WikiProject Africa, this initiative primarily focuses on coordinating and improving articles about South Africa, its history, and its people. We are also affiliated with Wikimedia South Africa, a national non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting Wikimedia projects within the country.
Article quality
[edit]Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team release version selections
[edit]- Afrikaans
- Angolan Civil War
- Arniston (East Indiaman)
- Cape Town
- Ceres
- Desmond Tutu
- Erik Chisholm
- Francis William Reitz
- Golden Gate Highlands National Park
- HMS Birkenhead (1845)
- Hendrik Pieter Nicolaas Muller
- Jan Willem Spruyt
- Johannesburg
- Mbabane
- Mzoli's
- Nelson Mandela
- Oscar Pistorius
- Pedi people
- Pretoria
- Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
- Sekhukhune I
- Shaka
- South Africa
- South Africa under apartheid
- South African Scout Association
- Venda
- Zulu
- Xhosa
Project statistics
[edit]| South Africa articles by quality and importance | |||||||
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| Quality | Importance | ||||||
| Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
 FA
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2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 18 | |
| FL
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1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | |||
 A
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2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
 GA
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4 | 10 | 38 | 56 | 2 | 110 | |
| B | 28 | 64 | 141 | 329 | 38 | 600 | |
| C | 41 | 143 | 731 | 1,469 | 715 | 3,099 | |
| Start | 55 | 239 | 2,194 | 5,019 | 2,924 | 10,431 | |
| Stub | 53 | 2,208 | 7,232 | 5,095 | 14,588 | ||
| List | 2 | 15 | 475 | 532 | 1 | 45 | 1,070 |
| Category | 10,087 | 10,087 | |||||
| Disambig | 46 | 46 | |||||
| File | 138 | 138 | |||||
| Portal | 91 | 91 | |||||
| Project | 88 | 88 | |||||
| Redirect | 9 | 39 | 1,464 | 1,512 | |||
| Template | 784 | 784 | |||||
| Other | 2 | 71 | 73 | ||||
| Assessed | 132 | 526 | 5,810 | 14,692 | 12,770 | 8,822 | 42,752 |
| Unassessed | 1 | 23 | 751 | 775 | |||
| Total | 132 | 526 | 5,811 | 14,715 | 12,770 | 9,573 | 43,527 |
| WikiWork factors (?) | ω = 154,054 | Ω = 5.34 | |||||
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Automated Alerts
[edit]Articles
[edit]Articles for deletion
- 06 Feb 2025 – Chanan Gordon (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Dclemens1971 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 01 Feb 2025 – Dylan de Leeuw (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by JTtheOG (t · c); see discussion (0 participants; relisted)
- 31 Jan 2025 – Thai Poosam Kavady festival in South Africa (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by DareshMohan (t · c); see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
- 04 Feb 2025 – Tashrique Goldman (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Cloudz679 (t · c) was closed as delete by Eddie891 (t · c) on 11 Feb 2025; see discussion (3 participants)
- 28 Jan 2025 – Ixopo High School (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Rusalkii (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 04 Feb 2025; see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
- 25 Jan 2025 – Tony Caprari (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Lord Bolingbroke (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 02 Feb 2025; see discussion (5 participants)
- 21 Jan 2025 – Johan Ferreira (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by JTtheOG (t · c) was closed as delete by Liz (t · c) on 31 Jan 2025; see discussion (2 participants; relisted)
- 17 Jan 2025 – Stefan Swanepoel (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by PzizzleD (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 05 Feb 2025; see discussion (6 participants; relisted)
- 15 Jan 2025 – I've Lost My Head (Ntobela) (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Dclemens1971 (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 30 Jan 2025; see discussion (2 participants; relisted)
- 15 Jan 2025 – Luno (cryptocurrency company) (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by BuySomeApples (t · c) was closed as delete by Liz (t · c) on 22 Jan 2025; see discussion (9 participants)
- (2 more...)
Proposed deletions
- 12 Feb 2025 – Time Suspended in Space (South Africa) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Jfire (t · c): concern
- 11 Feb 2025 – Ramatu High School (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by JoeNMLC (t · c): concern
- 31 Jan 2025 – John Durr (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by JayCubby (t · c) was redirected to South Africa at the 1952 Summer Olympics (talk · edit · hist)
- 29 Jan 2025 – Dylan Groenewald (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Let'srun (t · c) was deleted
- 21 Jan 2025 – Tafelberg Furnishers (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Royiswariii (t · c) and endorsed by Reconrabbit (t · c) on 27 Jan 2025 was deleted
- 14 Jan 2025 – Exotic Animal World (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by CoconutOctopus (t · c) and endorsed by Bearian (t · c) on 15 Jan 2025 was deleted
- 14 Jan 2025 – St. Andrew's School for Girls (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Greenman (t · c) was deleted
Categories for discussion
- 06 Feb 2025 – Category:N3 road (South Africa) (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by GeographicAccountant (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Feb 2025 – Category:N2 road (South Africa) (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by GeographicAccountant (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Feb 2025 – Category:Wikipedia categories named after universities and colleges in South Africa (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Feb 2025 – Category:Wikipedia categories named after soccer clubs in South Africa (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Feb 2025 – Category:Wikipedia categories named after presidents of South Africa (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Feb 2025 – Category:Wikipedia categories named after populated places in South Africa (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Feb 2025 – Category:Wikipedia categories named after political parties in South Africa (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Feb 2025 – Category:Wikipedia categories named after organisations based in South Africa (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Feb 2025 – Category:Wikipedia categories named after companies of South Africa (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Feb 2025 – Category:Wikipedia categories named after buildings and structures in South Africa (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
- (30 more...)
Redirects for discussion
- 03 Feb 2025 – Kekius Maximus (talk · edit · hist) →Elon Musk was RfDed by Rusalkii (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Jan 2025 – Adrian Dittman (talk · edit · hist) →Elon Musk RfDed by FallingGravity (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Good article nominees
- 27 Jan 2025 – Political activities of Elon Musk (talk · edit · hist) GA nominated by ElijahPepe (t · c) was closed
Peer reviews
- 29 Nov 2024 – Tyla (album) (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Dxneo (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 03 Feb 2025 – South Africa's genocide case against Israel (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to South Africa v. Israel by Rebestalic (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 08 Feb 2025 – Road signs in South Africa (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Road signs in Botswana by EthanL13 (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Feb 2025 – Settler state (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Settler colonialism by Викидим (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be split
- 21 Oct 2024 – BRICS (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Lan Pee (t · c); see discussion
- 26 Sep 2023 – Tsotsitaal and Camtho (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Florian Blaschke (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Jun 2021 – Insulator (electricity) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Rod57 (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 02 Feb 2025 – Draft:Xolane Ndhlovu (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Flash1890 (t · c)
- 20 Jan 2025 – Draft:Peter Tymms (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qin Olive (t · c)
- 20 Jan 2025 – Draft:Masilakhe Phohlongo (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Matsuluka (t · c)
- 08 Dec 2024 – Draft:Henry Bale (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Marcellus38 (t · c)
- 22 Aug 2024 – Draft:EKasi: Our Stories (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by ThatXhosaFromSA (t · c)
- undated – Draft:South African sovereign (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC
- 10 Feb 2025 – Draft:Moghelingz (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by 197.185.180.48 (t · c) was declined by Qcne (t · c) on 10 Feb 2025
- 10 Feb 2025 – Draft:Ayanda Gugulethu Thabethe (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by 197.185.180.48 (t · c) was declined by Qcne (t · c) on 10 Feb 2025
- 26 Jan 2025 – Draft:Nande Mabala (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by 197.184.114.240 (t · c) was declined by Greenman (t · c) on 27 Jan 2025
- 20 Jan 2025 – Draft:LeeMcKrazy (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Justheretolive (t · c) was declined by Xclusivzik (t · c) on 26 Jan 2025
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Project categories
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| South African Categories |
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Languages
[edit]Use {{lang}}, for marking up non-English words or phrases:
- {{lang|af|Afrikaans phrase}}
- {{lang|nr|South Ndebele phrase}}
- {{lang|nd|North Ndebele phrase}}
- {{lang|st|Southern Sotho phrase}}
- {{lang|ss|Swati phrase}}
- {{lang|tn|Tswana phrase}}
- {{lang|ve|Venda phrase}}
- {{lang|xh|Xhosa phrase}}
- {{lang|zu|Zulu phrase}}
See List of ISO 639-1 codes for more language codes.
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Related WikiProjects
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| Northern Africa | ||
| Eastern Africa | ||
| Middle Africa | ||
| Southern Africa | ||
| Western Africa | ||
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