SOUTH AFRICA

BY:
HASIM ALI
HIMANSHU SHARMA
MD. ASIF
PAWAN YADAV
RAM JI AGRAWAL
YUKTI YADAV
 History
•Apartheid (racial segregation) laws are established as early as
1910 that dictate the separation of races.
•South Africa no longer an English colony in 1950, Afrikaner
government elected which continues system of apartheid.
•In 1960, a political protest in a segregated township is
suppressed by the police. 69 die, and 180 are wounded in the
“Sharpeville massacre”
•Shortly afterwards, the African National Congress, a black
political party, is banned, and Nelson Mandela imprisoned for 27
years.
•After years of international pressure, these laws are finally
overturned in 1990, leading to free elections in 1994: Nelson
Mandela elected president
 GEOGRAPHY
1. South Africa has an area of 4,72,281 sq.
miles.
2. Located at the Southern most region of
Africa.
3. 25th largest country in the world.
4. Prince Edwards Iceland's.
5. Drakensberg mountains is the highest peak in
South Africa about 11,181ft.
 GEOGRAPHY
1. South Africa has an area of 4,72,281 sq.
miles.
2. Located at the Southern most region of
Africa.
3. 25th largest country in the world.
4. Prince Edwards Iceland's.
5. Drakensberg mountains is the highest peak in
South Africa about 11,181ft.
 Climate

1. Temperature:
South Africa has a generally temperate climate.

2. Southern hemisphere:
 Plants and Animals
1. 20000 different plants, making it particularly
rich in plant biodiversity.
2. Different grasses, low shrubs, acacia trees.
3. Lions, leopards, white rhinos, hippopotamus
and giraffes.
4. Cape floral kingdom.
Tourism
 Tourism

Johannesburg

Diamond Mine African Forest

 The main purpose of the
http://www.jhbzoo.org.za/ Johannesburg
Zoo is the accommodation,
enrichment, husbandry and
medical
care of wild animals
 JOHANNESBURG BOTANICAL
GARDENS

The Botanical
Gardens opened in
1968.
The beautiful
Garden of
Reflection is
filled with
roses and
things
spinning
and dancing in
the wind!
 The Lion Park offers terrific close-
up views and other experiences
with lions, as well as rare white
lions. Other large predators at the
Lion Park include cheetahs, brown
and spotted hyenas, wild dogs and
jackals. Superb filming and
photographic opportunities are also
possible.

“ Dangerous
Liasons “
NELSON MANDELA BRIDGE

Paris has its Eiffel Tower,

New York its Statue of
Liberty, Sydney its Harbour
Bridge. On 20 July,
Johannesburg opened the
largest cable-stayed bridge
in southern Africa. Who else
to name it after but Nelson
Mandela, the man who led
South Africa across the
apartheid divide?
Kruger National Park
Forests
Safari
Art
 Economy

1. Mixed economy with high rate of poverty

and low GDP per capita.
2. Middle income country, well developed
financial, legal, communication, energy, and
transport sectors.
3. Stock exchange top twenty in the world.
4. Cape town, Port Elizabeth, Durban, and
Johannesburg/ Pretorial.
 Economy contd.
Electricity crisis------
Unsuccessful attempt by the
government to encourage private
construction of power generation
capacity.
 Economy contd.
Agriculture------
Large agriculture sector and is a net
exporter of farming products and have
constituted 8% of South African total export
for the past five years.
Culture
 Demographics

1. 50 million people of diverse origin, cultures,

languages, and religions.
2. Annual population growth rate 0.051% in
2010.
3. Zulu, Xhosa, Bapedi, and Venda groups are
unique to South Africa.
4. South Africa hosts a sizeable refugee and
asylum seeker population.
Demographics contd.
Diversification of people

Black African
White
Colored
Indian or Asian
 Demographics contd.
Marriage Rate------
1. Same sex marriage has been legal in South
Africa since 2006.
2. First African and first republic nation to allow
the same sex marriage.
3. Couples have a choice of a civil unions or a
marriage.
 Religion
Chris
tians

Total religion
of South
Africa

oth
er
 Religion contd.
Christians accounted for 79.7% of the total
population

Zion Christian
Pentecostal
Roman catholic
Mthodist
Dutch reformed
Anglican
 Religion contd.
Others 20.3% 0f the total population

Muslims
Hindus
Judaism
No religious affiliation
Others
Unspecified
 Languages
South Africa has 11 official languages.
Africans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho,
Sotho, Swazi, Taswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa,
and Zola.
 Social Problem
1. Ranked 1st for assaults and rapes per capita.
2. Ranked 2nd for murder per capita.
3. About 66 people are murdered everyday.
4. Much experienced with Brain Drain disease,
damaging for the HIV AIDS epidemic.
 Society and Culture
1. Diverse culture.
2. Best cuisine is Braai or Barbecue which is
heavily meat based.
3. Major wine producer.
4. Black majority culture which speaks mostly
Africans and sometimes English also.
5. Middle class family.
 Science and Technology
1. First human to human heart transplant.
2. Develop a vaccine against Yellow Fever.
3. Developed Crystallographic Electron
Microscope.
4. Currently building the Karro Array Telescope
as a path finder for the $20 sq. kilometer
array project.
 Sports
South Africans most play Soccer, Rugby, Cricket
with other significant support are Swimming,
Athletics, Golf, Boxing, Tennis, and Net
Ball.
 Education
1. Public universities is divided into three types-
Traditional Universities
Universities of Technology
Comprehensive Universities
2. Public expenditure on education is 6.5% of
the 2009-2010 GDP.
Sports
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