general facts
This is where South Africa is geographically situated there.
Bottom tip of Africa
A system of separating different racial groups.
Apartheid
Nelson Mandela was born on the 18th of July of this year.
1918
It’s a world-famous park of nearly 2 million hectares that features 16 ecosystems. You can spot the Big Five there on a safari.
Kruger National Park
No animal has a more distinctive coat than this animal. Each animal's stripes are as unique as fingerprints—no two are exactly alike—.
zebra
It’s the most famous mountain in South Africa and it’s near Cape Town.
Table Mountain
These two groups were seperated.
white and coloured
In 1944 he got into politics and joined this party.
ANC
It’s called the ‘City of Gold’ and has endless opportunities for shopping, entertainment, freedom tours and eating out.
Johannesburg
These animals are the largest land animals on Earth. Their ears radiate heat to help keep them cool.
elephant
If you go to South Africa you have to pay in this currency.
Rand
White South Africans, who were originally from Holland.
Afrikaner
In this prison had to work the whole day in a stone quarry and had to wash himself in the cold ocean.
Robben Island
This island’s most famous prisoner was, Nelson Mandela.
Robben Island
These animals are the only cats that live in groups, which are called prides. Only the male animals boast manes, the impressive fringe of long hair that encircles their heads.
lions
It got it nickname, because this country has so many different groups of people and languages.
rainbow nation
Group that was established to increase the rights of the black South African population.
ANC
What is "the Cradle of Humankind"?
Some of the earliest evidence of human evolution has been unearthed at fossil sites northwest of Johannesburg in the Sterkfontein Caves! Archaeologists have discovered human remains here, some of which are more than 2 million years old! These discoveries have earned the area the title of “the Cradle of Humankind” which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This town is famous for it’s scenic beauty; celebrity beaches; Table Mountain; whale-watching; world-class shopping and nightlife.
Cape Town
This animal is the world's fastest land mammal. It can go from 0 to 60 miles an hour in only three seconds.
cheetah
This many official languages are spoken in South Africa.
11 languages
Territory set aside for the black inhabitants of South Africa as part of the Apartheid Policy.
homelands
This law was annulled in 1991 thanks to Nelson Mandela.
Apartheid law
It’s South Africa’s largest and most famous township was a hotbed of anti-apartheid activity. You can visit Freedom Struggle sites and eat at a township restaurant.
Soweto
This animals name comes from the Afrikaans language and means “earth pig.” It has the body and the snout of a pig and has rabbit like ears and a kangaroo tail.
aardvark