SOUTH AFRICA

THE RAINBOW NATION JUNE 20, 2018

MZANSI, AS THE LOCALS CALL SOUTH
AFRICA, IS A FUSION OF DIVERSE
CULTURES AND VIBRANT PEOPLE. BORN
OUT OF A PAINFUL PAST OF RACIAL
SEGREGATION UNDER AN APARTHEID
GOVERNMENT, THE RAINBOW NATION –
FONDLY NAMED SO BY ARCHBISHOP
DESMOND TUTU POST-APARTHEID

the First People came from different Parts

of Africa. Was in the 1600s the Dutch
colonized south africa , followed by the
britsh in the 1800s,when diamonds and
gold were discovered in the 1850s,peopel
came from lots of places.
TODAY SOUTH AFRICA MIX OF CULTURES,
SKIN COULER ,LANGUAGE ,RELIGIONS AND
FOOD IS AS COLOURFUL AS A RAINBOW

South africa has many different landscapes huge corns

flieds,grasslands ,desert, high mountains and
thousands of kilometeres of coast
 THE TIME TO VIST SOUTH AFRICA SOME
PEOPLE SAY THAT A GOOD TIME TO VISIT IS
BETWEEN MAY AND AUGUST, WHEN THERE
ISN'T TOO MUCH RAINAND IT ISN'T TOO
HOT.

It's winter in South Africathen and there isn't so

much vegetation,so you can see the wildlife better. Also
it'sthe low season, so the prices are low
SOUTH AFRICA IS FAMOUS FOR ITS DIVERSE
WILDLIFE. IT HASMANY KINDS OF WILD
ANIMALS. BUT THE ONES EVERY BODY WANTS
TO SEE ARE THE BIG FIVE. THEY ARE THE
AFRICANELEPHANT, THE AFRICAN RHINO, THE
AFRICAN LEOPARD, THE AFRICAN LION AND THE
CAPE BUFFALO.

They're called the Big Five not because they're the

biggest animals, but because they can be the most
dangerous.
BEFORE 1994 PEOPLE WERE SEGREGATED IN SOUTH
AFRICA. FOR EXAMPLE, NON-WHITE PEOPLE HAD TO
LIVE OUTSIDE TOWNS AND CITIES IN POOR AREAS
CALLED TOWNSHIPS. PEOPLE WERE SEGREGATED IN
PLACES LIKE STADIUMS, PARKS, PUBLIC TOILETS, AND
ON BUSES AND TRAINS. THEY ALSO HAD TO GO TO
DIFFERENT SCHOOLS

It was difficult for non-whitepeople to get good

jobs, and many were poor.This racist system was
called apartheid. Moreand more people protested
against it. Some,
LIKE NELSON MANDELA, WERE SENT TO
PRISON FOR ALONG TIME. IN 1990
MANDELA WAS RELEASED FROM PRISON.
APARTHEID WAS ENDED, AND IN 1994
HECAME PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA.

Many different languages are spoken in South Africa.

Thereare 11 official languages, including African
languages like isiZulu, isiXhosa and so more
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THERE'S ALSO AFRIKAANS AND OF COURSE
ENGLISH.LOTS OF SOUTH AFRICANS ARE
MULTILINGUAL - THEY SPEAK TWO OR
MORE LANGUAGES.

The most popular language in south africa is yulu and

then come xhosa then afrikaans and then english.
MANDELA SPENT THE Click icon to add picture
FIRST 18 OF HIS 27 YEARS
IN JAIL AT THE BRUTAL
ROBBEN ISLAND PRISON.