A Brief History of South Africa

When the 1994 elections were held, a new South Africa was born. Nelson Mandela, the
South African black leader who was jailed for 27 years because of the ideal of ending
apartheid, won the election. Three centuries of whites' sovereignty over the black mass of
the population finally came to an end.
This new beginning for the country called the "Rainbow Nation" - or, as Archbishop
Desmond Tutu says, the first South African black archbishop, Rainbow Children of God -
meant for the first time that all the people of South Africa , regardless of color, creed, or
sex, were the same. In 1997, an unprecedented constitution granted the people these
rights.
The 300 years of South African history that preceded this dramatic turnaround towards
freedom and democracy explain how everything went so wrong over such a long period
of time. White European settlers from three countries fought each other for the right to
control a vast territory that, in the opinion of each, belonged to them. At the same time,
black tribes did the same. And the settlers still fought battles with the tribes that cross their
path. It was at this time that gold and diamond mines were discovered. The blacks went to
work in the mines while whites got richer.
So that the story does not seem confused, it is necessary to talk about the social and
political role of South Africa in the Ancient History of the world.
 On January 22, 1879, a Zulu army of 20,000 men attacked British troops in the
Transvaal region of southern Africa. It was England's biggest defeat in Africa.

After such a victorious period, the disciplined warrior lost the admiration of his
own people. The death of Nandi, his mother, turned the Zulu idol into an insane
killer.

Shaka determined the death of all women and anyone accused of not
expressing regret over her mother's death. With murders within the own tribe, a
Zulu group in disagreement with the atrocities of Shaka met and killed the
leader. Shaka was struck with the deadly bolts (sticks with iron at the tip). This
was the tragic end of the warrior responsible for creating the Zulu nation.
Zulu shaka's war vidio
THE GEOGRAPHY
 South Africa (officially the Republic of South Africa) is the southernmost
country on the African continente. Its coastline stretches for more than
2798km and is bathed by the Athantic and Indian Oceans. The country has
three capitals: Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein.
Pretoria City - administrative capital
Cape Town the legislative capital
Bloemfontein- the jewish capital
 Population of South Africa

We can now find 558805559 people in the South of the country, with
27688240 males (49,5%) and 28192319 females (50,5%)
 Main aspects of Soth Africa Culture

-Languages
There are 11 languages in South Africa,although English is the most widely
used. The Afrikaans derived from the Dutch, is also widely used by Dutch
descendants, and also, Zulu, Southern SeSotho, Swazi, Ndebele, Northern
SeSotho, Tsonga, Sale, Tswana, and Xhosa.
- South African cuisine
The South African cuisine was influenced by pre-colonizing people (
Khosai,Xhosa and Sotho) and the British and Dutch. The basics of culinary is the
meat( cow, chiken and pig). The wine is also part of this cuisine and South
Africa is an importante producer of this drink.
Some of the main typical dishes of South Africa:
- Biltong -Bobotie

It is a kind of dried meat

 Music

Music in South Africa is also very diverse as has happened with other
cultural aspects. African regional styles coexist, and often merge with
international music.
Swazi Tribe - Zulu Song
Traditional clothing from South Africa

South Africa suffered immigration as early as the 15th century. African

immigrants came from a large number of tribes with different cultures, and
costumes. These groups fought against each other and against European
settlers, who had their own dress and clothing. All these ways of dressing
today are used in celebrations.
Examples of some suits
 South African dances
The history of dance in South Africa is marked by
wars, fights, wedding festivities, among others.
In South Africa, the rhythm of the "warriors" descended from Shaka Zulu
 The South African Flag

The national flag of the Republic of South Africa was adopted on April 26, 1995.
It consists of colors blue, red, white, green, gold and black.
The colors of the flag each have their meaning. Red means the blood of the
people, blue reprenta the sky, the black and white colors mean the black and
white races, the green represents the forests and the yellow the gold.
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