Friday, June 18, 2010

South Africa

South Africa is a wonderful country.

Official name: Republic of South Africa

Capital: Pretoria

Official Language: Eleven official languages, including Zulu, Xhosa and English. Hello in Zulu is Sawubona!

Climate: Cold winters and hot, humid summers

Products: Gold, diamonds, iron ore, platinum, silver, machinery, corn, wheat, sugarcane and grapes

The main cities of South Africa are Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town. It is also famous for Kruger National Park, and it’s big 5 anim

als - buffalo, elephants, leopards, lions and rhinoceroses.

South Africa was colonised by the Dutch and the British and practised Apartheid till 1990.



Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is one of the most important leaders of the world.

He was a member of ANC party.

He fought against Apartheid in South Africa.

He spent 27 years in a Jail on Robben Island

He received Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.

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