geography and climate south africa
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SOUTH AFRICA
PART 1
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Apartheid is the status of being apart or separation, it s a system ofracial segregation enforced through legislation by the National Party
governments, who were the ruling party from 1948 to 1994. Apartheidwas developed after the World War II by the Afrikaner dominated party.When apartheid was introduced the four racial groups were considered
Native, White, Coloured and Asian . Apartheid was all about racialsegregation, and about political and economic discrimination which
separated Black . The residential areas were segmented, sometimes bythe forced removals. Education, medical care, beaches and other publicservices were segregated. Apartheid significant internal resistance and
violence as well. Early 1990 s President Frederick Willem de Klerkbegan to negotiate to end apartheid.
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The South African Map
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During apartheid, that was before 1994 South Africa had FOURprovinces. Namely:
Transvaal
Orange free state- previously Boer republic Natal The Cape once a British colonies
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THE SOUTH AFRICAN FLAG
Fly, the beloved flag
It's a potent symbol of unity and progress.
It's the only six-coloured national flag in the world:
RED WHITE GREEN
YELLOW BLACK BLUE
It's also one of the youngest, yet whatever shape it takes. It s taken morethan any other national symbol.
It s instantly recognisable to South Africans everywhere.
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National coat of arms
South Africa's coat of arms, or state emblem, is the highest visualsymbol of the state.
Its central image is a secretary bird with uplifted wings, a sun risingabove it.
Below the bird is the protea, an indigenous South African flower,representing the aesthetic harmony of all cultures and the countryflowering as a nation.
The ears of wheat are emblems of the fertility of the land, while thetusks of the African elephant symbolise wisdom, steadfastnessand strength.
At the centre stands a shield signifying the protections of South Africans, above which are a spear and knobkerrie, these assert thedefence of peace rather than a posture of war.
Within the shield are images of the Khoisan people. The figures are derived from images of South African rock art. The motto of the coat of arms - !ke e:/xarra//ke - is in the Khoisan
language of the means "diverse people unite".
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Under South Africa s new Democratic Constitution South Africa wasbroken up into 9 provinces.
1. EASTERN CAPE
2. REE STATES3. GAUTENG4. KWAZULUNATAL5. LIMPOPO6. MPUMALANGA7. NORTHEN CAPE8. NORTH WEST9. WESTERN CAPE
Province Capital Major city
Eastern Cape Bhisho Port Elizabeth
Free State Bloemfontein Bloemfontein
Gauteng Johannesburg Johannesburg
KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg Durban
Limpopo Polokwane Polokwane
Mpumalanga Nelspruit Nelspruit
North West Mafikeng Rustenburg
Northern Cape Kimberley Kimberley
Western Cape Cape Town Cape Town
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AIRPORTS
Port Elizabeth Airport: PLZ
Port Elizabeth Airport serves the city for both passenger and cargo traffic
It is the fourth busiest airport in South Africa after JohannesburgInternational, Durban International and Cape Town International.
SEA PORTS
PORT Elizabeth has a harbour in Algoa Bay; the newer 2 nd Internationalharbour at Coega supports an increase in the size of the city s industries
TOURIST ATTRACTIONSEastern Cape is the powerful and interesting place to visit.
Port Elizabeth
Is known as the friendly city and one of the gateways to theEastern Cape region.
It is a largest coastal city between Durban and Cape Town. The region has numerous beaches and offers lots of water sports. There are several walks and hiking trails and a number of wildlife. There are facilities for sport includes golf, bowls, cricket and ruby.
The Karoo
Is the semi-desert region of vast open space and distant mountain This region boost and protect the unique flora and fauna of the
region
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UNIVERSITIES
There are 4 universities in Eastern Cape
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University is a South African tertiaryeducation institution
Rhodes University situated at Grahams town University of Fort Fare the main campus in Alice, satellitecampuses in Bhisho and East London
Walter Sisulu University for Technology and Science
HISTORY OF THE PROVINCE
It was formed 1994 out of independent Xhosa homelands of Transkei
and Ciskei together with the eastern portion.
This region is the birth place of many South African politician, such asNelson Mandela, Oliver Tambo Walter Sisulu, Thabo Mbeki, Steve Bikoand Charles Coughlan
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In the Northeast Free State, nestled in the rolling foothills of the MalutiMountains, the Golden Gate Highlands national Park is the provinceprime tourist attraction.
AIRPORTBloemfontein Airport: BFN
Bloemfontein Airport (IATA Codes: BFN, ICAO Codes FABL)
Is located in Bloemfontein, a city in the Free State province of South Africa.
The runways are shared with AFB Bloemspruit.
Tourist attractions
Bloemfontein is the capital of the Free State.
A pretty, medium-sized city. It lives up to its name which means "spring of flowers". There are thousands of rose bushes lining the streets, which
create a wonderful spectacle most of the year, but especially inspring.
In the middle of the city is a small nature reserve called Naval Hill,where you can go for walks and see small game.
Also nearby is the orchid house - another tribute to that lovelyname.
UNIVERSITIES
There are 2main universities in Free States
University of the Free State is the multi campus public universityin Bloemfontein, the capital of the Free State and a judicial capitalSouth Africa
Central university of technology situated in Bloemfontein Welkomin the heart of free state goldfield
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GAUTENG
Capital: JohannesburgLanguages: isiZulu, Afrikaans, Sesotho, English, SetswanaArea: 16 548km 2
Race Population %Black 77.4White 15.6
Coloured 3.5 Asian 2.9
Major industries
The major Gold and Diamond mining industries. There are 159 minesand 44 of them gold mines in Gauteng, that together account for aquarter of South Africa s total mineral production
AIRPORTS
OR Tambo International Airport : JNB
OR Tambo International Airport (IATA Codes: JNB, ICAO Codes: FAOR)(ORTIA) is a major airport in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South
Africa, near the city of Johannesburg.
It serves as the primary airport for domestic and international travelto/from South Africa.
It is Africa's busiest airport with a capacity to handle up to 28 millionpassengers annually.
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The airport is the hub of South Africa's largest international and domesticcarrier, South African Airways (SAA), and a number of smaller localairlines.
It was formerly officially known as Johannesburg International Airportand before that as Jan Smuts International Airport
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
A visit to Gold Reef City is a fun day out with amusement rides anda reconstructed mining village.
It is a lot more authentic than most theme parks.
The trip down a gold mine is a real eye-opener, but that's nothingcompared to the paradigm shift many people may experience invisiting the Apartheid Museum, also at Gold Reef City
SOWETO
Infused with the history of the struggle against apartheid and abuzz with the energy of the city of gold.
Soweto is a must-see for tourists who are looking for more thansun, sea and the big five.
With heritage sites, restaurants, shebeens and budgetaccommodation options a plenty.
Soweto is well worth visiting, whether on a day tour or for a longerperiod to experience the real Soweto a place of friendship,vibrancy and contrasts.
Soweto is the economic hub of the country, it is also the most
metropolitan township in the countryPRETORIA
Known as the Jacaranda City for all the purple blossom-bedeckedtrees which line its thoroughfares,
Pretoria is a lovely, quiet city. It has a long, involved and fascinating history. Here you will find many significant old buildings and some
fascinating museums.
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The Transvaal Museum has wonderful natural history displays andis the home of Mrs Ples.
Mrs Ples the australopithecine fossil found at Sterkfontein in theCradle of Humankind.
Also worth visiting are the Cultural History Museum and the SmutsMuseum, just outside town
UNIVERSITIES
The provinces have most important educational University:
Pretoria boasts the largest residential university in South Africa, the
University of Pretoria
Other universities
University of the Witwatersrand University of the Johannesburg The Medical University of South Africa (Medunsa)
HISTORY
Gauteng is the smallest, richest and most dynamic province of South Africa. It is the commercial heart of the nation and has the unity of thepeople from all over Africa. In on the Gold was discovered the inWitwatersrand changing the history of the region and the entire nation.Gold brought people from all corners of the world.
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KWAZULU-NATAL
Capital: Pietermaritzburg
Major city : DurbanLanguages: isiZulu, EnglishArea: 94 361km 2
Race Population %Black 86.8White 4.2
Coloured 1.4
Asian 7.4
Major industries
The main economy sectors in KwaZulu-Natal are mining andmanufacturing. Agricultural products such as sugar cane, pineapples,bananas. Durban harbour is the largest on the African continent.Tourism of the major industries.
AIRPORTS
King Shaka International Airport : DUR
King Shaka International Airport (IATA Codes: DUR), also known as LaMercy Airport, and abbreviated KSIA
King Shaka International Airport is the primary airport serving Durban,
South Africa.
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Located in La Mercy, KwaZulu-Natal, approximately 35 km (22 m) northof the city center of Durban
It replaced Durban International Airport and uses the same IATA airport
code the airport was designed by Osmond Lange Architects. SEA PORTS
The Port of Durban in Durban, South Africa, is the largest containerterminal in the Southern Hemisphere
Richards Bay (Afrikaans: Richardsbaai )
Is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
It is situated on a 30 square kilometer lagoon of the Mhlatuze River, which gives it one of the country's largest harbours
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
DURBAN
The Durban beachfront is a cultural experience.
Here you will find holidaying families, young surfer brats(grommets).
Indian ladies elegantly walking the sand in flowing silken saris. Traditional healers collecting bottles of seawater to use as muti (medicine).
Young girls strutting their stuff in the skimpiest of bikinis.
Shopping is a special experience in Durban
The eastern influence of the enormous Indian population adds atouch of spice, literally and figuratively.
You can explore the Indian Market or just wander down GreyStreet, where you'll find all kinds of interesting little shops.
The sea really does play an important part There are two yacht clubs and one very big commercial
harbour.
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The Bat Centre, Durban's most interesting cultural venue,overlooks the small boat harbour where stubby-nosed tugscome to rest after a hard morning pushing tankers around.
You can also lunch virtually in the shadow of huge containerships and cruise liners as they enter the harbour through thenarrow entrance in front of the Bluff.
Shaka land
Situated in about13km north of Eshowe. Shaka land is a popular Zulu village offering tours where customsand cultures are explained.
Traditional food and clothes are offered from culinary shopsaround.
UNIVERSITIES
The University of KwaZulu-Natal UKZN is a university with five campuses all located in the province
of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
Pietermaritzburg campus was the main location of the University of
Natal and its predecessor, the Natal University College.
Howard College campus was the Durban location of the University
of Natal until the 2004 merger.
Westville campus is located in and environmental conservancy inWestville, about 20 km West of DurbanEdgewood campus is located in Pinetown, east of Durban.
HISTORY OF KWAZULU NATAL
KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the old province of Natal, and the oldhomeland of KwaZulu.
KwaZulu-Natal not only has its own parliament that forms part of theNational Parliament, but also has a Zulu king, Goodwill Zwelithini, basedin Ulundi.
He has some representative power for the Zulu people, but only underthe government of South Africa.
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LIMPOPO
Capital: PolokwaneLanguages: Sepedi, Xitsonga, TshivendaArea: 125 755 km 2
Race Population %Black 96.7White 2.6
Coloured 0.3 Asian 0.3
MAJOR INDUSTRIES
The province is a typical developing area exporting primary products andimporting manufacture goods.
Agriculture
Sunflower, cotton, maize and peanuts are cultivated in the Bela-bela andModimolle areas
Tropical fruit such as bananas, litchis, pineapples, mangoes and paw
paws as well as variety of nuts are grown in Tzaneen.
Tourism is one of the three pillers of the Limpopo along with mining andagribusiness
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AIRPORTS
Polokwane International Airport: PTG
Polokwane International Airport, formerly known as PietersburgInternational Airport or Gateway International Airport (IATA: PTG, ICAO: FAPP).
Is an airport serving the city of Polokwane (known until 2005 asPietersburg ) in the South African province of Limpopo.
The airport is located 5 km north of the city. It opened in 1996 on the siteof a former air force base.
The airport has scheduled flights to Johannesburg; it handlesapproximately 5,000 aircraft and 38,000 passengers per year
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
Venda
Is an area of great natural beauty, filled with streams and waterfalls and indigenous woodland.
Venda is well known as traditional hand-crafts especially potteryand woodcarving.
Venda offers the best of sun international s luxury hotel Casinos and entertainment facilities are offered The majestic mountains and unspoiled wilderness The Limpopo province is rich in historical treasures, wildlife and
beautiful scenery. Baobab country is known as a upside down tree of life This tree holds a special place in Africa They are the useful plants both to animals and humans
UNIVERSITIES
University of Limpopo situated in Polokwane at Ga-Rankuwa There is also a comprehensive University of Vend a located atThohoyandou
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HISTORY OF THE PROVINCE
Limpopo province is named after the second biggest river in AfricaLimpopo River that flows across the province; the name Limpopo has
its own etymological origin from sepedi word.Lots of rock artwork was found throughout the province documents thesurvival techniques of the San that inhabited the region during the LaterStone Age period.
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MPUMALANGA
Capital: MbombelaLanguages: siSwati, isiZulu, Xitsonga, isiNdebeleArea: 76 495km 2
Race Population %Black 90.7White 7.5
Coloured 0.9 Asian 0.7
MAJOR INDUSTRIES
Mining
Extensive mining is done and the minerals found includes; Gold,Platinum, Copper, Iron, Coal, Manganese, Zinc and many more
Gold was first discovered in Mpumalanga Province
Tourism
Mpumalanga is also a popular tourism destination, Kruger National Park,established in 1898 for protection of lowveld wildlife.
AIRPORTS
Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport: Kruger MpumalangaInternational Airport located north east of Nelspruit. It serves travelers toKruger National Park and there are also scheduled passenger flights to
Johannesburg and, less frequently, to other South African cities.
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TOURISTS ATTRACTIONS
Kruger National Park is a popular attracting in Mpumalanga withthe range of the South African Big Five
The other Major attraction includes the Sudwala Caves and theBlyde River Canyon
HISTORY OF THE PROVINCE
Mpumalanga name was changed from eastern Transvaal.
The name Mpumalanga means east or literally the place the sunrises.
The capital is Nelspruit recently renamed to Mbombela, prior 1994,Mpumalanga was part of Transvaal Province
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NORTHERN CAPE
Capital: KIMBERLY
Languages: siSwati, isiZulu, Xitsonga, isiNdebeleArea: 76 495km 2
Race Population %Black 50.4White 7.1
Coloured 40.3 Asian 0.7
MAJOR INDUSTRIES
Mining
Most famous for the Diamond mines around Kimberly. Northern Capealso has a substantial agricultural area around the Orange River.
TOURIST ATTRACTION
The major river: Orange River is one of the attractions.Mountains arealso good for scenic viewThe Karoo National Park has a wide variety ofendemic wildlife
Mines are also attraction them selves
HISTORY OF THE PROVINCE
The Northern Cape is the largest and most sparsely populated provinceof South Africa. It was created when Cape Province split up. Its capital isKimberly. Its includes Kalahari Gemsbok National Park. The Orange
River flows through the province, forming the border with the FreeStates. Northern Cape is also home to over 1000 san.
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NORTH WEST
Capital: MafikengMajor city: PotchefstroomLanguages: Setswana, AfrikaansArea: 106 512km 2
Race Population %Black 89.8White 7.3
Coloured 2.0 Asian 0.6
Major industry
Mining
Mining generates more than half of the province
Minerals that are mined are Gold, Platinum, Coal, Diamond and Uraniumis mined at Klerksdorp.
UNIVERSITIES
The province has two universities:
The University of North West which was formerly called theUniversity of Bophuthatswana in Mmambatho.
Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education became aconstituent college of the University of South Africa.
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Western Cape
Capital: Cape TownLanguages: Afrikaans, isiXhosa, EnglishArea: 129 462 square kilometres
Race %Black 5.62White 20.2
Coloured 70.75 Asian 3.43
AIRPORTS
Cape Town International Airport: CPT
Cape Town International Airport serves both domestic and internationalflights.
It is the second-largest airport in South Africa and serves as a majorgateway for travelers to the Cape region.
Domestic airport is situated at George, Plattenberg Bay and Alexander.
SEAPORTS
Cape Town has a long tradition as a port city.
The Port of Cape Town, the city's main port, is in Table Bay directly tothe north of the central business district.
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The port is a hub for ships in the southern Atlantic: it is located alongone of the busiest shipping corridors in the world.
It is also a busy container port, second in South Africa only to Durban
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
Cape Town The provinces capital city, also known as the Mother City. There are several white sandy beaches nearby, offering safe
bathing, water sports. Lots of restaurants, pubs, theatre, cinemas that provide lots
of entertainment
Table Mountain
It the Cape town s most famous landmark It is one of the main tourist attractions At the mountaintop is accessible by the cable car , its
interesting for sightseeing at the top The mountain is the is a World Heritage Site
Robben Island
It is a national monument and important historic site with achequered history.
Tours of the island and museum are popular
Ratanga Junction
It is a African theme park that has the full scaleentertainment scale
It is located at the north of the City Cape Town
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UNIVERSITIES
Cape Town has a well-developed higher system of publicuniversities.
Cape Town is served by three public universities:1. The University of Cape Town (UCT),2. The University of the Western Cape (UWC)&3. The Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT).
Stellenbosch University, while not in the city itself. It is 50-kilometres from the City Bowl. It has additional campuses, such as the Tygerberg Faculty of
Medicine and Health Sciences and the Bellville Business Park
closer to the City. Both the University of Cape Town and Stellenbosch University are
leading universities in South Africa
History Western Cape Province
The Khoikhoi and the San were the first inhabitants of the region.Leadership of Jan VanRiebeeck landed at the Table bay withinstructions to establish a refreshment station. The castle was built toreplace the original fort.
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Administration system of South Africa in general and the ProvincialPremiers
President: Mr. Jacob Zuma
Deputy President: Mr. Kgalema Motlanthe
Premiers Provinces
Ms H Jenkins Northern Cape ProvincialGovernment
Ms N Kiviet Eastern Cape ProvincialGovernment
Mr D Mabuza Mpumalanga ProvincialGovernment
Mr A Magashule Free State Provincial GovernmentMr C Mathale Limpopo Provincial GovernmentMr Z Mkhize KwaZulu-Natal Provincial
GovernmentMs T Modise North West Provincial GovernmentMs N Mokonyane Gauteng Provincial GovernmentMs H Zille Western Cape Provincial
Government
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