Our Country

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Our Country

• South Africa

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Our flag
red
green
black
yellow
white
blue
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South African flag meaning

• Red Symbolises the hardships fought in the
  Struggle
• White Symbolises cleansing
• Black Symbolises the chaos that was once here.
• Gold Symbolises the richness of the land and our
  
• mineral wealth
• Green Symbolises our fertile land
• Blue Symbolises the ocean/water
• The 'Y' symbolises the merging
• nationalities - i.e. unity

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The coat of arms
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Meaning of coat of arms
Adopted 2000 The motto !ke e/xarra//ke,
means Diverse People Unite. Used On all Acts
of Parliament the cover of all passports
identity documents various government
departments notes and coins
medals.

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National Anthem
Language Lyrics English translation
Xhosa Nkosi sikelel' iAfrikaMaluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo, God bless AfricaLet Africa's horn be raised,
Zulu Yizwa imithandazo yethu,Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo. Listen also to our prayers,Lord bless us, we are the family of Africa.
Sesotho Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso,O fedise dintwa le matshwenyeho,O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa heso, Setjhaba sa, South Afrika South Afrika. Lord bless our nation,Stop wars and sufferings,Save it, save our nation,The nation of South Africa South Africa.
Afrikaans Uit die blou van onse hemel,Uit die diepte van ons see,Oor ons ewige gebergtes,Waar die kranse antwoord gee, From the blue of our heavens,From the depths of our seas,Over our everlasting mountains,Where the cliffs give answer,
English Sounds the call to come together,And united we shall stand,Let us live and strive for freedomIn South Africa our land. Sounds the call to come together,And united we shall stand,Let us live and strive for freedomIn South Africa our land.
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Interesting facts about South Africa

• Name Republic of South Africa, RSA, ZA ("Zuid
  Afrika")
• Population 52 million people live in South
  Africa (2013)
• Government Democracy, since 1994.
• Religion mainly Christians and Muslims,
• but also Jews and other faiths.
• Provinces South Africa has 9 provinces.
• South Africa is the most southern
• country on the African Continent. 

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Our Country
Capital of South Africa
Pretoria, which changed its name into Tswane in
2007 is the main capital of South Africa. South
Africa has three capital cities. The powers are
distributed between Pretoria, Cape Town and
Bloemfontein. The parliament meets for six months
in Pretoria and the other half of the year in
Cape Town. 
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11 official languages
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South Africa - Food

• The South African staple food for the locals is
  mealies, which is corn, and seasonal vegetables,
  like potatoes, beans, carrots and peas.

• South Africans love their meat and game meat like
  kudu and springbok are common. However, most
  people eat beef, chicken, lamb and ostrich for
  their meats. The people in South Africa love to
  grill their food and almost every house has got a
  fireplace which is called a braai on the veranda.

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Typical South African food

• Bobotie typical Cape Malay food containing rice,
  lamb and fragrant spices
• Koeksisters tastes like donuts soaked in sticky
  sweet sauce. Yummy!
• Mealie pap corn porridge
• Biltong a cured and dried meat that is a typical
  South African snack and similar to beef jerky

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Our national flower The Protea
Did you know?
The proteas also give their name to South
Africa's national cricket team.
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• Our national bird
• The Blue Crane

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• Our national animal
• The Springbok

Did you know? The springbok also gives its
name to the South African rugby team - fondly
known as "the Boks".
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• Our national salt water fish
• The Galjoen

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• Our national tree
• Yellowwood tree

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Things or people that makes us proud.
Nelson Mandela he fought for what was right for
our country! He is a true South African hero.
Rugby World Cup. We won it twice!
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Robben Island
Nelson Mandela was in prison for 17 years on
Robben Island.
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Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
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Cape Floral Region

• The Cape Floral Region takes up only 0.04 of the
  world's land area, yet contains an astonishing 3
  percent of its plant species. This makes it one
  of the richest areas for plants in the world and
  one of the globe's 18 biodiversity hot spots.

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Table Mountain Cape Town
Table mountain is a significant tourist
attraction, with many visitors using the
cableway or hiking to the top. The mountain forms
part of the Table Mountain National Park. The
view from the top of Table Mountain has been
described as one of the most epic views in
Africa.
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Cape of Good Hope
Two oceans meet here.
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Castle of Good Hope - Cape Town
The Castle of Good Hope is the oldest building in
South Africa. Built by Jan van Riebeeck and the
Dutch East India Company, the building, which is
an example of a star fort, was completed in
1679. The building now functions as a popular
museum.
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V A Waterfront Cape Town
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Rhodes Memorial - Cape Town
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Kruger National Park
The term 'Big Five' was historically used to
denote the five most dangerous animals to hunt
in South Africa. Fortunately the term is now used
to describe the most popular and exciting animals
to view, whilst on safari in the Kruger National
Park.
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Animals at game parks
Wildlife in South Africa is abundant. There
are many species of antelope like kudu,
springbok, wildebeest, impalas, oryx and gemsbok.
When you go on a safari you can see many other
South African animals like lions, elephants,
giraffes and monkeys.
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South Africa's sea life

• South Africa is home to the African penguins,
  Bottlenose dolphins and the Great White
  Sharks are living in the ocean waters here too.
  Sometimes beaches are closed for bathing, due to
  the sharks in the bays.

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Whale watching

• Whale Watching is very popular in South Africa
  and you will encounter an enormous sea life in
  South Africa when you go on a boat trip.

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Cango Caves near Oudtshoorn
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Garden Route George, Knysna, Plettenbergbay
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Cradle of Humankind near Johannesburg, Gauteng

• The Cradle of Humankind in South Africa, has one
  of the world's richest concentrations of hominid
  fossils, evidence of human evolution over the
  last 3.5-million years.

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Township tours Soweto, Knysna, Khayelitsha
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Vredefort Dome

• Some 2-billion years ago a meteorite 10
  kilometres in diameter hit the earth about 100km
  southwest of Johannesburg, creating an enormous
  impact crater. This area, near the town of
  Vredefort in the Free State, is known as the
  Vredefort Dome.

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Sun City
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Isimangaliso Wetland Park St. Lucia

• On 1 November 2007, South Africa's first World
  Heritage Site, the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park,
  was given a new name that better reflects its
  unique African identity the iSimangaliso Wetland
  Park.

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Big Hole at Kimberley
This is the largest hand-dug hole in the world,
excavated during the biggest diamond rush the
world has ever seen.
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Drakensberg Mountains
An awe-inspiring and truly magnificent range of
mountains, the majority of which lie in the
KwaZulu Natal Province and stretch well over 200
kilometres, forming a natural border between
Lesotho and KwaZulu Natal. 
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uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park

• The uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park has outstanding
  natural beauty, Africa's highest mountain range
  south of Kilimanjaro, and the largest and most
  concentrated series of rock art paintings in
  Africa - making it a World Heritage site of both
  natural and cultural significance.

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Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape

• The Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape
  covers 160 000 hectares of dramatic mountainous
  desert in the north-west part of South Africa.

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Hope you have enjoyed our beautiful country
called the Rainbow Nation!