Portal:South Africa

Wikipedia portals: Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Natural sciences People Philosophy Religion Society Technology Welcome to the South Africa Portal Unity in Diversity edit   The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of the African continent. It borders the countries of Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Swaziland, and entirely surrounds Lesotho. South Africa has the largest population of people of European descent in Africa, the largest Indian population outside of Asia, as well as the largest Coloured (of mixed European, Asian and African descent) community in Africa, making it one of the most ethnically diverse countries on the continent. Racial and ethnic strife between the black majority and the white minority have played a large part in the country's history and politics. The National Party began introducing the policy of apartheid after winning the general election of 1948; however, it was the same party under the leadership of F.W. de Klerk who started to dismantle it in 1990 after a long struggle by the black majority, as well as many white, coloured and Indian South Africans. The country is one of the few in Africa never to have had a coup d'état, and regular free and fair elections have been held since 1994, making it a regional power and among the most stable and liberal democracies in Africa. The economy of South Africa is the largest and most well-developed of the entire African continent, with modern infrastructure common throughout the country. More about South Africa ... edit   Selected article The Xhosa (pronounced [kǁʰɔsɑ] ( listen)) people are speakers of Bantu languages living in south-east South Africa, and in the last two centuries throughout the southern and central-southern parts of the country. There are 7.9 million Xhosa-speaking people divided into several tribes with related but distinct heritages.(continued...) edit   Selected picture Two African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) pups. edit   Did you know... ...that the Advanced High Performance Reconnaissance Light Aircraft (Ahrlac) is the first indigenous South African military aircraft of any sort since the Denel Rooivalk? ...that the Blue Bulls won the 1998 Currie Cup? ...that Zulu English is a variety of English spoken almost exclusively by native speakers of Zulu? edit   Selected biography Mokgadi Caster Semenya (born 7 January 1991) is a South African middle-distance runner and world champion who won the gold in the women's 800 metres at the 2009 World Championships. Following her victory it was announced that she had been subjected to "gender testing". She was withdrawn from international competition until 6 July 2010 when the IAAF cleared her to return to competition. In 2010, the British magazine New Statesman included Semenya in a list of "50 People That Matter 2010". (continued...) edit   Quotes “ After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. ” Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom (1995). edit   Categories Subcategories of South Africa: Buildings and structures • Communications • South African culture • Economy • Education • Jobs • Environment • Geography • Government • Health • History • Law • Lists • Military • People • Politics • Science • Society • Sport • Transport • Images • stubs • templates edit   WikiProjects WikiProject South Africa WikiProject South Africa discussions • South Africa Wikipedians' Notice Board • South African Wikipedians • Wikipedians in South Africa edit   Associated Wikimedia What are portals? List of portals Featured portals