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| population = {{increase}} '''50,486,856''' ([[2022 South African census|2022 census]])<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=10 October 2023 |title=Census 2022: Statistical Release |url=https://census.statssa.gov.za/assets/documents/2022/P03014_Census_2022_Statistical_Release.pdf |access-date=12 October 2023 |website=statssa.gov.za |page=6}}</ref><br>{{increase}} 81.45% of South Africa's population
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==History==
[[File:UP rhino.JPG|alt=The Mapungubwe rhinoceros dated ca. 1250–1290 CE, is part of the Mapungubwe Collection|The [[Golden Rhinoceros of Mapungubwe|Mapungubwe rhinoceros]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theconversation.com/meet-the-800-year-old-golden-rhinoceros-that-challenged-apartheid-south-africa-64093|title=Meet the 800-year-old golden rhinoceros that challenged apartheid South Africa|website=theconversation.com|date=16 September 2016 |language=en|access-date=16 September 2016}}</ref> of the [[Mapungubwe Collection]] dated c. 1250–1290 CE|thumb|right|227x227px]]
[[File:Monomotapa Map.jpg|thumb|227x227px|[[Kingdom of Mutapa]]'s Dutch version map showing Caffaria (Cafraria's name derivative) in Africa, by [[Willem Blaeu]], published in 1635, [[Amsterdam]].]]
[[File:Monomotapa-Coste des Caffres-1688.jpg|thumb|227x227px|French version map depicting Coste Des Caffres, across and south the [[Limpopo River]] ({{lang-pt|Espiritu Santo River}}) in 1688, present-day South Africa's coast.]]
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The history of the Bantu-speaking peoples from South Africa has in the past been misunderstood due to the deliberate spreading of false narratives such as ''The Empty Land Myth''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/empty-land-myth|title=The Empty Land Myth|website=sahistory.org.za|language=en}}</ref> First published by W.A. Holden in the 1860s, this doctrine claims that South Africa had mostly been an unsettled region and that Bantu-speaking peoples had begun to migrate southwards from present day [[Zimbabwe]] at the same time as the Europeans had begun to move northwards from the Cape settlement, despite there being no historical or archaeological evidence to support this theory.
This theory originated in Southern Africa during the period of [[Colonisation of Africa]], historians have noted that this theory had already gained currency among Europeans by the mid-1840s. Its later alternative form of note were conformed around the "1830s concept of [[Mfecane]]", trying to hide and ignore the intrusion of Europeans on Bantu lands, by implying that the territory they colonized was devoid of human habitation (as a result of the ''Mfecane''). Modern research has disputed this historiographical narrative.<ref>{{cite book|title= Kingdoms and Chiefdoms of Southeastern Africa: Oral Traditions and History, 1400–1830|last=Eldredge|first=Elizabeth A.|year= 2015|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q43sCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA324|publisher=Boydell & Brewer| isbn=978-1-58046-514-4 |page=324}}</ref> By the 1860s, when Holden was propagating his theory, this turbulent period had resulted in large swathes of South African land falling under the control of either the [[Boer Republics]] or British colonials, there was [[
The [[National Party (South Africa)]] government, the [[Apartheid]] government became the profundity action from the pre-1948 Union of South Africa's government rule, it introduced a series of measures that reshaped the South African society such that Europeans would take themselves as the demographic majority while being a minority group. The creation of false homelands or [[Bantustan]]s (based on dividing ''South African Bantu language speaking peoples'' by [[ethnicity]]) was a central element of this strategy, the Bantustans were eventually made nominally independent, in order to limit ''South African Bantu language speaking peoples'' citizenship to those Bantustans. The Bantustans were meant to reflect an analogy of the various ethnic "-stans" of [[Western Asia|Western]] and [[Central Asia]] such as the [[Kafiristan]], [[Pakistan]], etc. But in South Africa, the association with Apartheid discredited the term, and the Apartheid government shifted to the politically appealing but historically deceptive term "ethnic homelands". Meanwhile, the [[Internal resistance to apartheid|Anti-Apartheid Movement]] persisted in calling the areas Bantustans, to actively protest the Apartheid governments' political illegitimacy. The fallacy of ''The Empty Land Myth'' also completely omits the existence of the [[Saan]] (hunter-gatherers) and the [[Khoikhoi]] (pastoralists) in southern Africans, who roamed much of the southwestern region of Africa for millenniums before the invasions, colonialism of Europeans.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Clark|first=Nancy L. |title=South Africa: the rise and fall of apartheid|date=2016|author2=William H. Worger|isbn=978-1-138-12444-8|edition=Third |location=Abingdon, Oxon|oclc=883649263}}</ref>
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* [[Nguni people]] (''alphabetical'')''':'''
**[[Bhaca people]]
**[[Hlubi people]]
**[[Southern Ndebele people]]
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{{See also|List of South Africans}}
Notation of notable people from Black South African hosts renowned, contributors, scholars and professionals from a range of diverse and broad fields, also those who are laureates of national and international recognition and certain individuals from South African monarchs.
The list of notable Black South Africans includes a diverse range of individuals who have made significant contributions in various fields, including academia, politics, sports, and the arts. Here are some examples of notable Black South Africans who have achieved recognition nationally and internationally:
'''Academics and Scholars:'''
[[Mojuta Steven Mothlamme]]: A prominent scholar who has made significant contributions to the field of epistemology and the study of black academics under apartheid.
[[Z. K. Matthews]]: A renowned academic and anti-apartheid activist who was the first black vice-chancellor of the University of Fort Hare.
[[Nomalanga Mkhize]]: A prominent academic and humanitarian who has made significant contributions to the field of African studies and humanitarianism.
[[Njabulo Ndebele]]: The Principal of the University of Cape Town and a prominent figure in South African academia.
'''Politicians and Activists:'''
[[Nelson Mandela]]: The first democratically elected president of South Africa and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate for his role in the fight against apartheid.
F.W. de Klerk: The last State President of South Africa under apartheid and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate for his role in the country's transition to democracy.
Anwar Sadat: The President of Egypt who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1978 for his efforts to reach a peace agreement between Egypt and Israel.
'''Sports:'''
Black and coloured athletes who have made significant contributions to sports in South Africa, particularly during the apartheid era, despite facing numerous challenges and obstacles.
'''Arts and Culture:'''
[[Shulamith Behr]]: A renowned art historian who made significant contributions to the field of art history in South Africa.
[[Benedict Wallet Vilakazi]]: A prominent author, educator, and the first black South African to receive a PhD.
'''Monarchs:'''
The list of notable Black South Africans includes individuals from various monarchies, such as the Zulu Kingdom, the Xhosa Kingdom, and the Sotho Kingdom, who have played significant roles in shaping the country's history and culture.
These individuals, among many others, have made significant contributions to various fields, breaking barriers and paving the way for future generations.
==See also==
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