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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | Importance | ||||||
| Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
 FA
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2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 19 | |
| FL
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1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | |||
| FM
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12 | 12 | |||||
 A
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2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
 GA
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4 | 10 | 39 | 62 | 2 | 117 | |
| B | 26 | 70 | 141 | 353 | 64 | 654 | |
| C | 42 | 148 | 781 | 1,583 | 832 | 3,386 | |
| Start | 55 | 236 | 2,174 | 5,553 | 3,215 | 11,233 | |
| Stub | 53 | 2,169 | 7,138 | 5,190 | 14,550 | ||
| List | 2 | 16 | 480 | 572 | 1 | 92 | 1,163 |
| Category | 11,480 | 11,480 | |||||
| Disambig | 47 | 47 | |||||
| File | 260 | 260 | |||||
| Portal | 91 | 91 | |||||
| Project | 87 | 87 | |||||
| Redirect | 1 | 1 | 19 | 210 | 1,531 | 1,762 | |
| Template | 814 | 814 | |||||
| NA | 4 | 4 | |||||
| Other | 3 | 74 | 77 | ||||
| Assessed | 132 | 536 | 5,819 | 15,492 | 14,401 | 9,396 | 45,776 |
| Unassessed | 1 | 11 | 1 | 812 | 825 | ||
| Total | 132 | 536 | 5,820 | 15,503 | 14,402 | 10,208 | 46,601 |
| WikiWork factors (?) | ω = 159,160 | Ω = 5.31 | |||||
- FA-Class: 19
- A-Class: 3
- GA-Class: 117
- B-Class: 654
- C-Class: 3,387
- Start-Class: 11,234
- Stub-Class: 14,543
- FL-Class: 17
- List-Class: 1,163
- Unassessed: 824
| South Africa-related Drafts |
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Automated Alerts
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[edit]Did you know
- 07 Oct 2025 – James Mange (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Iostn (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 06 Nov 2025 – Cristiano Morgado (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Seanwk (t · c); see discussion (7 participants; relisted)
- 04 Nov 2025 – Edward McGill Alexander (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Mutt Lunker (t · c); see discussion (3 participants; relisted)
- 02 Nov 2025 – Matthew Michel (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Zglph (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 09 Nov 2025; see discussion (1 participant)
- 29 Oct 2025 – Crossingpoint (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Jonathan Deamer (t · c) was closed as delete by Liz (t · c) on 05 Nov 2025; see discussion (4 participants)
- 27 Oct 2025 – Renishaw Hills (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Timtrent (t · c) was closed as keep by HurricaneZeta (t · c) on 03 Nov 2025; see discussion (6 participants)
- 25 Oct 2025 – Hi Life Fashion Exhibitions (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Equine-man (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 01 Nov 2025; see discussion (10 participants)
- 23 Oct 2025 – Buhle Sammuels (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by WikiDan61 (t · c) was closed as delete by RL0919 (t · c) on 30 Oct 2025; see discussion (5 participants)
- 07 Oct 2025 – Charles Lee Mathews (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Dionysodorus (t · c) was closed as delete by Salvio giuliano (t · c) on 21 Oct 2025; see discussion (7 participants; relisted)
Proposed deletions
- 06 Nov 2025 – Lyttelton, Gauteng (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Traumnovelle (t · c) was deproded by Aliwal2012 (t · c) (author) on 07 Nov 2025
- 05 Nov 2025 – First cabinet of Hendrik Verwoerd (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Coffeeurbanite (t · c) was deproded by Rolluik (t · c) on 06 Nov 2025
- 31 Oct 2025 – Edward McGill Alexander (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Mutt Lunker (t · c) was deproded by Necrothesp (t · c) on 04 Nov 2025
- 30 Oct 2025 – King Air Charter (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by 10mmsocket (t · c) was deleted
Categories for discussion
- 15 Nov 2025 – Category:2013 South African novels (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Οἶδα (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Nov 2025 – Category:South African anatomists (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LibStar (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Nov 2025 – Category:Roman Catholic churches in South Africa (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Place Clichy (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Oct 2025 – Category:South African women in business (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Mclay1 (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Oct 2025 – Category:South African carcinologists (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by LibStar (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 14 Oct 2025 – Category:South African cartographers (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by LibStar (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 12 Oct 2025 – Category:South African classical organists (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Templates for discussion
- 05 Nov 2025 – Template:South Africa topics (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Nederlandse Leeuw (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Nov 2025 – Template:Culture of South Africa (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Nederlandse Leeuw (t · c); see discussion
- 26 Oct 2025 – Template:South African Athletics Championships (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by WikiCleanerMan (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Oct 2025 – Template:City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (talk · edit · hist) TfDed by Pppery (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Good article nominees
- 01 Nov 2025 – The Lion Sleeps Tonight (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by DannyRogers800 (t · c); see discussion
- 19 Sep 2025 – 2023 Rugby World Cup final (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Family27390 (t · c); start discussion
- 09 Sep 2025 – Goleba puella (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Simongraham (t · c); start discussion
- 24 Aug 2025 – WWP (EP) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Dxneo (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Jul 2025 – Die Antwoord (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Benmite (t · c); start discussion
Requests for comments
- 13 Oct 2025 – Flag of South Africa (1928–1994) (talk · edit · hist) RfC by Nib2905 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Peer reviews
- 21 Sep 2025 – Beauty and the Bester (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Dxneo (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 28 Oct 2025 – Normandy landings (talk · edit · hist) move request to D-Day (1944) by Pencilceaser123 (t · c) was no consensus; see discussion
- 12 Oct 2025 – Buhle Sammuels (talk · edit · hist) move request to Buhle Samuels by Spiderone (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 14 Nov 2025 – Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Solomon Linda by DannyRogers800 (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Nov 2025 – Solomon Linda (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds by DannyRogers800 (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be split
- 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
- 17 Oct 2025 – Apartheid (talk · edit · hist) proposed for splitting by Freedom759 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Articles for creation
- 14 Nov 2025 – Draft:Simon Wood (filmmaker) (talk · edit · hist) (initially Draft:Simon Wood) has been submitted for AfC by TrebleCT (t · c)
- 10 Nov 2025 – Draft:Monkey Tail (Westley Richards) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by HappyHistorian1862 (t · c)
- 28 Oct 2025 – Draft:Mmantsae Diale (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Atyang344 (t · c)
- 15 Oct 2025 – Draft:Elma Smit (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c)
- 13 Oct 2025 – Draft:Citadel Investment Services (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Monzalesame (t · c)
- 17 Sep 2025 – Draft:Agterryer (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 108.59.60.232 (t · c)
- 22 Jun 2025 – Draft:Results of the 1924 South African general election (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Max96 (t · c)
- 06 Jun 2025 – Draft:David Fine (chemist) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Mrfoogles (t · c)
- 01 Nov 2025 – Draft:Michelle Mary Kuttel (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by NoTraceUser (t · c) was declined by Aesurias (t · c) on 04 Nov 2025
- 27 Oct 2025 – Draft:Royd Ringdahl (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Orangemanbluebackground (t · c) was declined by Aesurias (t · c) on 03 Nov 2025
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Project categories
[edit]| Categories to assist administrators and project members |
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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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