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South Africa

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South AfricaSouth Africa is the most southerly

country in Africa

It’s capital is johannesburg

It’s currency is the Rand

It’s president is Jacob Zuma

Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela is a famous man from south Africa.

He was born on the of july 1918.

He was imprisioned in robin island for 27 years. He was ment to be imprisioned for 42 years but they set him free early becouse of protests

His prision number was 46664.

He was president of South Africa for 5 years for 1994 to 1999.

In 1993 he won a Nobel Peace Prize for his work to get equil rights for White Africans and Black Africans.

He is now 93 years of age and is still very well after all the wear and tear that happened on robin Island digging up all of the stone with all of the other prisionors

PresidentThe president of south Africa is Jacob Zuma

He was born in 1942

He has been president of South Africa for 4 years

Soccer World Cup

The soccer world cup was In South Africa in 2010.

Spain won the final 1-0 against The Netherlands

The city in Johannesburg final was held in soccer

Rugby In the Rugby world cup 2011 South Africa got to the Quarter Final and they lost to austriala.

New Zealand won the final Against France.

In 2007 South Africa won the final against England.

AnimalsTheir are lots of wild animals in south Africa.

Their national animal is the Springbok.

In South Africa there are lots of different types of animals like Lion, cheetah, Elephant, Rhino and Babboon

FoodBobotie is the National food of South AfricaIt tastes like minced pie with curry

Nial Mellon Nial Mellon Has mad an organiseation called the Nial Mellon Township Trust.

The organiseation sends voulentiers over to South Africa to build houses for the pour people in south that live in shaks. (Mickeal Fennallys all Ireland jersy for auction for

the trust)

• My dad has gone over every November to help build the houses for the last ten years. In that time they have built about 2500 houses for the poor people that used to live in shaks

They have also built a school and lots of halls

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