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South Africa

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 Contents
 Objective  Weather Conditions
 Country Brief  Tourism
 Statistics  Geographical Aspects
 History • North
 Economy • Central
 Demographics of Thailand • South
 Society and Culture  Food and Beverages
 Festivals in Thailand  Interesting Facts
 Objective

• Identifying the Youth's caliber for Futuristic approach.

• Spreading the message of Satguru on International level.

• Following Mission's vision of Universal Brotherhood.

• Applying scientific approach through new generation.

• Preparing the Youth to propagate the message of Truth.

 Country Brief

Flag of South Africa

•The flag of South Africa was designed in March 1994 and

adopted on 27 April 1994, at the beginning of South Africa's
1994 general election, to replace the flag that had been used
since 1928. The new national flag, designed by the then State
Herald of South Africa Frederick Brownell, was chosen to
represent the country's new democracy after the end of
apartheid. The flag has horizontal bands of red (on the top)
and blue (on the bottom), of equal width, separated by a
central green band which splits into a horizontal "Y" shape, the
arms of which end at the corners of the hoist side (and follow
the flag's diagonals). The "Y" embraces a black isosceles
triangle from which the arms are separated by
narrow yellow bands; the red and blue bands are separated
from the green band and its arms by narrow white stripes. The
stripes at the fly end are in the 5:1:3:1:5 ratio.
 Statistics
• Location: South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the
southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 mi)
of coastline of Southern Africa stretching along the South Atlantic and Indian
Oceans;[9][10][11] to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana,
and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini (Swaziland);
and it surrounds the enclaved country of Lesotho.[12] South Africa is the largest country in
Southern Africa and the 25th-largest country in the world by land area and, with over 57
million people, is the world's 24th-most populous nation
o National anthem: The national anthem of South Africa was adopted in 1997 and is a
hybrid song combining new English lyrics with extracts of the 19th century hymn "Nkosi
Sikelel' iAfrika" (English: "God Bless Africa", lit. "Lord Bless Africa") and the Afrikaans
song "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika" (English: "The Voice of South Africa"), which was
formerly used as the South African national anthem from the late 1930s[1] to the mid-
1990s. The committee responsible for this new composition included Anna Bender, Elize
Botha, Richard Cock, Dolf Havemann (Secretary), Mzilikazi Khumalo (Chairman), Masizi
Kunene, John Lenake, Fatima Meer, Khabi Mngoma, Wally Serote, Johan de Villiers, and
Jeanne Zaidel-Rudolph.
 Statistics
• Ethnic groups: Statistics South Africa asks people to describe themselves in the census in
terms of five racial population groups.[20] The 2011 census figures for these groups
were Black African at 80.2%, White at 8.4%, Coloured at 8.8%, Indian/Asian at 2.5%, and
Other/Unspecified at 0.5%.The white percentage of the population has sharply declined. The
first census in South Africa in 1911 showed that whites made up 22% of the population. This
declined to 16% in 1980,[22] and 8.9% in 2011.
• Languages: South Africa has eleven official languages :Isizulu 22.7%, Isixhosa 16%,
Afrikans 13.5%, the English language 9.6%, Sepedi 9.1% , Setswana 8%, Sesotho 7.6%,
Xitsonga 4.5%, Siswati 2.5%, Tishvenda 2.4% and Isindebele 2.1% .
• Religion: According to the 2001 national census, Christians accounted for 79.7% of the
population. This includes Protestant 36.6% , Zionist christian 11.1%, Pentocostal/Charismatic
8.2%, Roman Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8% Dutch Reformed 6.7% Anglican 3.8% and the
members of the others church acconted for another 36% of the population.
Muslims accounted for 1.5% of the population, Other 2.3%, and 1.4% were Unspecified and
None 15.1%.

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 South Africa GDP and GDP growth rate

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in

South Africa was worth 349.42
billion US dollars in 2017. The GDP
value of South Africa represents 0.56
percent of the world economy. GDP
in South Africa averaged 135.09 USD
Billion from 1960 until 2017,
reaching an all time high of 416.88
USD Billion in 2011 and a record low
of 7.58 USD Billion in 1960.

Abbreviations/Meaning:

GDP Growth Rate- Real Economic Growth Rate is the rate at which a nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) changes/grows from one year to another.
(GDP is the market value of all the goods and services produced in a country in a particular time period.)
 South Africa’s Inflation Rate

The annual inflation rate in South Africa edged

down to 4.4% in April 2019, below the mid-point
of the central bank's target range of 3-6%, from
4.5% in the previous month. The reading came
slightly below market expectations of 4.5%, as
slowing prices of housing & utilities and food
offset an additional rise in fuels cost. Inflation
Rate in South Africa averaged 9.01 percent
from 1968 until 2019, reaching an all time high
of 20.70 percent in January of 1986 and a
record low of 0.20 percent in January of 2004.

Abbreviations/Meaning:

Inflation – Inflation is the rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising and, consequently, the purchasing power of currency is falling.
 South Africa’s Exports
Exports from South Africa jumped 7.5 percent month-
over-month to ZAR 105.41 billion in March 2019, mainly
driven by shipments of mineral products (16 percent);
precious metals & stones (17 percent); machinery &
electronics (9 percent) and chemical products (9
percent). The most important export partners were:
China (10.8 percent of total exports), Germany (8.8
percent), India (5.7 percent), the US (5.7 percent) and
Japan (4.6 percent). Exports in South Africa averaged
19186.91 ZAR Million from 1957 until 2019, reaching an
all time high of 119962.08 ZAR Million in October of
2018 and a record low of 55.80 ZAR Million in August of
1958.

Abbreviations/Meaning:
Exports and Imports – Those exports bring money into the country, which increases the exporting nation’s GDP. When a country imports goods, it buys them from foreign producers. The money
spent on imports leaves the economy, and that decreases the importing nation’s GDP.
 South Africa’s Imports
• Imports in South Africa increased to 100401.54 ZAR
Million in March from 94210.94 ZAR Million in
February of 2019. Imports in South Africa averaged
19089.08 ZAR Million from 1957 until 2019,
reaching an all time high of 125808 ZAR Million in
October of 2018 and a record low of 66.10 ZAR
Million in September of 1961.
• South Africa main imports are: machinery (23.5
percent of total imports), mineral products (15.1
percent), vehicles and aircraft vessels (10 percent),
chemicals (10.9 percent), equipment components
(8.1 percent) and iron and steel products (5.3
percent). Main trading partners are: China (18.3
percent), Germany (11.5 percent), United States
(6.6 percent), India (4.7 percent), Saudi Arabia (4.6
percent) and Japan (3.4 percent). Others include:
the UK, Thailand, Italy and France.
 Unemployment Rate in South Africa
The unemployment rate in South
Africa rose to 27.6 percent in the first
quarter of 2019 from 27.1 percent in
the previous period. It is the highest
jobless rate since Q3 2017, as the
number of unemployed went up by 62
thousand to 6.20 million and
employment fell by 237 thousand to
16.29 million. The unemployment rate
usually rises in the first quarter of the
year, as temporary staff hired to work
over the busy festive season is
dismissed. However, a year earlier,
the jobless rate was lower at 26.7
percent.

Abbreviations/Meaning:
Unemployment Rate – It is a measure of the prevalence of unemployment and it is calculated as a percentage by dividing the number of unemployed individuals by all individuals
currently in the labour force.
 Demographics of South Africa
 Population : The population of South Africa is about 57.7 million people of diverse origins,
cultures, languages, and religions. The 2011 South African census was the last held and the
next will be in 2021In 2010, 30.1% of the people were children under the age of 15, 65.2%
were between 15 and 64 years of age, and 4.6% were 65 or older.

Ethnic Groups : Accordig to the census there are five racial population groups. The 2011
census figures for these groups were Black African at 80.2%, White at 8.4%, Coloured at
8.8%, Indian/Asian at 2.5%, and Other/Unspecified at 0.5%.
The white percentage of the population has sharply declined. The first census in South Africa in
1911 showed that whites made up 22% of the population. This declined to 16% in 1980,and
8.9% in 2011.

Languages : South Africa has eleven official languages :Isizulu 22.7%, Isixhosa 16%,
Afrikans 13.5%, the English language 9.6%, Sepedi 9.1% , Setswana 8%, Sesotho 7.6%,
Xitsonga 4.5%, Siswati 2.5%, Tishvenda 2.4% and Isindebele 2.1% .

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 Demographics of South Africa
 The current population of South Africa is 57,988,625 as of Wednesday, May 22, 2019,
based on the latest United Nations estimates.

 South Africa population is equivalent to 0.75% of the total world population.

 South Africa ranks number 25 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.

 The population density in South Africa is 48 per Km2 (124 people per mi2).

 The total land area is 1,213,090 Km2 (468,376 sq. miles)

 63.0 % of the population is urban (36,579,170 people in 2019)

 The median age in South Africa is 26.3 years.

 Birth rate: 19.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 78th

Death rate:9.3 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 57th
 Society and Culture
 South Africa is one of the most multicultural countries in the world. In urban areas many
different ethnic groups will make up the population. In addition to the indigenous black
peoples of South Africa colonialism and immigration have brought in white Europeans,
Indians, Indo-Malays, Chinese and many more.

 ART : The oldest art objects in the world were discovered in a South African cave. Dating
from 75,000 years ago, these small drilled snail shells could have no other function than to
have been strung on a string as a necklace. South Africa was one of the cradles of the
human species. One of the defining characteristics of our species is the making of art (from
Latin 'ars' meaning worked or formed from basic material).

ARCHITECTURE:The architecture of South Africa mirrors the vast ethnic and cultural
diversity of the country and its historical colonial period. In addition, influences from other
distant countries have contributed to the variety of the South African architectural landscape.
Herbert Baker, among the country's most influential architects, designed the Union
Buildings in Pretoria. Other buildings of note include the Rhodes memorial and St George's
Cathedral in Cape Town, and St John's College in Johannesburg.
 Society and Culture
LITERATURE : There are 11 national languages in South Africa. South Africa's unique social and
political history has generated a rich variety of literatures, with themes spanning pre-colonial life,
the days of apartheid, and the lives of people in the "new South Africa".
Many of the first black South African print authors were missionary-educated, and many thus wrote
in either English or Afrikaans. One of the first well known novels written by a black author in an
African language was Solomon Thekiso Plaatje's Mhudi, written in 1930.
Notable white English-language South African authors include Nadine Gordimer who was,
in Seamus Heaney's words, one of "the guerrillas of the imagination", and who became the first
South African and the seventh woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1991. Her
novel, July's People, was released in 1981, depicting the collapse of white-minority rule.

POETRY: South Africa has a rich tradition of oral poetry. Several influential African poets became
prominent in the 1970s such as Mongane Wally Serote, whose most famous work, No Baby Must
Weep, gave insight into the everyday lives of black South Africans under apartheid. Another
famous black novelist, Zakes Mda, transitioned from poetry and plays to becoming a novelist in the
same time period. His novel, The Heart of Redness won the 2001 Commonwealth Writers
Prize and was made a part of the school curriculum across South Africa.
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 SPORTS IN SOUTH AFRICA
South Africans have a passionate following of sports. Football, cricket and rugby are the
most popular sports.

•Rugby union has traditionally been the most popular sport in South Africa amongst
white South Africans. The national rugby team is nicknamed The Springboks. South Africa
hosted the 1995 Rugby World Cup, the first one hosted in Africa.
• South Africa is one among the only four countries which have played world cups of all
three major games - Cricket, football, and rugby. England, New Zealand, and Australia are
the other three such nations. England plays all three games in the elite level, but along
with Australia and New Zealand, South Africa is dominant power in cricket and rugby
union only.
•Other popular sports include: boxing, hockey, tennis, golf, surfing, netball, running and
also obstacle course racing.

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 SPORTS IN SOUTH AFRICA
FOOTBALL
It is the most popular sport in South Africa, followed
by rugby union and cricket. The governing body is
the South African Football Association (SAFA). The
country's top league is the Primer Division, while the
main cup competitions are the Nedbank Cup, Telkom
Knockout, and the MTN 8. the first non-racial,
singular football association in South Africa was
formed in 1991, and named the South African
Football Association (SAFA). SAFA was given
observer status at the Confederation of African
Football in January 1992. The association was
accepted into FIFA in June 1992, allowing its teams
to play international matches.
SAFA currently control all national football teams, and
most football leagues in South Africa.

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CRICKET
SPORTS IN SOUTH AFRICA
It is the second most popular sport in South Africa. It is
the only sport in South Africa to feature in the top two
sports of all race groups. The national team is known as
the Proteas.
South Africa is one of the leading cricket-playing nations
in the world and one of the twelve countries sanctioned
to play test cricket. South Africa is famous for its fast
bowlers and fielders such as AB De Villiers and Jonty
Rhodes. South Africa hosted the 2003 Cricket World
Cup an event that was disappointing to them as they lost
against Sri Lanka in what happened to be in a farcical
situation and were eliminated on home soil. In the 2007
Cricket World Cup, South Africa reached the semi-finals
of the event but lost to Australia. They were sent home
by New Zealand in the 2011 Cricket World Cup and the
same team had defeated them in the 2015 Cricket World
Cup in a thrilling semi-final.
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 SPORTS IN SOUTH AFRICA
RUGBY is a growing spectator sport in South Africa in
recent yearsThe South Africa national rugby league
team (Rhinos) is ranked 24th in the world out of 29
countries ranked The national team dates back to the early
60's and have featured in 2 World Cups, the 1995 Rugby
League World Cup and the 2000 Rugby League World
Cup.[
South African players who have played professionally in
Australasia's NRL and the Super League include Tom Van
Vollenhoven (St Helens R.F.C.), Jamie Bloem (Castleford
Tigers, Huddersfield Giants and Halifax) and Jarrod
Saffy (Wests Tigers and St. George Illawarra Dragons).

CYCLING South Africa has a strong cycle race scene. The

most notable cyclist is Robert Hunter who won a stage in
the 2007 Tour de France. Robert Hunter rode that tour
with Team Barloworld who had gained a wildcard entry to
the Tour de France that year.
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 Festivals in South Africa
ARADKLOP ARTS FESTIVAL

Aardklop is an annual South African arts festival held

in Potchefstroom, South Africa. Potchefstroom has
always been a cultural city and home to several well-
known South African writers and artists.
The Aardklop National Arts Festival has been in
existence from 1998 and has since become a bastion of
arts and culture in South Africa. The festival
incorporates predominantly, Afrikaans theatre, music,
cabaret and visual arts, presented in a variety of venues
across the town.
A large crafts market and open-air performances also
form an integral part of draws more than 700 artists over
a period of 6 days.
The festival not only plays a huge role in the local
economy of Potchefstroom, but also contributes largely
to the economy of the greater North West Province.
 Festivals in South Africa
HERMANUS WHALE FESTIVAL
The Hermanus Whale Festival, the only Enviro-Arts
festival in South Africa, is held annually to celebrate
the return of the Southern Right whales who come
to waters of Walker Bay at Hermanus year after
year to mate and. Making Walker bay the best land-
based whale watching destination in the world, they
are the star performers of the entertainment packed
festival.
During the festival the town of Hermanus plays host
to thousands of visitors who flock to the seaside
resort to have fun in the unique natural
environment, watch whales, revel in music,
comedy, cabaret and African rhythms throughout
the Festival. Performing artists, including stand-up
comics, dramatic actors and musicians, arrive en
masse for the event and the many local visual
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artists use the occasion to exhibit their best work.
 Festivals in South Africa
KNYSNA OYSTER FESTIVAL
The Knysna Oyster Festival is probably one of the
most popular annual events in the Western Cape. It is
also something of a celebration of the good life and
sport and has taken place every year since 1983,
where it began as the Knysna Winter Festival - a
combination of sport that drew people to Knysna
during the quiet winter season.
Marketed as the 'Best 10 Days of Your Winter', the
Knysna Oyster festival is spread across two
weekends that promise constant fun and activities for
the whole family. The sport aspect of the Oyster
Festival has evolved into two major sporting events -
the Pick n Pay Cape Times Forest Marathon (half
marathon), and the Pick n Pay Weekend Argus Rotary
Cycle Tour, now a two-day event that is the biggest of
its kind in the country.
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 Festivals in South Africa
CAPETOWN JAZZ FESTIVAL
On a distinctly sophisticated note, the Cape Town
International Jazz Festival is worth putting in the diary
whether you’re an avid jazz fan or simply have an
appreciative ear for good music.
Since its inception in 2000, the festival has grown into
a hugely successful event, featuring more than 40
international and local artists performing over two days
on five stages at Cape Town’s Convention Centre.
 It has apparently earned the status of being “the
most prestigious event on the African continent” and is
known as Africa’s “grandest gathering.” Whether it’s
the accolades that’ll draw you, or just the opportunity to
hear artists like Vusi Mahlasela or South Africa’s Kwaito
stars TKZee.

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 Festivals in South Africa
KLEIN KAROO NASIONALE KUNSTEFEES
(KKNK)
Translated as the Klein Karoo National Arts
Festival, KKNK was originally established as an
Afrikaans alternative to the well-known
Grahamstown Festival, proudly representing
Afrikaans culture across the spectrum of music,
theatre and dance. Although tagged as an Afrikaans
Festival, it has developed into an inclusive
performing arts offering, catering for both the
Afrikaans and English communities.
The festival takes place in the town of
Oudtshoorn, the “Ostrich capital of the world”,
nestled between the Swartberg and Outeniqua
mountains, near the famed Garden Route. Every
year the Absa KKNK rewards the best work at the
festival, with cash prizes and specially designed
trophies
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 Festivals in South Africa
PRINCE ALBERT OLIVE FESTIVAL
The Karoo village of Prince Albert lies in a fertile
valley near the Swartberg mountain range, and has
the ideal climate for olive growing. The celebration
of their bounty of local olives is enjoyed annually in
gourmet style, with two days of foodie fun seasoned
with a liberal helping of arts, crafts, history and
culture.
 From organic olive paste, to olive oils and olive
ciabatta, there’s no doubt you’ll be “olive’d” out
by the end of the weekend, but chances are you’ll
leave with bags of produce to enjoy at a later stage.
There are of course other fabulous food stalls
featuring Guernsey cheeses, fi gs, dried fruits and
other delectable goodies.

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 Traditional music in South Africa
The South African music scene includes both popular (jive) and folk forms like Zulu isicathamiya
singing harmonic mbaganga. Traditionally styled music is generally appellated as "Sotho-
traditional" or "Zulu-traditional", and has been an important part of the South African music
business since the 1930s.
1. Sotho-traditional
The Sotho musician Tshwatlano Makala was the first traditional musician to achieve widespread
commercial success. He helped to set the stage for the subsequent rise of Letsema Mat'sela's
band, Basotho Dihoba, which used styles from his native Lesotho to develop a genre
called mohobelo.
By the 1970s, the concertina of Sotho-traditional music was replaced with an accordion and an
electric backing band. This wave of neo-traditional performers was led by Tau Ea Mat'sekha.
 Traditional music in South Africa
2. Zulu Traditional : The Zulu people adopted
the guitar following its introduction by the Portuguese in the
sixteenth century, and guitars were locally and cheaply made
by the 1930s. John Bhengu was the first major Zulu guitarist,
earning a reputation in 1950s Durban for his
unique ukupika style of picking (as opposed to traditional
strumming). Bhengu's song format, which includes an
instrumental introduction (izihlabo), a melody and spoken
praise (ukubonga) for a clan or family, was widely used for a
long time in Zulu-traditional music. Bhengu, however, switched
to the electric guitar in the late 1960s and began recording as
"Phuzushukela" (Sugar Drinker). His popularity exploded, and
Zulu-traditional music entered a boom.
Since the 1970s, the concertina has returned to Zulu-traditional
music, while diverse influences from pop music and drum and
bass were added.
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 Traditional music in South Africa.
3. TSONGA TRADITIONAL Tsonga traditional
music was first recorded in the 1950s by Francisco
Baloyi for Gallo, and showed a largely African style
influenced by Latin rhythms. Mozambiquan
musicians Fani Pfumo and Alexander
Jafete became prominent studio performers in the
1950s and into the next decade. More modern
Tsonga bands, such as General MD Shirinda & the
Gaza Sisters play a style called Tsonga disco,
featuring a male lead vocalist backed by female
singers, a guitar, keyboard or synth and disco
rhythms. Thomas Chauke & the Shinyori Sisters
(Tusk Records) have become probably the best-
selling band of any neo-traditional style.

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 Traditional music in South Africa.
4. XHOSA TRADITIONAL:
Perhaps the best known neo-traditional South
African music, internationally anyway, is the
music of Amampondo and the solo work of their
leader and founder, Dizu Plaatjies. He and his
group took traditional Xhosa music from the hills
of Pondoland and the Eastern Cape and put it on
stage worldwide. The success of the genre was
how the exponents combined their music with
their stage performances and dance.

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 Climate of South Africa
The climate of South Africa is determined by South Africa's situation between 22°S and 35°S,
in the Southern Hemisphere's subtropical zone, and its location between two oceans, Atlantic
and Indian. Winter temperatures may reach the freezing point at high altitude, but are at their
most mild in coastal regions, particularly the Eastern Cape. Cold and warm coastal currents
running north-west and north-east respectively account for the difference in climates between
west and east coasts. The weather is also influenced by ENSO (El Niño–Southern Oscillation).
TEMPERATURE
South Africa has typical weather for the Southern Hemisphere, with the coldest days in June–
August. On the central plateau, which includes the Free State and Gauteng provinces, the
altitude keeps the average temperatures below 20 °C (68 °F); Johannesburg, for example,
lies at 1,753 metres (5,751 ft).
In winter temperatures can drop below freezing, also due to altitude. During winter it is
warmest in the coastal regions, especially on the eastern Indian Ocean coast.
Warm season weather is influenced by the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO). South
Africa experiences hotter and drier weather during the El Niño phase, while La Niña brings
cooler and wetter conditions.
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 Climate of South Africa
Precipitation
South Africa is a sunny country, averaging 8–10 daily sunshine hours in most regions. The
average annual rainfall for South Africa is about 464 mm (compared to a global average of
860mm but large and unpredictable variations are common. Overall, rainfall is greatest in the
east and gradually decreases westward, with some semi-desert areas along the western edge of
South Africa. For most of the country, rain falls mainly in the summer months with brief afternoon
thunderstorms. The exception is the Western Cape and its capital city Cape Town where the
climate is Mediterranean and it rains more in the wintertime. In the winter months, snow collects
on the high mountains of the Cape and the Drakensberg.

Climatic zones
Climatic zones are often referred to by the seasonal pattern of rainfall. The winter rainfall region
is confined to a relatively small area in the south-west, the Western Cape area, where gentle rain
falls from May to August but the summers are dry. The summer rainfall region is the largest,
being most of the country north of the coastal areas and the north west arid desert. Rain fall from
October to February and is often heavy, with the amount of precipitation increasing from west to
east.
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 TOURIST ATTRACTIONS OF SOUTH AFRICA
1. Kruger National Park is one of the largest game
reserves in Africa . The park lies about a 3.5 to 4.5
hour drive from Johannesburg and offers visitors the
chance to see the "Big Five": lion, leopard, buffalo,
elephant, and rhino, as well as an astounding diversity
of other wildlife. It's also home to bushman rock
paintings and archaeological sites.
2. Kalahari Gemsbok National Park and
Botswana's Gemsbok National Park, the Kgalagadi
Transfrontier Park is one of the largest wilderness
areas in the world. Established in 2000, it is Africa's
first officially declared transfrontier park and lies in a
remote region of South Africa's Northern Cape.
Gnarled camel thorn trees, red sands, golden
grasslands, and deep blue skies provide a bold
backdrop for photographs and game viewing.
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 TOURIST ATTRACTIONS OF SOUTH AFRICA
3. Cape Town is, by population, the second largest settlement in South Africa. Nature surrounds
this multicultural city, which nuzzles between a rugged range of mountains and the sea. For a
spectacular overview, hike to the peak of flat-topped Table Mountain, or glide up on the cableway.
One of Cape Town's top attractions is the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront. Reminiscent of
Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco, visitors come here to shop, dine, and enjoy the many
entertainment venues, including Two Ocean's Aquarium. Camp's Bay, rimmed by beautiful
boulder-flanked beaches, offers chic shops and cafes. At sunset, nature lovers stake a spot along
spectacular Chapman's Peak Drive in a dusk ritual known as "sundowners" to watch the sun sink
slowly into the sea.

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TOURIST ATTRACTIONS OF SOUTH AFRICA
4. The Drakensberg : meaning "Dragon
Mountains,"The region encompasses the World
Heritage-listed Khahlamba-Drakensberg Park, a
region of jaw-dropping beauty with jagged basalt
buttresses and San rock art, and Royal Natal
National Park, home to the awe-
inspiring Amphitheatre, a magnificent cliff face and
source of South Africa's main rivers.
the country's southeast coast, the Garden Route runs
for about 200 kilometers through some of South
Africa's most breathtaking coastal scenery. The route
stretches along the Indian Ocean from Mossel Bay, in
the Western Cape, to the Storms River, in the Eastern
Cape. This popular driving route passes through rolling
green hills, pretty coastal towns, lagoons, lakes, and
coastal cliffs.
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TOURIST ATTRACTIONS OF SOUTH AFRICA
5. Isimagaliso Wetland Park :iSimangaliso
means "miracle and wonder" in the Zulu language,
and it's a fitting name for this World Heritage Area,
home to Africa's largest estuarine system. Formerly
the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park, iSimangaliso
lies on the northeastern coast of Kwazulu Natal and
connects eight interwoven ecosystems, including
coral reefs, croc-filled rivers, lakes, towering coastal
dunes, swamplands, and savanna.

6. River Canyon Nature Reserve Beautiful

Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve (also called
Motlatse River Canyon) is a favorite stop on the
drive between Johannesburg and Kruger National
Park. The park is home to Africa's second largest
canyon as well as a rich diversity of wildlife and
plants.
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 FAMOUS FOODS OF SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa is packed with rich, delicious cuisine that has been greatly influenced not only
by the indigenous population but also from the French, Malaysians, Indians and Dutch this
provides an exciting and vibrant cuisine that is sure to excite even the most cultured palate.

BOEREWORS:This is a very popular sausage dish

in South Africa, it consists of either seasoned pork or
beef that has been coarsely minced, there are times
that it is made of minced lamb or perhaps a
combination of both. It is full of spices such as black
pepper, cloves, toasted coriander seeds, nutmeg
and allspice. This will usually prepared outdoors
grilled is the preferred cooking choice but many
times it can be grilled on an electric grill or perhaps
baked in an oven.

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POTJIEKOS: This popular and traditional food from
South Africa is a meat and vegetable based dish of
the Boers, it is similar to a stew but it is far from it, it
is not even prepared the same way as a stew is. It is
cooked slowly in a cast iron pan over hot coals and
is a fairly easy dish to prepare, even for someone
who is not an expert.

VETKOEK: This dough is deep fried in vegetable

oil, it is then stuffed with cooked ground beef, it can
also be spread honey, syrup and jam. Jam and
cheese make a great combination for this crispy on
the outside and warm and fluffy on the inside
traditional South African pastry. This traditional dish
can be considered a dessert.

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MEALIE:This maize meal is generally served on the
cob or turned into a delicious beer. This is a staple
part of South African cuisine, it is also very
inexpensive to make which is ideal for those living
within a budget. This can be a sweet or savory dish,
it can be made for breakfast as a sweet porridge or
dinner served with meat and tomato sauce.

CHAKALAKA: This is traditional South African dish

is a great way to be creative, it is classically a relish
consisting of carrots, tomatoes, chiles, baked beans
and hot curry powder. It is a staple that
accompanies almost every South African meal. This
can be combined with a variety of vegetables,
creativity is key

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Umqombothi is a Xhosa beer. Made from corn, it is
high in vitamin-B and has a low alcohol content than
most commercial beers. This beer is usually drunk in
a communal setting where the drink is shared
between friends and family. In the past, Umqombothi
was only drunk by men, despite having been made
by the women.

Witblits Literally “White lighting” (and also known

as firewater), Witblits is a grape-fermented amateur
brandy that definitely packs a punch. It’s mostly
produced and consumed in the Western Cape, and
is our version of American moonshine.

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MAMPOER: is the fruitier alternative to Witblits,
made from peach, apricot, litchi, and other fruit. It
is said to be named after the Pedi chief Mampuru
and is most commonly consumed in the northern
parts of South Africa, though can also be bought
online. Groot Marico is said to be the Mampoer
capital of South Africa.
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AMARULA:This sweet and creamy liqueur
can be added to anything from Irish coffee, to
ice cream – or simply enjoyed “on the rocks
Made from the fruit of the Marula tree,
Amarula is even a firm favourite among
monkeys and elephants who become
intoxicated after consuming too much of the
over-ripe Marula fruits.