SOUTH AFRICA The Rainbow Nation ~A Story of Hope~ One nations journey to freedom

Red stands for bloodshed, blue for open blue skies, green for the land, black for the black people, white for the European people and yellow for the natural resources such as gold.

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Area : Population : Currency : Time :

1,219, 090km2 44,8 million R1 = 100 cents GMT + 2 hrs English US $ 12 100

322 575km2 38,2 million zoty +1/+2 Komorowski Polski US $ 19 887

Head of the State : GDP per capita (PPP):

President Thabo Mbeki

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6% OF AFRICAS POPULATION 18% OF AFRICAS GDP (Gross Domestic Product) 45% OF AFRICAS MINERAL PRODUCTION 50% OF AFRICAS PURCHASING POWER

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Roads & Rail q Extensive road and rail network across South Africa which connects with Sub-Saharan African region Ports q Strategic ports are located in Durban, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London. q Together these handle over 13,000 vessels and 188 million tons cargo a year. Airports q Approximately 148 licensed airports/ aerodromes q 9 major airports q 20 scheduled domestic airlines licensed to provide air

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APARTHEID MUSEUM
The Apartheid Museum was built to celebrate the triumph of the human spirit over adversity, inequality and humiliation.

Beginning in 1948, the white elected National Party government implemented the policy of apartheid which turned 20 million people into second class citizens, damning them to a life of servitude, humiliation and abuse.

Their liberation in 1994 with the election of Nelson Mandela, the prisoner who became president, is a climax in the saga of a nation's resistance, courage and fortitude.

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English is 5th most common. Zulu is #1. Whites 54% speak Afrikaans Blacks often speak 5 languages. 80% black nine ethnic groups, 10% white, 9% colored

11 official languages English, Afrikaans, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Xhosa, Venda, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Zulu, Swazi and Tsonga.

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In the Beginning
Colonized by English and Dutch in 17th century despite the existence of native groups, such as Zulu and Xhosh (natives still around today) English domination of Dutch (Afrikaners) led to Dutch creating new colonies 1900-Diamonds found in colonies led to English invasion and Boer War After gaining independence from England, Afrikaner National Party gained majority in 1940s 1948-National Party-invented apartheid to establish white domination and separate races further 1960s- Grand Apartheid established- territorial separation and police repression

Looking into Apartheid

1948-Racism institutionalized
-Marriage between blacks and whites prohibited -white-only jobs sanctioned

1950-Population Registration Act

-Divided South Africans into white, black (Africans), and colored (mixed descent) -Based on appearance, social acceptance, and descent -Blacks-forced to carry pass books holding fingerprints, photograph, and information on access to nonblack areas

1951 Bantu Authorities Act Created basis for

ethnic government in African reserves or homelands Black political rights restricted to designated homeland, but had no rights in South African Parliament, which had complete control over the homelands

1953- Public Safety Act and Criminal Law Amendment Act

Gave government power to declare states of emergency, increasing punishments for protesting against or supporting repeal of a law:
fines, imprisonment, whippings

1960-Government declared state of emergency when large group of blacks in Sharpeville refused to carry their passes
Emergency lasted for 156 days, 69 people dead and 187 people wounded

Apartheid was highly effective at giving preferential treatment to whites

A Struggle Against Apartheid

Important to remember: Throughout the apartheid, there was a movement fighting against it African National Congress Nelson Mandela- A key character in the fight for democracy -Imprisoned for his political efforts -President of ANC -Released from prison in 1990 -First democratic president of South Africa May 10, 1994First Democratic Election

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After the cruelty of apartheid, South Africa is celebrating over ten years of democracy and even has a black president- President Mbeki

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For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. Nelson Mandela

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