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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 Eswatini , and entirely surrounds Lesotho .
South Africa has the largest population of people of European descent in Africa, one of 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.
South Africa is ranked as an upper-middle income economy by the World Bank . It has the second largest economy in Africa after Nigeria , and the 34th-largest in the world. By purchasing power parity , South Africa has the 7th highest per capita income in Africa. Although being the second largest economy, South Africa has the most sophisticated economy in the continent, with modern infrastructure common throughout the country. The country is considered to be a newly industrialized country according to the World Bank classifications.
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Tourists outside Mzoli's in April 2006
Mzoli's was a butchery in Gugulethu , a township on the outskirts of Cape Town , South Africa. Since Mzoli's opened in early 2003, the restaurant had become a popular gathering spot for Cape Town residents and a tourist attraction. It was praised by international visitors including restaurateur Jamie Oliver . Mzoli's was criticized by local residents and the media for its lack of safety, due to the prevalence of gangs. The restaurant closed indefinitely in May 2021 due to several factors. (Full article... )
Charlize Theron (born 7 August 1975) is a South African actress and fashion model. She rose to fame in the late 1990s following roles in
The Devil's Advocate (1997),
Mighty Joe Young (1998), and
The Cider House Rules (1999). Theron won the
Academy Award for Best Actress , the
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama , the
Silver Bear and many other awards for her portrayal of serial killer
Aileen Wuornos in
Monster (2003), becoming the first South African to win an Academy Award in a major acting category. In recent years she has also moved into the field of producing, both in television and film.
She received further Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for her performance in North Country in 2005, and a Golden Globe nomination for her performance in Young Adult in 2011. In 2012 she appeared in Snow White & the Huntsman and Prometheus . Theron became a US citizen in 2007, while retaining her South African citizenship.
L'Avenir Wine Estate Single Block Pinotage
South African wine has a history dating back to 1659 with the first bottle being produced in Cape Town by its founder and governor Jan van Riebeeck . Access to international markets led to new investment in the South African wine market. Production is concentrated around Cape Town and almost exclusively located within the Western Cape province , with major vineyard and production centres at Constantia , Paarl , Stellenbosch and Worcester . (Full article... )
Pride in our country is a common bond between us all. It is the essence of our new patriotism.
The Greater Swartberg
The following are images from various South Africa-related articles on Wikipedia.
Image 3 Painting of the Sharpeville massacre of March 1960 (from
History of South Africa )
Image 4 The
statue of
Jan van Riebeeck , the founder of
Cape Town , in Heerengracht Street. (from
History of South Africa )
Image 5 Meat on a traditional South African
braai (from
Culture of South Africa )
Image 6 Statue of Bartolomeu Dias at the High Commission of South Africa in London. He was the first European navigator to sail around the southernmost tip of Africa. (from
History of South Africa )
Image 8 Boer
Voortrekkers depicted in an early artist's rendition (from
History of South Africa )
Image 9 Church on
Greenmarket Square in Cape Town, South Africa with a banner memorialising the Marikana massacre (from
History of South Africa )
Image 10 Shaka Zulu in traditional
Zulu military garb (from
History of South Africa )
Image 11 Gateway to the
Castle of Good Hope , the oldest building in South Africa (from
Culture of South Africa )
Image 12 The rise of the Zulu Empire
under Shaka forced other chiefdoms and clans to flee across a wide area of southern Africa. Clans fleeing the Zulu war zone
included the
Soshangane ,
Zwangendaba ,
Ndebele ,
Hlubi ,
Ngwane , and the
Mfengu . Some clans were caught between the Zulu Empire and advancing
Voortrekkers and
British Empire such as the
Xhosa . (from
History of South Africa )
Image 13 Children of different ethnic groups ride a bus in Cape Town, 1994 (from
History of South Africa )
Image 14 Simon's Town harbour and naval base in South Africa were used by the Allies during World War II. (from
History of South Africa )
Image 15 The
Castle of Good Hope (
Kasteel de Goede Hoop in Dutch), Cape Town. Founded officially in 1652,
Kaapstad /Cape Town is the oldest
urban area in South Africa. (from
History of South Africa )
Image 16 Jan van Riebeeck , first Commander of the Dutch East India Company colony (from
History of South Africa )
Image 17 Flag of the South African Republic , often referred to as the
Vierkleur (meaning four-coloured) (from
History of South Africa )
Image 18 The
British Empire is red on the map, at its territorial zenith in the late 1910s and early 1920s. (
India highlighted in purple.) South Africa, bottom centre, lies between both halves of the Empire. (from
History of South Africa )
Image 19 Generals Smuts (right) and Botha were members of the British
Imperial War Cabinet during World War I. (from
History of South Africa )
Image 22 Groot Constantia , the oldest
wine estate in South Africa, was founded in 1685 by
Simon van der Stel . The
South African wine industry (New World wine) is among the lasting legacy of the
VOC era . The recorded
economic history of South Africa began with the VOC period. (from
History of South Africa )
Image 23 An array of traditional South African cuisine (from
Culture of South Africa )
Image 24 Map of the black homelands in South Africa at the end of apartheid in 1994 (from
History of South Africa )
Image 25 Indian indentured labourers arriving in Durban (from
History of South Africa )
Image 26 Frederik W. de Klerk and
Nelson Mandela , two of the driving forces in ending apartheid (from
History of South Africa )
Image 27 King Moshoeshoe with his advisors (from
History of South Africa )
Image 28 Harry Smith (from
History of South Africa )
Image 29 Daniel François Malan , National Party leader from 1934 to 1953 (from
History of South Africa )
Image 30 Union Buildings , government administrative centre, Pretoria,
c. 1925 (from
History of South Africa )
Image 31 Looking out over the floodplains of the Luvuvhu River (right) and the Limpopo River (far distance and left) (from
History of South Africa )
Image 32 Oracles of the Pink Universe by
Simphiwe Ndzube , 2021 (from
Culture of South Africa )
Image 33 An account of the first
trekboers (from
History of South Africa )
Image 34 Replica of an
East Indiaman of the
Dutch East India Company /
United East Indies Company (VOC). The Dutch East India Company was a major force behind the (c. 1590s–1720s) and
Netherlandish cartography (c. 1570s–1670s). (from
History of South Africa )
Image 35 Regional geography during the period of the Anglo–Boer wars:
South African Republic /Transvaal
Orange Free State British
Cape Colony Natal Colony (from
History of South Africa )
Image 36 View of
Table Bay with ships of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), c. 1683. (from
History of South Africa )
Image 37 Cecil John Rhodes, co-founder of De Beers Consolidated Mines at Kimberley (from
History of South Africa )
Image 38 Johannesburg before gold mining transformed it into a bustling modern city (from
History of South Africa )
Image 40 Emily Hobhouse campaigned against the appalling conditions of the
British concentration camps in South Africa, thus influencing British public opinion against the war. (from
History of South Africa )
Image 41 Nicolaas Waterboer, Griqualand ruler, 1852–1896 (from
History of South Africa )
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