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Gqeberha
What is Port Elizabeth?
This is the most popular sport in South Africa.
What is Football?
This sweet, syrup-soaked South African treat is often deep-fried in a twisted shape, beloved for its crunch and sweetness.
What is a Koeksister?
This beach side resort town is very popular with tourists- it's name means "Beach" in Afrikaans.
What is Strand?
this is the flag carrier of South Africa.
What is SAA?
Kariega
What is Uitenhage?
South Africa hosted this global sporting event in 2010, marking the first time it was held on the African continent.
What is the FIFA World Cup?
This Cape Malay dish is the national dish of South Africa.
What is Bobotie?
This ocean is commonly believed to meet the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Point, even though their meeting is actually over 150km away.
What is the Indian Ocean?
This is Nelson Mandela's second wife.
Who is Winnie Mandela?
Centurion
What is Verwoedburg Stad?
This sport, introduced by British colonizers, is a key part of South Africa's sporting culture and includes iconic tournaments like the Masters and the Open Championship.
What is Golf?
Who doesn't love this smooth tart often dusted with cinnamon.
What is Melktert?
This is the island near Cape Town famous for it's lighthouse and penguins.
What is Dassen Island?
Some "fishy" things have happened around this river- one of the two "Great" rivers in South Africa.
What is the Great Fish River?
Makhanda
What is Grahamstown?
This famous South African athlete, known as "Blade Runner," became the first double-amputee to compete in the Olympic Games.
Who is Oscar Pistorius?
This dish, even saltier than anchovies, uses only sardines and salt.
What is Bokkoms?
This small town in the Klein Karoo was founded by "Gerrit" as a parish of the Dutch Reformed Church on the farm Buffelsfontein.
What is Vanwyks Dorp?
This is the largest river in the Western Cape, starting around Ceres, and ending at Witsand.
What is the Breede river?
iNtabazwe
What is Harrismith?
This is the name of Johannesburg's regional cricket team.
What is the Super Giants?
This dish does not contain rabbit meat, even if it's name might suggest otherwise.
What is a bunny chow?
This bay was named after the British Monarch who ruled until 1837-1901.
What is Victoria Bay?
This low cost airline operated from Lanseria airport to destinations like London, before it ceased operations in 2008.
What is Nationwide Airlines?