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Our Country
South Africa
Our flag
red
black
green
white
blue
South African flag meaning
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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
The coat of arms
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.
South Africa
National Anthem
Language
Lyrics
English translation
Xhosa
Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika
Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo,
God bless Africa
Let 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 freedom
In South Africa our land.
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.
South Africa
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.
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.
Pretoria
Bloemfontein
Cape Town
11 official languages
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.
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
Our national flower:
The Protea
Did you
know?
The proteas
also give their
name to
South Africa's
national
cricket team.
Our national bird:
The Blue Crane
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".
Our national salt water fish:
The Galjoen
Our national tree:
Yellowwood tree
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!
Robben Island
Nelson Mandela
was in prison for
17 years on
Robben Island.
Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
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.
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.
Cape of Good Hope
Two
oceans
meet
here.
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.
V & A Waterfront – Cape Town
Rhodes Memorial - Cape Town
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cango Caves near Oudtshoorn
Garden Route – George, Knysna,
Plettenbergbay
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.
Township tours – Soweto, Knysna,
Khayelitsha
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.
Sun City
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Hope you have
enjoyed our
beautiful country
called the
Rainbow Nation!