African definition

African means people of the “African” ethic group as assigned by the Department of Home Affairs and who are citizens of the Republic of South Africa by birth or descent; or who became citizens of the Republic of South Africa by naturalisation before 27 April 1994; or on or after 27 April 1994 and who would have been entitled to acquire citizenship by naturalisation prior to that date. Previously referred to as Black African. Generally considered to be persons from the first nations of South Africa.
African means any person who is a member of an African community indigenous to Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia or Mozambique;
African means an individual identifying with or descending from any of the racial groups of

Examples of African in a sentence

  • Denel is a company wholly owned by the Republic of South Africa and has longstanding internationally recognised expertise and substantial intellectual property in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing and sale of Defence equipment, sub-systems and systems for both the South African and international markets.

  • Orders shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with South African law and any disputes arising herein shall be subject to South African arbitration under the rules of the Arbitration Foundation of South Africa, which rules are deemed incorporated by reference in this clause.

  • The initiative seeks to double the number of SFUSD students - particularly African Americans and Latinos that receive a 4-year college credential.

  • The Government of Ethiopia shall implement a comprehensive national transitional justice policy aimed at accountability, ascertaining the truth, redress for victims, reconciliation, and healing, consistent with the Constitution of FDRE and the African Union Transitional Justice Policy Framework.

  • In case of conflict between national, international codes, standards or guidelines and/or the requirements specified in this Scope, and unless otherwise instructed by the Employer, the more onerous one takes precedence; provided always that the Services comply as a minimum and in any event, with applicable law and mandatory South African national codes, standards and guidelines.


More Definitions of African

African means people of the “African” ethic group as assigned by the Department of Home Affairs and who are citizens of the Republic of South Africa by birth or descent; or
African means an individual identifying with or descend- ing from any of the racial groups of Africa whose national origin is from a country on the continent of Africa.
African means people of the “African” ethic group as assigned by the Department of
African means an individual identifying with or descending from any
African means any aboriginal native belonging to any tribe of Africa and shall include a person of mixed race living as a member of any African community, village or tribe in the Territory;
African. ' means a citizen of Tanganyika who is, a person of African race and includes any such citizen who is a Swahili or either of whose parents is, or if deceased was, a person of African race;
African means that it was organized by people of African descent and heritage. These members were once slaves imported from Africa (White, 1965:21). These members moved out of the white church to form one that was predominantly African. Their decision led to some decline in membership in the white church they left behind and increased the membership of black churches.