South African Culture
South Africa:
A Cultural Experience
GEOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
South Africa is located at the southern region of Africa with a long coastline stretching out about 1550 miles and across the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. It holds a large variety of climates, as well. South Africa is the largest racially diverse nation consisting of nine provinces. It has the largest population of people that includes colored, black, whites and Indian communities in the world. It is referred to as a “Rainbow Nation”. There are 11 languages in South Africa, including clicks. Afrikaans is widely spoken here, where it was used by the Dutch settlers. Cape Town is the second largest city located on the sea with soaring mountains; Cape of Good Hope is just a short distance away. Johannesburg, is the largest city and most important by far. South Africa’s gold and diamond companies are located here. Some of the richest people in the country live here, while many of the poorest live here as well.
HISTORY The Dutch originally founded this nation during the 17th and 18th centuries. There was such a shortage of laborers, they brought slaves from Madagascar, India, and Indonesia. This is of course how the population both colored and blacks were increased. They have evolved significantly different than other nations due to the fact that immigrations from Europe were much higher than any other place. When the Suez Canal was closed during the Six Day War, this Cape Sea route and the mineral wealth made from the country caused much importance to these areas. Diamonds were discovered in 1867 and gold was found in 1886, which helped the economy tremendously. Once the war ended in 1881, there were one or more provisions written for the people: No blacks could vote except in the Cape Colony. The strife between whites and blacks has played a huge part in the importance of this country’s history and politics. When the partie ended in 1994, Mandella was their leader and to this day
A Cultural Experience
GEOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
South Africa is located at the southern region of Africa with a long coastline stretching out about 1550 miles and across the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. It holds a large variety of climates, as well. South Africa is the largest racially diverse nation consisting of nine provinces. It has the largest population of people that includes colored, black, whites and Indian communities in the world. It is referred to as a “Rainbow Nation”. There are 11 languages in South Africa, including clicks. Afrikaans is widely spoken here, where it was used by the Dutch settlers. Cape Town is the second largest city located on the sea with soaring mountains; Cape of Good Hope is just a short distance away. Johannesburg, is the largest city and most important by far. South Africa’s gold and diamond companies are located here. Some of the richest people in the country live here, while many of the poorest live here as well.
HISTORY The Dutch originally founded this nation during the 17th and 18th centuries. There was such a shortage of laborers, they brought slaves from Madagascar, India, and Indonesia. This is of course how the population both colored and blacks were increased. They have evolved significantly different than other nations due to the fact that immigrations from Europe were much higher than any other place. When the Suez Canal was closed during the Six Day War, this Cape Sea route and the mineral wealth made from the country caused much importance to these areas. Diamonds were discovered in 1867 and gold was found in 1886, which helped the economy tremendously. Once the war ended in 1881, there were one or more provisions written for the people: No blacks could vote except in the Cape Colony. The strife between whites and blacks has played a huge part in the importance of this country’s history and politics. When the partie ended in 1994, Mandella was their leader and to this day
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